By Andy Alexander Scriptural Elders and Deacons, H.E. Phillips, $15.95. Scriptural Elders and Deacons by brother H. E. Phillips is an excellent work on an important and controversial Bible subject. It is equally valuable today as an aid to studying the eldership as it was when first written. There has been and always will be a …
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“My Mother and My Brethren”
By Irvin Himmel Jesus had a fleshly mother and brothers and sisters. Joseph was Mary’s husband and Jesus’ foster father. Those who were acquainted with the family said of Jesus, “Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are …
Seeing the God Who Can’t Be Seen
By Randy Blackaby Can a Man “See” God? In Exodus 24:9-12 it is recorded that Moses and 73 others “saw the God of Israel” near Mt. Sinai. It is stated in Exodus 33:11 that the Lord spoke to Moses “face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.” But in that same chapter (33:20-23) it …
Which of the Two Had You Rather Be ?
By H. Osby Weaver While preaching in Hawaii during the war years, one of our members invited a fellow-worker to our services and received a tongue lashing for his efforts, a part of which was that all churches were frauds and were interested in nothing more than to get your money. Later, after thinking more about …