By Mark Mayberry Why do we believe? What is the basis of Christian faith? This is the most fundamental issue I can think of. The Bible says, “Without faith it, is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently …
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Dirt in the Church Building
By David Halter In our small, rural congregation we all take turns cleaning the church building. My turn came to clean the building and I began the task of vacuuming the auditorium. I had just begun to clean one pew and noticed an extremely large amount of dirt on the floor. It seems that some members …
Indifference And Pride
By Frank Jamerson The little book of Obadiah is the most “minor” of the Minor Prophets, but it contains two major lessons that are never outdated. Those lessons which we wish to discuss are the hatred expressed in indifference and the sin of pride. The Edomites were relatives of Israel, being descendants of Esau. The struggle …
I Disagree, But . . .
By Mike Willis Reproduced on the opposite page is an article by Roy H. Lanier, Jr. entitled “The ‘Para-Church’: Is It God’s?” The article is a well-written article, emphasizing the need for the church not to become a fund-raising organization for human institutions. The article appeared in the March 1989 issue of the Gospel Advocate. I …