By Jeffery Kingry Almost every church is faced with the problem of dwindling numbers each Sunday night and Wednesday evening. Brethren like to think of their congregation being as “strong” as the Sunday morning assembly. The real church in any given community might better be numbered on Wednesday night rather than Sunday morning. Usually the …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Attendance
By Roy E. Cogdill Attendance at the services of the church is the best index of interest in one’s own spiritual growth, and is a certain indication of one’s own interest in the Lord’s church. One of the purposes for which God gave the church is that we might be edified as a member of the …
Calvinism (I): Predestination and Election
By Harry E. Ozment Historical Background One of the greatest periods of human history was the Protestant Reformation. Prior to this movement, the Roman Catholic Church held the world in a dark, corrupted, and stagnant mire. Out of this confusion arose great men of courage such as Martin Luther in Germany and John Knox of Scotland …
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Theistic Evolution
By John McCort Some of our brethren are beginning to accept and teach theistic evolution. Theistic evolution is the theory that God created life, but that He chose to create man and the various species of animals through a process of gradual evolution. This dangerous theory is gaining more popularity than many brethren are willing to …