By Marshall E. Patton Divine authority is the real issue at the base of all religious differences. In our dealings with modern religious cults we must prove that divine authority is established by the scriptures and by the scriptures only. Where there is no scripture there can be no divine authority. Our title assumes unanimity among …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
How to Correct Division
By Roy E. Cogdill (1907-1985) Certain ones from the household of Chloe had informed Paul that there were divisions among the brethren in Corinth. When he wrote to the church there, deeply concerned about their contentions, Paul condemned them for their “carnality,” and pointed out at least two indications or expressions of a carnal mind: glorying …
“Footnotes”
By Steve Wolfgang Footnote: “From the Papers,” Gospel Advocate, XXXIX (May 27,1897), 322. “The church of the New Testament is no such institution as that word conveys to the mind of the average man. In New Testament times, religion was on an individual basis, and the church was a spiritual body over which Christ was the …
Freeman’s Open Door
By Warren E. Berkley As a boy, I still remember brother Cecil Douthitt warning brethren about apostasy and false doctrine. One thing that stays in my memory is this: Brother Douthitt often remarked: “In every specimen of false doctrine, the false teacher – on some point – is missing or ignoring some basic concept of Bible …