By Ray Ferris The difference between the little bush that a human foot can smash and the mighty tree that withstands the storm is growth. The difference between the helpless babe in arms and the stalwart lumberjack is growth. The difference between the babe in Christ and the elder in the church or the faithful gospel …
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EDITORIAL — Denominationalism Additional Compromises
By Cecil Willis Like our digressive brethren, denominationalism continually moves further and further away from the truth as it is in Christ. In recent weeks, the Quadrennial United Methodist General Conference was held in Atlanta. The purpose was to rewrite their creed, which is ordinarily done every four years. But at this Conference, drastic changes were …
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Set for the Defense — Jerusalem A Sponsoring Church?
By Larry Hafley Various men “at sundry times and divers manners” have attempted to establish authority for a “sponsoring church.” (One that oversees the funds and function of other churches in a work to which all have equal responsibility is designated a “sponsoring church.”) Not a few of these efforts have ranged from the preposterous to …
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Set for the Defense — Baptists, Baptism, and the Bible
By Larry Hafley The Baptist doctrine on baptism as expressed by Baptist preachers says, “Is baptism necessary for salvation? I dont beat about the bush about it at all. I come out with a plain, definite, NO! No, baptism doesnt save, doesnt help save, and Ill go even further to say that it doesnt have anything …
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