By Vernon Love God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and told him to go back to Egypt and lead Israel to the promised land. “Then Moses answered and said, ‘But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, “the Lord has not appeared to you.”‘ So the Lord …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
A Closing Word
By Harry R. Osborne When brother Willis asked me to prepare this special issue, I understood the highly controversial nature of the subject. It is no secret that brethren across this country do not speak as one voice on this issue. At the age of sixteen, that fact became clear to me. As a teenager, I …
“And All of the People Stood Up”
By Darrel Haub The phrase quoted as a title of this article is taken from Nehemiah 8:5 which describes the people’s initial response to Ezra’s opening of the book of God’s law in their presence. This was not a fleeting response because, we read in Nehemiah 8:3, Ezra read from this book from morning till midday, …
Principles and Applications
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven (Matt. 7:21). Three procedures are crucial in determining and doing the will of God: information, interpretation, and application. Error in any of these causes one to …