By Larry Ray Hafley Question: From Ohio: “If the seventy week prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27 is continuous with no gap between the 69th and 70th week, then how do you account for the destruction of Jerusalem taking place after the 69th week and not the 70th? In simple words, if our Lord fulfilled the whole 70th …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 21
Baptism is Action (I)
By Roy E. Cogdill There is but one action in Bible baptism. The idea that baptism can be performed in either one of three ways is wholly without scriptural warrant. The creeds of men authorize such latitude in their practice but God has not left the question of how to be baptized up to men. There …
That’s A Good Question
By Larry Ray Hafley Question: From Georgia: I would like to ask your help on a problem I am now facing. The “‘problem” concerns the Christian’s attendance when the church comes together. Of course, this centers around a dispute on the meaning and application of Hebrews 10:25. Enclosed is a sketch of both sides of this …
The Sin of Gossip
By Thomas Icard Gossiping sins are listed in 2 Cor. 12:30: “. . . debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults.” These sins can cause one to lose his soul, just as lying, stealing, and fornication can. “Gossip” is defined by Webster as “an idle tattler or carrier of tales; mere tattle; groundless rumor” (p. …