By Austin Mobley We have heard and read all kinds of attempts to justify mechanical instruments of music in worship. They range all the way from misrepresentations (“you don’t believe in music”); prejudice and self-will (“I know the Bible says sing, but I like the organ”); emotional appeals (“The organ music is so beautiful”); popularity (“everybody …
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“You Have Heard C But”
By A. C. Grider Several times, in his sermon on the mount, Jesus called attention to what the people had heard and then expressed his own rules for conduct in the matter. He would start by saying, “You have heard that it hath been said . . . , but I say unto you. . . …
What is There to Do?
By Cecil Willis One of the songs we sing says “there is much to do; there’s work on every hand. . .” There are many passages that teach that we must be busy in the Lord’s work. Jesus said, “We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, …
The “Unity Movements” Distinction between “Gospel” and “Doctrine”
By Mike Willis In order to justify the unity in diversity which they advocate, Ketcherside and his comrades, whom he considers to be the only free thinkers in the brotherhood, have contended that a distinction exists between “gospel” and “doctrine.” Everyone must believe the same facts about the gospel but a unity in diversity can be …
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