By Frank Jamerson During the first century, the apostles and others were given miraculous powers. They could heal the sick, raise the dead, strike men blind, drink deadly poison, take up serpents, etc. Do men today have these powers? No, they simply try to mimic some of the signs that the apostles did. The contrast between …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Waiting on the Lord
By Mark Mayberry Introduction Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act, – act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead! Lives of great …
Heart Conditions
By Larry Ray Hafley The Bible mentions various kinds of heart conditions. Have you examined your own heart? Have you had a spiritual check-up lately? Note the sundry states of heart: (1) Foolish (Rom. 1:21). Atheists are fools (Psa. 53:1). Men wax worse and worse when God is cast out of the heart (Rom. 1:18-32). (2) …
Sin, Forgiveness and Consequences
By Terry F. Sanders Sin is clearly defined in the New Testament as transgression of the law (1 Jn. 3:4, KJV). Another version says sin is lawlessness (Jn. 3:4, ASV). These translations center around the Greek word anomia which is a compound word from a, negative, and nomos, law (Vine’s). Sin is acting against or without …