By Larry Ray Hafley Calvinism tells us three things. (1) Man is born in sin. This is the doctrine of total, hereditary depravity. Total means all, whole or complete. Hereditary means one receives it from his parents, which in this case means from Adam, hence, adamic, original sin. Depravity means bad, wicked, evil. Thus, every person …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 30
On Circulating Petitions
By Lewis Willis (Author’s Note: The article which follows an article which I wrote for our local bulletin entitled One Moment, Please. It was written for the benefit of the membership of the Brown Street church with which I work. However, it might be of benefit to brethren in other places so I submit it for …
Pearls From Proverbs
By Irvin Himmel Good Wife, Good Thing Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord (Prov. 18:22). Finding A Wife Here are some basic guidelines that should help one in seeking a wife, especially if he expects to find “a good thing” and obtain favor of the Lord. (1) Blind …
Vigor Of Soul
By Don Givens The apostle Peter in 2 Peter 1:5 and in Philippians 4:8 commend virtue. Virtue (Greek: arete) should characterize the life of every faithful disciple. Virtue is defined as “manliness, courage; the disposition to stand loyally for what we believe; moral excellence.” Kittel says: “it is the excellence that the righteous are to maintain …