By Bruce James In Heb. 7:22, Jesus is said to be a surety of a better covenant. This is the only place in the New Testament that the word is used referring to Jesus. The meaning of this word and the Greek words related to it is the idea of surety, guarantee, security, pledge. And the …
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Journey Into the Wastelands of Liberalism
By Ron Halbrook When brethren leave the Bible as the absolute standard of truth and the platform of unity, there is no telling where they will end up. Many have journeyed into the wastelands of liberalism during the last thirty years, and the trek continues. Those who have wandered away from the New Testament pattern of …
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The Evolution Of A Church
By Mike Willis Each of us has witnessed the evolution which is occurring in inner-cities of America. Recently I was riding through one of the inner-cities with one of the elders of a church and as we traveled through a run-down area of a town, he remarked, “This used to be the elite section of town.”You …
Weak Flesh
By William V. Beasley Before His betrayal Jesus went unto Gesthsemane to pray. He took Peter, James and John aside and asked them to “abide ye .here, and watch’.’ (Mark 14:34). He “went forward a little” and prayed that He might not have to endure the torment of Golgotha. When Jesus returned, the three disciples slept. …