By Jimmy Tuten, Jr. The position that one is saved by faith only is very prevalent in some religious circles. One religious group maintains that justification is “solely through faith in Christ” while another group goes so far as to say salvation by faith only is “a most wholesome doctrine.” Those who advocate this find themselves …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Battle of Armageddon (I)
By Mike Willis In recent years, the premillennial controversy has raged once again. Practically every time that an attempt is made to re-establish the nation of Israel, men begin to think that the time of the end is near. Consequently, they speculate concerning Bible prophecies in the light of the current events which they read in …
THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION
By Larry Ray Hafley Question: From the Philippines: “Will you please explain about the thief on the cross? Was he saved without water baptism?” Reply: This is an old question. It is a frequent objection against the necessity of water baptism. Obviously, the denominational world has great confidence in the “thief on the cross argument,” else …
The Foolishness of Preaching
By Dennis C. Abernathy “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God” (1 Cor. 1:18). “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save …