By Marvin Cossey A familiar verse in the New Testament and one that is often quoted is Matthew 7:1 where Jesus says, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Unfortunately, many people quote this verse for the purpose of justifying sin. When one rebukes or criticizes a sinful practice he is often met with the reply …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Other Evangelists
By Murray C. Wade In recent times, efforts to spread the gospel have been focused primarily on sending preachers out to areas lacking congregations of the Lord and on providing congregations with “full-time” evangelists. The idea is also prevalent that without “fully-salaried” preachers the Lord’s work will not be accomplished and a congregation is not doing …
Full-Blooded Christians
By J. Wiley Adams Recently a friend of mine, who is a car salesman and who is a member of a popular denomination, was discussing some religious-minded friends of his with me. He seemed greatly impressed with their apparent piety and devoutness, thinking perhaps that I also would be impressed if he told me about them. …
A Boat, A Brew, A Bitter End
By Ken Sils Not long ago, our great summer national pastime, baseball, began for 1993. President Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the game in Baltimore. Former president George Bush was watching a ball-game in Houston. However, the story which captured the hearts of most people on opening day happened in Cleveland. You see, …