By Joel Plunkett In 1953, I transferred from Florida College to David Lipscomb College at a time when the institutional question was a hot topic. I remember some of the excuses that were used by brethren to justify the church supporting human institutions. Do you remember them? Well, they are on the market again and …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
You’re Not An Apostle (2)
By Mike Willis We have looked at the Apostles to see their function in the first century church. There are some things that were unique to them that cannot be repeated in another generation. Other things they did were models for men to imitate (1 Cor. 4:16; 11:1; Phil. 4:9; 2 Thess. 3:9; etc.). Unless …
The Passion of Christ
By Mike Willis The word “passion” when used with reference to the “passion of Christ” means “the agony and sufferings of Jesus during the Crucifixion.” This issue of Truth Magazine is a study of the passion of Jesus Christ. The passion narrative for this issue begins with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Following the …
The Crucifixion of Jesus
By Mike Willis Capital punishment is still practiced in America and that in compliance with the revealed will of God. The Lord revealed, “Whosoever sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man” (Gen. 9:6). Executing murderers in American society is done in as painless …