By Mike Willis The book of Ruth records the life of a virtuous woman whose name has been recorded in the honor roll of faith. An unlikely hero of the Old Testament because she was from the Moabite nation, Ruth won the respect of God’s people and an honored place in the genealogy of the Christ. …
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Haughty in Heart and Headed for Hell
By Irvin Himmel Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished (Prov. 16:5). Like unbelief, pride is found at the root of all rebellion against God. It is an attitude of heart which keeps the creature from bowing in submission to the …
A Study of “Bondage” in 1 Corinthians 7:15
By Weldon E. Warnock Those brethren who see another cause for divorce and remarriage in 1 Corinthians 7:15 claim that “bondage” in v. 15 is the marriage bond and they assert that when Paul said, “is not under bondage,” the apostle meant, “not under the bondage of marriage,” and the believer is free to marry again. …
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The Nationalism of the Church
By Bill H. Reeves The age-old question is this: shall it be the autonomous local church, according to Divine Wisdom, or centralization (with attending institutionalism), according to human wisdom? History is replete with examples of promotions of centralization. In the first centuries there was a movement away from the New Testament picture of churches of Christ, …