By John W. Hedge It has been said that Paul’s letter to the church at Rome is “a tough piece of meat” to be understood. I remember that brother Peter said that “our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto you, as also in all his epistles, speaking of these …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 25
They Have Made Void Thy Law
By Mike Willis The psalmist wrote, “It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law” (Psa. 119:126). The Hebrew word parar in the Hiphil means “to break, frustrate” (Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, p. 830). It is used to refer to “Making …
Voting On The Bible
By Steve Wolfgang A recent AP release reported an unusual five-year project by a committee of 14 “participating scholars” which will meet three times annually during the next five years “to examine each Gospel saying” in order to “determine exactly what Jesus said.” These men propose to settle such questions by majority vote of the committee. …
Bible Basics: The Constant Struggle
By Earl Robertson Peter wrote, “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 3:17, 18a). These two verses stress the …