By Ron Halbrook Major Contribution or Characteristic in Approach to Unity: During the period of the Renaissance Councils, neither popes nor secular rulers were the center of unity; the councils themselves claimed greater power. In various kinds of quarrels, the popes had weakened their position and created division. In the early 1400’s, three different men claimed …
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By Morris W. R. Bailey In this series of articles on handling aright the word of truth, I have laid considerable emphasis on the importance of recognizing distinctions that must be made in various areas. Those that have been discussed thus far are, for the most part, distinctions that have been either ignored or overlooked by …
By Mike Willis Last week’s editorial considered the price of Christianity from the standpoint of what it cost Jesus. In this week’s editorial, I want to consider what Christianity costs the individual who decides to become a Christian. Because of the charge that some of us are teaching salvation by perfect obedience, let me quickly state …
By Irvin Himmel Paul was at a place called Troas on his second journey when a vision appeared to him in the night. He saw a man from the country of Macedonia who was saying, “Come over into Macedonia, and help us.” The apostle and his companions came to Philippi, the ranking city in that section …
