By Rodney Pitts The phrase cited above is only found on two occasions within the whole of the New Testament (Acts 2:37 and 7:54). In both instances the hearers were said to have been “cut to the heart” after the truth of God was preached with confident force and direct application. This piercing of their …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Valuing Men Above Animals
By Connie W. Adams We live in a convoluted world. Recently a young woman received a three-year sentence for killing her own newborn baby in a motel room. Near that time a man was given a fifteen-year sentence for killing some cats. In our nation we have had nearly forty million legal abortions in the …
What Catholics Believe About The Bible
By Mike Willis A recent issue of the Indianapolis Star contained an article entitled “Catholics’ faith and the Bible” by John F. Fink (July 26, 1998, D3). Fink wrote, Catholics believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, but the Catholic faith is not based on the Bible. That’s because the Catholic Church …
A Matter Of Submission
By Kenneth D. Sils Not long ago, the Southern Baptist Convention had been meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah for their annual convention. It has been reported that they have amended their system of beliefs to reinstate the following statement, “A wife is to graciously submit to her husband.” Consider three observations concerning this ruling. …