By Irvin Himmel Peter’s sermon on Petecost is reported in Acts 2, Verse 40 says, “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” Obviously, there is some sense in which people can save themselves. Let us reflect briefly on the question, What can one do to save …
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Philippines: Salvation And Politics (3)
By Wallace H. Little This may sound more like “Salvation and Religion” than politics because I am dealing with the religious institutions there. But I am talking about their political effects, and the concurrent economic power they possess, rather than religious results. In the Philippines today, there are two notable religious powers in politics. One is …
Ephraim’s Idols
By Ron Halbrook Hosea’s statement, “Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone,” provides the basis for the Ephraim’s Idols column (4:17). Hosea prophesied about 750 B.C., or about thirty years before the fall of Israel to Assyria. The leaven of a lawless or apostate spirit worked in Israel until she was not fit to save. …
The All-Sufficiency of the Church (3)
By Mike Willis We have previously studied the subject of the all-sufficiency of the church from two points of view. First of all, I showed that the church which God created was perfect in that God made it adequate to do what He intended for it to do. The imperfections in the church are all human, …