By Jeff Smelser Halloween presents us with a splendid opportunity to discuss Christmas. Nonsense? Not at all! The perennial questions concerning the Christian’s view toward Christmas basically involve three factors: (1) What was the original meaning of the December 25th celebration? (2) What is the Christian’s intent who celebrates on December 25th? (3) What care should …
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By Frank Jamerson The wise writer of the Proverbs said a number of things about the sin of strife or contention. He said that the source of it is pride. “Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom” (13:10). Also, “The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the …
By Irven Lee ( Note: In our special issue on “Church Discipline,” we made a production error which resulted in only half of this article by brother Lee being printed. Consequently, we are printing the article in its entirety in this issue. We apologize to brother Lee for this error and will make available to those …
By Lloyd L. Nash This statement was made by the apostle Paul to the Roman brethren warning them to abstain from sin, because the pay-off is death. He goes on to say that the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. “What is sin?” one may ask. The Scriptures say that it …
