By Wayne Greeson In Luke 14, Christ was invited to a feast held in the home of a well-to-do ruler of the Pharisees. While the real purpose of this invitation was for the Pharisees to watch Jesus in hope of finding something against him, Jesus used the occasion to teach those present. One of the guests …
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By Larry Ray Hafley Most of you remember that Senator Joseph Biden recently withdrew from the presidential race because of plagiarism. Biden, without attribution, quoted Kinnock of Great Britain, John and Robert Kennedy, and Hubert Humphrey. He used their material as his own. He also made exaggerated and inflated claims of his scholastic, academic record. He …
By Ron Halbrook Jesus asked his opponents in debate, “The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?” The authority behind John’s baptism was divine, not human. The works and words of Jesus himself were also from heaven and not of men (Matt. 21:23-27). The religious leaders who opposed him had only human, …
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By Jimmy Tuten One should enter vigorously into the life of the community. “Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor” (Rom. 13:7). The Christian cannot be insensible to the movements of the world. His duties are not sufficiently recognized …
