By Cecil Willis The impelling desire that we have to be held in honor and favor by our associates, to a great extent, regulates our activities. We sometimes ask, “What do others think of me?” We are very concerned about what men think of us. We want those about us to have a good opinion of …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Pull of Sin
By Donald P. Ames Most of us are pretty well familiar with the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the judgment God sent against them. In Jude 7 they are held up as an example of God’s displeasure with sin. Likewise, we are also familiar with the story of Lot and the part he had in …
Sampling a Serving of Baptist Rice
By Larry Ray Hafley Baptist “Dr.” John R. Rice recently sought to “note” the errors “of the teachings of the Church Of Christ,” because it is “a false cult (that) disturbs many people on the plan of salvation.” (Sword Of The Lord, John R. Rice, editor, June 8, 1973, Pp. 1, 8, 9). Mr. Rice became …
The Holy Spirit As a Pledge
By O.C. Birdwell Much has been written about the Holy Spirit being given as an “earnest” of our inheritance. Theories are many. Some hold the position that reference is to a personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit today. Others say the “earnest” amounts to the promises made by the Holy Spirit to the obedient. A careful …