By Andy Alexander The Lord said of the church at Sardis, “that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead” (Rev. 2:1). Sardis had been alive spiritually, for the Lord told them to remember how they had received and heard, but now, although they had a reputation for being alive, they were …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Receiving the Grace of God in Vain
By Irvin Himmel All who obey the gospel are blessed by the grace of God. It is the grace of God that brings salvation (Tit. 2:11). We are saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8, 9). To re-pent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins is to respond to …
Against Grumblers
By John White (Reproduced from Good News published by Timberland Dr. Church of Christ) As I reread the account of Israel’s wanderings in the wilderness, I was impressed again with how fiercely God responded to grumbling. Paul too, warns Christians to learn a lesson from the wrath that fell on Israelites who grumbled: “Neither murmur ye, …
Freedom Under God
By Robert F Turner Freedom … The word is almost sacred to the American people, and over the world today it stirs great hope and aspirations. Our Declaration of Independence calls it an “inalienable” right and a truth “self evident.” What is the source of this freedom, and what does it mean to us? Free agency, …