By John Shadowens From the New International Version (NIV), Galatians 5:15 reads, “If you keep on biting and devouring each other watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” These verses are the opposite of verses 13-14 where Paul tells these Galatians to serve God and love one another. Often, a congregation is destroyed …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Beware: Diotrephes at Work
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. In August of 1956, 1 heard the late brother Gardner Hall preach on “The Baptism of Diotrephes.” I recall very little of the sermon beyond the announcement of the title and brother Hall’s unique way of introducing it. It went something like this: We do not know who baptized Diotrephes. We …
Those Noble Bereans
By Mike Willis These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so (Acts 17:11). On his second missionary journey, Paul left Philippi where Lydia and the Philippian jailer were converted and went to Thessalonica. Having arrived …
Is God An Evolutionist?
By Joe R. Price Scientists recently announced the discovery of gaseous residue in far off outer space which they believe is evidence supporting the “Big-Bang” theory of the origin of the universe (a primeval explosion which they conjecture created the universe 15 billion years ago). Now, theologians are heralding the harmony between the Big-Bang theory and …