By Luther Blackmon One member of the church to another: “Sorry you quit the church, we miss you.” “Oh, I haven’t quit the church, I just haven’t been coming,” replied the other. “Well,” said the first person, “if you were to quit, how would you go about it?” It is a rare specimen who will admit, …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 21
“God Will Not Allow Me To Be Lost”
By Donald P. Ames So frequently in talking to people about salvation, and particularly about the necessity of being baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22 :16; 1 Pet. 3:21), I am answered: “I love the Lord and His word, and pray to God regularly. I believe God will not allow me to be …
Surrender or Fight?
By Roy E. Cogdill Most of the readers of this paper know already that the Akin Foundation is in trouble. It is not to advertise this fact but to call attention to the opportunity all of you have to render a service to the Foundation which has done so much for the spreading of the Gospel …
Practical Christianity (IX): Envy Is a Sin
By Jeffery Kingry Envy is a disgust at the advantages and prosperity of others. Envy is the sin that caused the crucifixion of Jesus (Matt. 27:18; Mk. 15:10). The gentile world which would not even acknowledge the true concept of God were characteristically “full of envy” (Rom. 1:28, 29). The works of the flesh include envyings …
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