By Greg Gwin The famous denominational preacher Charles Spurgeon complained about a fellow preacher whose sermons he said were “little better than sacred miniature painting” and amounted to “holy trifling.” Spurgeon went on to explain that: “he is great upon the ten toes of the beast, the four faces of the cherubim, the mystical meaning of …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
What Was That Again?
By Lewis Willis Several years ago, some of our brethren decided they wanted to have fellowship with other religious organizations, like the Christian Church, the Baptists, etc. Naturally, they needed to establish some basis for this desire, and out of their effort grew the “Grace-Fellowship Movement.” Basically they argued that man was saved by grace – …
Florence Meeting Off
By Keith Sharp In early December, 1988, Thomas L. West, institutional preacher whom I had debated in 1987, contacted me by telephone about a meeting between institutional and non-institutional brethren similar to the one held in Nashville in 1988. I was skeptical all along of brother West’s ability to put together a slate of speakers of …
When Knowledge Is Absent
By Irvin Himmel Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth (Prov. 19:2). Knowledge is understanding or perception; it is illumination of thought; it is comprehension and insight; it is acquaintance with information; it is the opposite of ignorance. The Knowledge Needed Many people are …