By Jeff Belknap In the beginning of Matthew 23, the Lord commended much of the Pharisee’s teaching. However, in verse 24, he draws attention to one of their major flaws. It was their ironic ability to consume whole camels, while simultaneously possessing the talent to “strain” even the smallest defilement. We today, as the Pharisees of old, …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
What A Difference A “Day” Makes
By Ron Daly that some of those who are styled conservative or non-institutional, would espouse the philosophy that the “days” of creation were eons of perhaps thousands, millions, or even billions of years, instead of being ordinary days of a twenty-four hour period? The scenario is especially troubling in that those who are propagating and/or …
“Love Never Ends”
So wrote the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:8. I thought of this Scripture when sister Polly Phillips sent me the following letter she received from her husband, brother H.E. Phillips, on her birthday on October 26, 1982. Its words remind us of the strength of human love. Solomon wrote, “Set me as a seal …
“Two-Thirds Negative”?
By Larry Ray Hafley From Good News (July 9, 2000), the bulletin of the Timberland Drive church in Lufkin, Texas, we extract the following comment on 1 Timothy 4:2: “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” Convince, rebuke, exhort. I have heard some preachers …