By Cecil Willis In the March 15, 1973 issue of Gospel Guardian, my good friend and brother, William E. Wallace, editorialized under the heading of “Turning Off Second Generation Preachers.” In this article he discussed how some of the “second generation” preachers are “turned off” by what some of its “first generation” preachers teach and write. …
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By Mason Harris When writing to the Romans, the apostle Paul said, “Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Rom. 12:2). It is generally true that man is conditioned by outside influences, which surround him. He has a tendency to be conditioned by the persons with whom …
By James Sanders Does the epithet disciple rebuke us? Are we Christians and yet not disciples? Disciple is from the Greek mathetes, literally a pupil or learner. Mathetes (disciple) is formed upon the verb manthano, which has the basic meaning: “to direct one’s mind to something.” A disciple is one who had directed his mind; he …
By Raymond Harville Agreement in doctrine does not guarantee unity. There have been many churches that divided, when in the conclusion both groups believed and taught the same thing. However, each refused the other. Division often comes as a result of differences in personalities. There are misunderstandings. These create feelings within us, and we must fight …
