The Text of the Bible

By Johnny Stringer Men today do not have the original Biblical manuscripts which were written by the inspired men. We have copies of those originals, and it is from those copies that the Bible is translated into English and other current languages. Since the printing press was not invented until many centuries after the completion of …

The Bible and Man’s Spiritual Needs (III): Goals In Life

By Keith Sharp “We hold these troths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (The Declaration of Independence). As young people approach maturity, they think more and more about goals in life. …

Bible and Man’s Spiritual Needs (II): Family Guidance

By 0. C. Birdwell The family relationship should be the nearest and dearest relationship in this life. This will be or will not be so depending on the guidance one seeks in the relationship. There is no doubting the fact that many, from various places, are trying to destroy the family circle as our society has …

The Bible and Man’s Spiritual Needs (I): Salvation

By Donald P. Ames That “all have sinned” (Rom. 3:23) and that “the wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23) is just as true today as when the Holy Spirit first guided the pen of the apostle Paul in writing those words. Mankind has not achieved perfection, and as we look about us, we sometimes are …