By Roy E. Cogdill When Paul wrote the Roman Letter and said to the Roman brethren, “The churches of Christ salute you,” he was talking about independent, autonomous, churches in their own locality. They were of the same faith and order. They had been planted by the preaching of the same doctrine, “The doctrine of Christ,” …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 19
THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION
By Larry Ray Hafley Question: From the Republic of the Philippines: “We say that the household of Cornelius received Holy Spirit baptism. We determined this according to the context of Acts 10. But did they not also receive the power to perform miracles which accompanied Holy Spirit baptism? There is no record in the Scripture that …
Gambling
By Donald Willis The Bible nowhere mentions gambling. Thus, many Twentieth-Century Christians ponder the “right or wrong” of such activity. Today’s young people do not accept the positions of those who preceded, but must examine every point to their own satisfaction. This is fine, except that it manifests somewhat of a “gnostic” attitude and a disrespect …
“The Unspeakable Gift!”
By James W. Adams Paul said, “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (2 Cor. 9:15). He made this remark in connection with fervent exhortations to the brethren at Corinth to be generous in their giving for the relief of the “poor from among the saints at Jerusalem.” A reminder of God’s “unspeakable gift” would …