By Mason Harris It is said that after Thomas Carlyle took Ralph Waldo Emerson through the dark streets of London, with its sin, he asked, “Do you believe in the Devil now?” In our own day listen to die news or read the daily paper if you need proof of the, Devil’s existence. Not only does …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 17
“Brethren, We Are Drifting”
By Larry Ray Hafley Brother J. D. Tant used to warn and exhort, “Brethren, we are drifting.” The late and lamented W. W. Otey once wrote a lengthy series of articles on “Trends.” The practice of these men does not establish the way of truth, but their admonition to beware of gradually slipping away (“drifting”) from …
“Blessed Are the Meek”
By Eugene Britnell The Sermon on the Mount is truly the masterpiece of the ages. It was delivered by one whose ability, as a teacher was so great that he was frequently called “The Teacher.” We cannot question the clarity, sincerity, practicality and authority by which he spake. Concerning this great sermon, the multitude said, “He …
Ignorance
By Mason Harris Long ago a prophet in Israel voiced the word of the Lord by saying, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee” (Hosea 4:6). The penalty for ignorance is often disastrous to man. Politically speaking, to be ignorant of the aims and methods …