By William V. Beasley In his book, Church Manual Designed For The Use Of Baptist Churches, J. M. Pendleton presents a beautiful, scriptural argument which, when consistently applied shows that mechanical instruments of music in worship to God is wrong. In writing of the truth that baptism is for penitent believers only Mr. Pendleton says, “It …
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Speaking Out with All Boldness
By Bruce Edwards, Jr. When the apostle Paul arrived in Athens and beheld the city “full of idols,@ the record says that “his spirit was provoked within him.” The import of this statement is that when the apostle witnessed the outrageous and sinful presence of idolatry in the city, he could not sit idly by and …
Millenialism in Britain
By Fred C. Melton The millennial spirit is quite a real problem in England today. Apart from our own brethren, I do believe that every other single group in this country embraces the millennial theory in one or more of its varied forms. Every time a promising contact is made and points of agreement are gradually …
The ” Gospel Guardian: ” Past, Present, and Future
By Steve Wolfgang On January 7, 1875, James H. Garrison, editor of The Christian, proposed a new direction for his publication, stating as its goals: “In short, to aid in family and church culture, to promote greater love and piety among the brethren, in order to encourage individual growth and church cooperation, to keep before the …
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