By Larry Ray Hafley (1) If, as prominent Protestant preachers proclaim, salvation is “solely by grace,” why are not all men saved, since “the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men” (Titus 2:11)? (2) When “Oneness” Pentecostals read, “I and my Father are one” (Jn. 10:30), they erroneously conclude that Jesus and …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
An Explanation
By Shane Scott In the summer of 1993 brother Holmes and I discussed the contents of an article he wrote that had to do with what a person had to know for his baptism to be valid. This was because I was seriously considering publicly responding to the article. In the course of that discussion our …
“But If Not”
By Dick Lambert It was May of 1940. The dreaded German Panzar Division had swept across Europe and had the British Army pinned down at Dunkirk. The British and French generals thought that the narrow twisting roads and paths through the Ardennes forest were too small to allow the mass movement of the large German tanks …
Apostles, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers: Who Needs Them?
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Our Lord equipped the church with apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers (Eph. 4:11-12), but why use them, when we can have educators, scientists and engineers? Just another meaningless question about a hypothetical situation? Hardly. Evidence is mounting that brethren, allegedly conservative, are more and more turning to people of perceived …
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