It made some question the reality of religion. It made some think I was a pretender. It made some think that I regarded my spiritual welfare as a matter of small concern. It weakened the effect of our worship service. It made it harder for the preacher to deliver his message. It discouraged the …
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Where Did Satan Come From? (2)
By David McClister In a very significant sense, it does not matter where Satan came from. The emphasis in the Bible is instead on what he does. It is not how he came to exist that is of concern. It is the fact that he exists that concerns us. He continues to work against us in …
Divine Authority and the Apostles
By Connie W. Adams Jesus did not come into the world to stay physically. When he offered his blood as a sacrifice for sins, once and for all, his divine mission in the world was finished. In the shadow of the cross, Jesus said in prayer to the Father, “I have finished the work which thou …
The Shame of Nakedness
By Ron Halbrook Revelation 3:17-18 pictures a proud church like a poor, diseased man with inadequate clothes. If the church repented, Christ would supply every spiritual need, “that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear.” This figurative use of inadequate clothing is based on the concept of the shame …