By Donald P. Ames So frequently in talking to people about salvation, and particularly about the necessity of being baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22 :16; 1 Pet. 3:21), I am answered: “I love the Lord and His word, and pray to God regularly. I believe God will not allow me to be …
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Surrender or Fight?
By Roy E. Cogdill Most of the readers of this paper know already that the Akin Foundation is in trouble. It is not to advertise this fact but to call attention to the opportunity all of you have to render a service to the Foundation which has done so much for the spreading of the Gospel …
Practical Christianity (IX): Envy Is a Sin
By Jeffery Kingry Envy is a disgust at the advantages and prosperity of others. Envy is the sin that caused the crucifixion of Jesus (Matt. 27:18; Mk. 15:10). The gentile world which would not even acknowledge the true concept of God were characteristically “full of envy” (Rom. 1:28, 29). The works of the flesh include envyings …
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“We Can’t Do It”
By Ron Halbrook Can we, or can we not, get on with the work of spreading the gospel? The first disciples, the apostles, faced this question. Thank God, they did not say, “We can’t do it.” They could have said, “The world is too big.” “We’re too inexperienced.” “People will think we’re odd, at best, and …