By John McCort Brethren sometimes fall into the trap of taking passages out of context and misapplying them in a zealous attempt to disprove false doctrines. When trying to disprove false doctrines, we should use our utmost discretion not to twist passages and draw conclusions that are not there. One misapplied passage exposed can seriously damage …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Volume Eighteen in Retrospect
By Cecil Willis Brother W. W. Otey told me once that in seventy years of gospel preaching, he had never preached a sermon with which he was completely pleased one hour afterward. He could always think of some things that he should have said, but that had been left out. Or, he could think of some …
Is Regeneration a Miracle?
By James E. Cooper Those who defend miraculous healing for today often insist that regeneration is a miracle. A. J. Gordon quotes with approval another man who said, “You ask God to perform a real miracle when you ask Him to cure your soul of sin as you do when you ask Him to cure …
The Churchgoer (1851)
By Fred C. Melton Our British brethren, for the most part, have a traditionally strong aversion to what they refer to as the “one man ministry” or the clergy system and it must be said with all due respect that they come by it honestly. The slightest hint of a class system, especially in religion, many …