From Brethren, February 1997 Why Are You Crying?

By Linda Maydell I will never forget the day almost exactly 14 years ago that I walked smiling into the doctor’s office for a routine pregnancy check-up. The doctor pulled out his stethoscope and listened. “There’s no heartbeat,” he said. “I’m afraid your baby is dead.” I was stunned. Slowly tears began to trickle down my …

Review of “One Eternal Covenant” Doctrine

By Frank Jamerson The basic position we are reviewing says: “Ezekiel and Jeremiah bind the Jewish and New Testament era under the same eternal covenant .. . that it is impossible to isolate a distinct `old covenant’ from a `new covenant’ (TEC 23). Stanley Paher has written two books: The Eternal Covenant of Peace (hereafter referred …

Past History with Present Applications

By Steve Wallace We can often benefit by looking at our own actions in light of what others have done. This is especially true when two divergent courses of action can be contrasted and applied. With a view to possible present application, let us notice two different methods of dealing with the issue of church contributions …