By Larry Ray Hafley I. Introduction: A. Fifty years ago, a prominent preacher warned: The ship of Zion has floundered more than once on the sand-bar of institutionalism. The tendency to organize is characteristic of the age. This writer has ever been unable to appreciate the logic of those who affect to see grave danger in …
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Attitude Toward Error (2)
By Edgar J. Dye Introduction As we indicated in the first article in this series, 2 John 6-11 serves as our text and in view of the pertinent points declared therein suggests to one and all what our attitude toward error should be. The cry is heard repeatedly that we must have the proper attitude and …
“Our God Does Not Change”
By Jon Quinn “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven ” (Eccl. 3:1). We live in a world of constant change. Time changes everything we see and touch. Things that were “in” yesterday are “out” today. I remember when I was a boy seeing all my father’s old …
Which Is Faith and Which Is Opinion?
By Tom M. Roberts One of the ongoing battles that confronts each generation of Bible students is that of determining items of faith, as distinguished from items of opinion. Some claim that there is no conceivable way of determining, decisively, which is which short of allowing a denominational heirarchy or papal decree to establish a canon …