By Harry E. Ozment (EDITOR’S NOTE: See the May 9th and May 16th issues for the first two articles in this five article series on Calvinism. Historical Background A fundamental part of Calvinism is the doctrine of “Total Hereditary Depravity.” The doctrine actually had its beginning with Roman Catholicism and was the doctrinal springboard for infant …
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By James W Adams “What is that which always is and has no becoming; and what is that which is always becoming and never is? That which is apprehended by intelligence and reason is always in the same state; but that which is conceived by opinion with the help of sensation and without reason, is always …
By Cecil Willis All religion finds its impetus in the worship of the infinite, transcendental Being that we know as God. When one worships God, he is paying homage or reverence to God. It is a physical impossibility for one to worship God unless there is an unfeigned faith in his heart that such a Being …
By Larry Ray Hafley “A new baptism ceremony proposed for eight merger seeking Protestant denominations would allow either full immersion or sprinkling but urges the seven `sprinkling’ churches . . . not to spare the water. “The executive committee of the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), in authorizing the distribution of the rite for use and …
