The Law of Moses And The Gospel of Christ (VII): The Purpose of the Law

By Cecil Willis In our last two lessons we studied the “double-law” distinction of denominationalism, and saw that the Scriptures indicate that the “ceremonial” and Ten Commandment Law (“moral”) are both a part of one and the same system, namely the Old Covenant. Hence when we learn, as we have in previous lessons that the Law …

Billy Graham Versus the Bible

By Johnie Edwards On August 5, 1975 Mr. Donald Holsten, one of Mr. Billy Graham’s counselors, responded to a letter we had written asking about the church and salvation. Here is the answer: Church Membership “In answer to your question, we must first of all emphasize that church membership is not essential to salvation.” Now let …

Descriptive Terms of Christians Pilgrims, Sojourners, Strangers

By Mike Willis “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul” (1 Pet. 2:11). On several occasions, the New Testament uses the words “stranger,” “sojourner,” and “pilgrim” as descriptive names for Christians. For many of us; our acquaintance with the idea of “pilgrim” is largely derived …