By Roy H. Lanier, Jr. It has been puzzling to me as I read some of the new papers, magazines, and bulletins seen recently across our nation. Somehow I have been missing something. I cannot quite understand what is being said. Then it dawned on me that I was not using the right dictionary. When I …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Third Negative
By Tom Roberts The responsibility of the negative in a debate is to follow the affirmative and answer his arguments. I have done this and Vance’s proposition has failed. I will affirm a proposition in a second debate to be carried later in GOT. Fellowship: Vance labels as sinful the practice of elders making decisions. Will …
Mark 16:16 & Luke 7:29-30
By Jamie Hinds The debate over the necessity of baptism for salvation has raged for centuries. The bottom line seems to be, though, that baptism is according to the simple reading and understanding of the Scriptures absolutely essential to our eternal salvation. The Lord himself said, “He who has believed and has been baptized …
The First Affirmative
By Vance E. Trefethen Proposition: “The Scriptures teach that the pattern of decision-making in matters of congregational judgment must always include the whole church (including women) under male leadership in all local churches (both with and without elders).” I ask each reader to join me in affirming this proposition. Disclaimer: The views expressed in my articles …