By Mike Willis The church which Jesus built was unique in the first century; it was different from the various Jewish seas and pagan religions. The things which made it unique in the first century also make it unique today. The church of the New Testament is different from the sectarian denominations, the cults, and the …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 29
There Is A God
By Mike Willis I suppose that every age has a group which professes to be “free thinkers’.’ or “enlightened” because they have reached the conclusion that there is no God. Our age is no different from those which preceded us. Our “free thinkers” (as if to imply that no others are “free thinkers” or “enlightened”) have …
Repentance
By Don Willis Cicero proclaimed hundreds of years ago: “Man is his own worst enemy.” Lying deep within our bosom is that deceivable self. By nature, all are selfish. Solomon affirmed, “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city” (Prov. 16:32). …
Have Ye Not Read?
By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: What is chastisement, what is the purpose of chastisement, and what should be our attitude toward chastisement? Reply: The Hebrew verb form yasar is the principle word rendered “chasten, chastise” in the Old Testament. The New Testament Greek verb is paideuo and the Greek noun is paideid which according to Arndt …