By Cecil Willis God, being a rational Being, has a design or purpose in all that He does. It is a fact admitted by almost all, that the church is the product of God’s eternal purpose. Since God is the author of the church, we can therefore expect God to have certain purposes to be accomplished …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION
By Larry Ray Hafley QUESTION: From Indiana: “Is it wrong for some very fine and zealous ladies who are Christians to wear low neckline dresses and blouses? They believe it is wrong to wear shorts and short dresses, but they see nothing wrong in wearing a low neckline.” REPLY: In all matters of this kind, one …
Spiritual Gifts (VI): The Laying on of Hands
By Bruce Edwards, Jr. An important supplement to the study of spiritual gifts is a discussion of the sometimes knotty problem involving Paul, Timothy and the elders of Lystra. The episode in mind involves two passages, 1 Tim. 4:14 and 2 Tim. 1:6, and raises the question of just who was responsible for imparting a spiritual …
Continue reading “Spiritual Gifts (VI): The Laying on of Hands”
The Value of the Old Testament
By Donald P Ames Sometimes we are accused of not believing in the Old Testament because we do not believe it is binding on us. Actually, merely to believe it is not binding on us today, is not one and the same thing as a total rejection of the Old Testament. To illustrate, most people do …