By David O. Lanius, Jr. The name Christian is one of the most misused Words in our vocabulary. The term is used only three times in the Scriptures (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Pet. 4:16), and each time it has reference to individuals who are followers, disciples, or even trailers of Christ. It is always used as …
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Ketcherside’s “Body of Christ”
By David A. Webb What better illustration could be given to show the necessity of unity and cooperation among members within the Lord’s church than to compare that church, with its many members, with the human body. The illustration is used many times to stress the absolute importance of functioning as the head (Christ) directs. We …
UNITY: Union or Unity . . .Another Look
By Roy E. Cogdill There is on every hand in the world today a great deal being said about “Unity.” This is a subject worth talking about! Indeed it is worthy of our doing something about it! Just talking about it is not enough! We need, however, to be sure that what we say about it …
Conversion: Bible Conversion
By Cecil Willis We hear a great deal of talk about “conversion,” and frequently this talk is not Scriptural talk, for it does not agree with what the Bible teaches on “conversion.” Conversion is definitely a Bible subject. In Acts 3:19, as the apostle Peter preached to a group of Jews in Jerusalem, he commanded them …