The Christian and Killing: Killing in Self Defense

By Ron Howes The real burr under the saddle of the pacifist seems to be his unqualified position on the commandment “thou shalt not kill!” A number of years ago a somewhat misguided brother began telling brethren that non-Christians were not amenable to the law of God, so that, whatever marital state they were in (who’s …

A Family Circle Series: Parenthood and Patterns

By Leslie Diestelkamp Perhaps no one will argue with me when I say that there is no power you can have over your children that is equal to the influence of your example. Yet it may be that it is in this respect that the greatest failures occur. We may expect our children to be directed …

Bible Basics: No Faith In Christ?

By Earl Robertson The religious world with all of its leaders continuously struggle to tell us that it believes Christ. But with little effort one can find case after case where both the words and works of Jesus are rejected. Many of the Jews of Jesus’ day did not believe Jesus (John 1:11, 12; 10:25). In …

The Battle of Armageddon: Consequences of Premillennialism

By Mike Willis The Battle of Armageddon as viewed by premillennialists cannot be considered outside the scope of the doctrine of premillennialism. What we are dealing with is not just simply a mistaken understanding of one verse of scripture in which a group of people have overly literalized what the Bible says. Rather, we are dealing …