By Randy Blackaby There is a sin which has become respectable these days. That sin is forsaking the assembly or failing to worship the Lord on a regular basis. There are brethren who seem to feel absolutely no guilt about going camping, fishing or visiting on the Lord’s Day, so long as they “make their appearance” …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 35
The Power of Preaching the Gospel
By Randy Harshbarger The title of this article suggests that there is power in the preaching of God’s word, the gospel, or as Paul says in Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation.” The Apostle was duty bound to preach only the gospel, for …
Acts 20:28, 1 Peter 5:14
By W.R. Jones Serving as an elder of the church is a rather awesome responsibility if a man takes it seriously. If he doesn’t take it seriously, then he shouldn’t be one in the first place. Thus, in admonishing Christians to obey the elders the Hebrew writer states, “for they watch for your souls, as they …
Old Preachers Pulling Rank
By Paul K. Williams In about 1958 when I was 27 years old the church I was preaching for split. The main doctrinal issue involved (as with most church messes there were plenty of personal issues as well) was the subject of church discipline. A few months after the split a respected older preacher was scheduled …