By William C. Sexton James wrote, “But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish” (James 3:14-15). Envy is defined as . . . the feeling of displeasure produced by witnessing or hearing of the …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Word Abused: Baptism
By Mike Willis In the April issue of Restoration Review, editor Leroy Garrett continued his series on “The Word Abused” by writing an article on “The Rebaptized Church of Christ.” In this article, he criticized the Lord’s church for two things: (1) over-emphasizing baptism and (2) re-baptizing people who are uncertain about their baptism. (Indeed, about …
Some things Christ does not Know
By Johnie Edwards It is not the purpose of this article to limit what the Lord knows but to call to our attention some valuable lessons. Christ Knew No Sin Paul told the Corinthians, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of …
The Death of a Saint
By James W. Adams The “Sweet Singer of Israel” forever established the tone which should characterize the mourning of Christians for departed children of God when he said, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Psalms 116:15). What is “precious” to the Lord, we should never allow to become inconsolable …