By Roland Worth, Jr. Even though people will not always practice what they know to be right, most people are intelligent enough to realize that they are doing wrong. The adulterer may justify his sin by appealing to the “Playboy Philosophy.” The war criminal may claim that he was just “obeying orders.” The assassin may bemoan …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Denominationalizing the Church (V)
By Roy E. Cogdill The church of the New Testament is undenominational for the reason that it has no denominational or human creed, and no denominational or human organization. When the church anywhere departs from this New Testament pattern either by changing its name, creed (belief and teaching) or organization, it becomes a denomination. Such a …
Influence: Good and Bad, Yours and Mine
By E. E. McCool, Jr. I remember years ago, on the day I caught my son smoking, I shook with rage, but tried to explain to him that I knew teenagers thought it was smart to smoke, but actually that they are poisoning their bodies. “There’s a warning on the cigarette package and on all the …
Inspiration
By Keith Ward Many have tried to discredit the Bible’s authority over our lives. Some say it has no value because its truths are dated and not applicable to modern times; others maintain that scribal copying errors have so corrupted the text that it is no longer the word of God. A third group feels that …