Tonight is the 23rd of December. In another week a new year will be upon us. It, naturally, is a time for reflection and a time to count our blessings. We are blessed because we live in America and are free to worship God in the way He commanded us; we are blessed because …
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The Birth of a Movement
By James W. Adams The history of “Christianity” is inseparably linked with the births and deaths of almost countless, human I movements –all professedly aimed at bringing errant believers back into line with the “eternal purpose of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Each of these movements should be judged objectively by the student on the …
Editorial-Consequences of a False Doctrine
By Cecil Willis One of the most tenaciously held tenets of many religious organizations is called the doctrine of the impossibility of apostasy. This doctrine simply teaches that once a person has become a child of God, his eternal salvation is guaranteed. It declares that no child of God can be disinherited. It is commonly expressed …
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The Work of the Local Church
By Dudley RossSpears In most all of the discussions in the last several years over the divisive question of institutionalism has been the subject of the work of the local church. While the question of authority is the basic reason for all of our divisions in the church today, the work of the church has become …