By Dennis Abernathy Martin Luther was a great reformer and is credited with beginning the Protestant Reformation. He was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony, Germany. He died February 18, 1546. Luther studied law at the University of Erfurt. In 1505 he became an Augustinian monk and was ordained a priest in 1507. The …
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Blessings of Local Church Membership
By William V. Beasley The New Testament clearly sets forth strong reasons for being a member of the Lord’s church. In the church one serves under the headship of Christ (Eph. 1:22; Col. 1:18) to give glory to God (Eph. 3:21). In Christ, his spiritual body the church, we enjoy all spiritual blessings (Eph. 1:3), where …
Jamaica Versus Bible Times
By Bobbie Jean Cook Burnette Recently, I was privileged to accompany my husband on one of his foreign preaching trips to Jamaica, an island country about 156 miles long and 51 miles wide, in the West Indies. One would think that it would be no problem to cover this territory. However, this is not true because …
By What Authority?
By Lewis Willis An incident in the ministry of Jesus, recorded in Mark 11:15-33, is the focus of attention in this article. Jesus had entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. In the temple he found common, marketplace trade being conducted. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of them that sold doves …