By Buford E. Davidson A recent bulletin said, “Too many of my brethren criticizing the church, the elders, the preachers, teachers and their brethren and the church would grow if they would just keep their mouths shut.” The dictionary defines a critic as one who judges, evaluates, or criticizes. Criticism is defined as: (1) the act …
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Devotion to Duty: The Example of Ruth
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. …
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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