By Ron Halbrook The occult includes all modem claims of demon activity, astrology or horoscopes, magic, divination, psychic phenomena, and necromancy or communication with 11the dead. God warned the Jews to accept the word of His inspired prophets and to reject all the false claims of occult powers in the heathen religions. Predictions failing to come …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Seventh Day Adventism
By Mark Mayberry Current Facts In 1981 the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, headquartered in Washington, D.C., had 3,668,000 members worldwide.(1) In recent years, their goal has been to add I million new members by 1985. Achieving this goal would have required an average of 1,000 daily converts. From their statistics, it appears that they succeeded. In 1985 they …
Modesty For Women Only?
By C. Dale Garrison As I read the article, “Immodesty” by brother Abernathy (June 4, #11), I had several thoughts which I must express. I would be greatly amiss in my duty to the Gospel of Christ and my fellow Christians if I were not to voice them. First, I must say, “Amen” to the truth …
Please Take This Personally!
By Jamie Sloan Preaching does not have to be stopped to be rendered ineffective. If it can be generalized and impersonalized so that it no longer convicts one of sin or instructs one in righteousness, that preaching is worthless. Preaching is not pure oratory nor fluent journalism. The kingdom of God does not depend upon man’s …