By Roland Worth, Jr. American religion plays great lip service to the Bible. It is on every pulpit; in most churches there is at least some type of reading from it every Sunday; the creed books declare it to be their standard. It is the world’s best seller every year. Yet do people really accept the …
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Practical Christianity (III): You are Responsible Before God
By Jeffery Kingry Ever since the week I obeyed the Gospel I have observed that my brethren have had problems. At the tender age of eighteen I was confronted with my first taste of animosity between brethren. The preacher spoke out against worldliness. A brother with sore toes and a “pricked” heart called for an “emergency …
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Baptism: For the Remission of Sins or of Marriages?
By Johnny Stringer Baptism is absolutely necessary for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38), for salvation (Mk. 16:16; 1 Pet. 3:21), and for union with Christ (Gal. 3:27). Let none deny the importance of baptism. However, let us not make the mistake of attributing feats to baptism which it cannot accomplish. Some seem to have the …
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Issues that Divide Us (IX): Understanding Recreation
By Robert Jackson In dealing with the issues that divide us, I have brought to your attention the fact we have been divided within our ranks throughout the years, and as long as brethren have no respect for Bible authority, there will continue to be division, though such ought not to be so. Brethren ought to …
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