By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven (Matt. 7:21). Three procedures are crucial in determining and doing the will of God: information, interpretation, and application. Error in any of these causes one to …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Proper Prescription
By Irvin Himmel A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones (Prov. 17:22). This proverb, like many others, draws a contrast. The difference is between a merry heart and a broken spirit. The former does good; the latter is detrimental. Merry Heart The heart under consideration is not the …
1 Corinthians 7
By C.G. “Colly” Caldwell Several times in what we identify as Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians (there probably was a previous letter, 1 Cor. 5:9), the apostle spoke of having firsthand information concerning their problems and questions. For example, those of Chloe’s household had reported contentions in the church (1 Cor. 1:11), the brethren had …
Divorce and Remarriage: An Introduction
By Bill Cavender I have read that the divorce rate has reached fifty-two percent of marriages in our society. Hardly a family and/or congregation of Christ anywhere, anymore, has not been affected by this problem with all of its attendant feelings, emotions, sadnesses, sufferings, heartaches, disruptions, displacements, bitternesses, and, in many cases, soul damning, eternal consequences. …