By Larry Ray Hafley Under the title above, Leon Cole, Florence, Alabama, wrote: “What began as a legitimate protest to including the colleges in the budgets of the churches, questionable projects promoted by a traveling elder or preacher who often would benefit financially if it were adopted, and an effort to make the church a glorified …
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Unsaved Believers
By Luther Blackmon If I can show that somebody in the New Testament “believed on Christ” and was not saved, I will have shown that “believing on Christ” is not all that stands between the sinner and salvation. And when this is shown, it will disprove the cardinal doctrine of orthodox denominationalism, that salvation is by …
Practical Christianity (V): What Is A Preacher?
By Jeffery Kingry Often in trying to find out what something is, we find out what it is not. “The Ark was not cedar, oak, or pine” as the line usually goes, because God specified gopher wood. “`The preacher, in the very same way, has qualifications and duties that are specified. Have you ever heard the …
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Church Discipline (II): The Means of (How to) Discipline
By Larry A. Bunch There are various “kinds” of discipline (or, “degrees”). We will note each one, beginning with the “milder” form of discipline and progressing to the “sterner.” Public Instruction Many sins are sins of ignorance. Brethren must be taught in order to do God’s will and avoid sin. This is one of the purposes …
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