By Steve Wolfgang Since I have already used this speech to act as historian, preacher, and reporter, I will go ahead and try my hand at prognostication! About a decade ago, a preacher from the institutional persuasion asked me two questions at the conclusion of a gentlemanly discussion of our differences: (1) Was this division preventable …
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By Ernest A. Finley Where are we headed as a nation? I speak of America. Of course, only God knows the answer. But a look at history might help us to see what probably lies ahead. Take a look at Israel. When Israel faithfully served God, it prospered. But when it became like its sinful neighbors, …
By Robert W. Goodman Every group that stands for anything has a problem of what to do when. those identified with it violate its established standards. In the church, we have come to use two phrases to describe this: “church discipline” and “withdrawing fellowship.” It is interesting to note that these expressions are not found in …
By Weldon E. Warnock The apostle Peter said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38). Terence McLean, preacher of Grace Bible Church, and proprietor of two religious bookstores in the Dayton area, wrote a tract, entitled “Acts 2:38,” repudiating what Peter said …
