By Ron Howes The exercise of the authority of civil governments is ordained of God. So often in reading the statements of some of my brethren vehemently denouncing war and the Christian’s participation in it, the thought is left with me that these fellows somehow think that “sword-bearing” is evil. Far from being evil Paul told …
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By Irvin Himmel Questions are sometimes asked about angels. All of these inquiries are not from little children. Having never seen an angel, having never felt the touch of one, and having never heard one speak, all that I know about such creatures is what I find in the word of God. (1) Angels are real. …
By Jeffery Kingry There is a definite attitude displayed toward evangelists and their support by some brethren and churches that is decidedly unscriptural. Brethren speak of “hiring a preacher” and having him “work for us.” Their idea is that a man, rendered free from a 9 to 5 job by the church’s support, in turn becomes …
By Larry Ray Hafley John said, “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God” (1 Jn. 4:15). This passage is often used by Baptists and others to prove that one is saved before and without water baptism. They connect it with the confession of the Ethiopian …
