By Patrick T. Donahue Reasons why the “cup” of the Lord’s supper is not the container: 1. Metonymy is being used in every place that the “cup” is referred to. 2. In metonymy, a single container named, does not mean that the con- tents of single container is being suggested. 3. Even if it could …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Chorazin
By Mike Willis The “Seat of Moses” Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes (Matt. 11:21). The village of Chorazin is only mentioned twice in the New …
The Drug and Alcohol Factor
By Larry Ray Hafley “Drug and alcohol abuse and addiction played a part in the crimes committed by 80 per-cent of the 1.7 million men and women now behind bars in the United States, a major national study concluded”(Houston Chronicle, January 10, 1998, 9A). Can you imagine the furor that would have been created if …
Psychics
By Steve Wallace It is amazing the publicity presently being given to psychics in our society. One commercial asks, “Have you called those other psychic lines only to be left with an empty feeling? Well, you deserve better. Call the ‘Psychic Readers Network’ and speak to a psychic who really cares.” Another one asks, “Why …