By Edward L. Roberts When a man is hired by a congregation to teach the Word of God, this is what he is to do. He is to “speak the oracles of God” (1 Peter 4:11). He is not to add his opinion or subtract part of God’s Word, but to speak as God wants him …
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“And Peter Remembered the Word of Jesus”
By Larry Ray Hafley The poignant words that serve as our title were taken from Matthew 26:75. They are found in a passage that will serve to recall the situation to the mind’s eye. “And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he …
El Toro Church Prevents any Unwarranted Assumptions
By Ron Halbrook Truth Magazine recently carried my article entitled “NEW UNITY” BEAT GOES ON, AND ON AND ON AND ON. . . (April 8, 1976, pp. 5-8). In discussing the duplicity, compromise, error, and deception perpetrated by Gordon Wilson, I noted his present location in view of his recent move from St. Louis, Missouri. I …
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The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Pure in Heart
By Keith Sharp “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Matt. 5:8). The climax of Dante Alighieri’s classic “Divine Comedy” is his imaginary journey to Heaven where he beholds God upon His resplendent throne. Of that glorious vision he sang: “Because my sight, becoming purified, Was entering more and more into the …
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