By Luther Blackmon Sometimes I have suspicions that we call names out of spite and vindictiveness. Whoever does that advertises his littleness. But the person who says that we should never call names advertises his ignorance of the true spirit of the New Testament writers. Of course Luke could have said “there was a couple in …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 20
Why Denominations Exist (II)
By Dennis L. Shaver In our last article we discussed two attitudes (ignorance and pride) which we believe are responsible for the existence and perpetuation of denominations. We will conclude this study in this article by dealing with two more attitudes which contribute to denominations’ existing. Denominations Exist Through Human Tradition Tradition has been a downfall …
At Last . . . Now . . . an Open Confession: Dodd and Ketcherside: Kerygma and Didache
By Ron Halbrook Ketcherside might well pay “special tribute” to C. H. Dodd (1884-1973), and we would do well to pay special attention to him, too. Ketcherside says there are “two different messages” in the New Testament, as explained above. (Paul apparently disclaims the second message, which they call “doctrine,” because he said he knew “nothing …
Conversion: Baptism is a Burial
By Cecil Willis In our last lesson we addressed ourselves toward a discussion of the Greek word baptidzo, from which our English word “baptize” is derived. It was seen from over one hundred different Greek scholars that this word could mean but one thing in substance, and that is a burial. Therefore we have called this …