By Barry Mark Pennington According to the New World Dictionary of the American Language, one definition of materialism is “the tendency to be more concerned with material than with spiritual goals.” Christ Jesus exposed the taproot of materialism in his statement about the “thorny soil”: “And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among …
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Fellowship and the Divorce And Remarriage Issue
By Mike Willis Several articles have appeared in a journal circulating among faithful brethren which have discussed fellowship and the divorce and remarriage issue. The articles are important because of the stance taken that Jesus’ law of divorce and remarriage is to be placed in the category of Romans 14 rather than 2 John 9. The …
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Not Under Bondage
By Jerry F. Bassett This article is intended to deal with only one question of the many which have troubled brethren in their study of marriage and divorce. That question is: In describing the status of a believer from whom his/her unbelieving spouse has departed, what did Paul mean by the words “not under bondage”? Some …
“Humility With a Hook”
By James W. Adams It has been suggested that self-abasement motivated by the desire to advertise one’s humility in order to be admired is “humility with a hook.” When I ran across this observation in my reading, it struck a responsive chord. The “humility” of far too many professed, New Testament Christians has a “hook,” hence …