By Mark Mayberry Hypocrisy is an unpleasant word that signals an empty and shallow life. A hypocrite is defined by Webster as “a person who pretends to be what he is not; one who pretends to be better than he really is, or to be pious, virtuous, etc., without really being so.”(1) The English word “hypocrisy” is …
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A Review of the Sutton-Meredith Debate
By Ray Madrigal On September 4-5, 7-8, 1989 a religious debate was held in Paducah, Kentucky and in Metropolis, Illinois on the benevolent institutions issue. Plans for such a discussion in the Western Kentucky-Southern Illinois area began in 1987 as the result of several personal studies I conducted with brother Floyd Wiley, a retired preacher among …
Education By Association
By Irvin Himmel He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed (Prov. 13:20). Man is a social creature strongly influenced by the thinking, speech, and actions of other people. We have a measure of power over one another. No one can dispossess himself of this influence, but …
True or False
By Randy Cavender Many times when one takes a test, questions are asked that require a true or false answer! I have entitled this article “True or False” because I would like for you to search the Scriptures and answer the questions that I ask. The subject is salvation. This topic needs to be studied because …