The Sin of Stubbornness

By Norman E. Fultz Now whoever thought of stubbornness as a sin? “Preacher, where did you ever come up with that idea?”, you may be asking. Well, basically from one Old Testament passage which we will consider later: The word “stubborn” takes on a vividness when broken down. The root “stub” can be defined as “the …

They Went Everywhere Preaching The Word

By Dan Walters Acts 8:4 tells us that after the great persecution against the Christians at Jerusalem, “they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.” The New Testament does not make a distinction between “teaching” and “preaching” or between private and public proclamation of the Word. In Acts 8:35, we find that Philip preached …

Bible Basics: They Shall Reap The Whirlwind

By Earl Robertson For Israel the alarm of war had sounded and shortly Assyria would swoop down “as an eagle against the house of the Lord.” God had raised up Josea to thunder the sure judgment of God against Israel “because they have transgressed and made princes with which God had nothing to do; they made …