By Larry Ray Hafley Question: From the Philippines: “Will you please explain about the thief on the cross? Was he saved without water baptism?” Reply: This is an old question. It is a frequent objection against the necessity of water baptism. Obviously, the denominational world has great confidence in the “thief on the cross argument,” else …
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The Foolishness of Preaching
By Dennis C. Abernathy “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God” (1 Cor. 1:18). “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save …
Mutual Aid
By Norman E. Fultz He was a middle-aged fellow. Accompanied by his teenaged son, he had come across a couple of states from his home to the big city where he hoped to find work to support his family. Being a Christian, he sought out the saints on Lord’s day that he and his son might …
Learning to Love Dandelions
By Daniel H. King M. P. Horban once told the story of a retired businessman who took great pride in his yard. But he had a problem. Try as he would, he could not get rid of the pesky crop of dandelions that ruined his otherwise perfect turf. He used the finest grass seed and the …