By Irvin Himmel A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones (Prov. 17:22). This proverb, like many others, draws a contrast. The difference is between a merry heart and a broken spirit. The former does good; the latter is detrimental. Merry Heart The heart under consideration is not the …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
1 Corinthians 7
By C.G. “Colly” Caldwell Several times in what we identify as Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians (there probably was a previous letter, 1 Cor. 5:9), the apostle spoke of having firsthand information concerning their problems and questions. For example, those of Chloe’s household had reported contentions in the church (1 Cor. 1:11), the brethren had …
Divorce and Remarriage: An Introduction
By Bill Cavender I have read that the divorce rate has reached fifty-two percent of marriages in our society. Hardly a family and/or congregation of Christ anywhere, anymore, has not been affected by this problem with all of its attendant feelings, emotions, sadnesses, sufferings, heartaches, disruptions, displacements, bitternesses, and, in many cases, soul damning, eternal consequences. …
Definition of Terms
By Elmer Moore The meaning of words is of prime importance when these are used as a means of communication. If one does not know the meaning of words used in a discourse or manuscript, he does not know the thought of the speaker or writer. The Bible is a document that is made known through …