Greek: Christos Vine’s: “anointed, translates, in the Sept. [Greek translation of OT], the word Messiah…” Thayer’s: “anointed…1. Of the Messiah…” Christ is really not a proper name, though we commonly use it that way. Rather, it is a description or even a title, if you will. It simply means anointed, but as with many other …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Have Ye Not Read?
By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: Do the Scriptures authorize using money out of the local church treasury to give members in order for them to pay their bills, or to loan them money for that purpose. I understand that money is not to be used from the church treasury for unauthorized works, as “fellowship” kitchens and …
Catholic Dogmas (2)
By Aude McKee Introduction: I. History abundantly shows that any time men lose respect for the absolute and complete authority of God’s Word, there is no stopping place. As the Holy Spirit stated in 2 Timothy 3:13, “Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.” A. As men first began their …
Not Under Bondage
By Mike Willis In previous articles on the subject of divorce and remarriage, we have studied Matthew 19:9. That passage reads: And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. From this …