By Ed Harrell “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” Matthew 19:6. Although divorce was uncommon, such sins as “adultery,” “desertion, ” and common law marriage, caused frontier church leaders considerable concern. Most ante-bellum Christian churches were cautious and circumspect in inspecting the marital status of their members and rigorously disciplined offenders. …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 34
The Gospel in the Philippines
By Wilbert Garingo Enostacion In 1988, this writer published a directory of churches in the Philippines which sought to be Christians only were opposed to any change on any New Testament (NT) Pattern, and adhere to the stand on purity of doctrines as taught by Christ and propagated by the apostles, seeking to please God rather …
Our Religion From the Heart
By Andy Alexander Our service to God consists of two basic elements. First, we must be totally dedicated to Christ and second, we must worship him as he directs in his word. In teaching the Samaritan woman about worship that would please God, Jesus told her, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must …
Attitude Toward Error (4)
By Edgar J. Dye Introduction Our text, 2 John 6-11, furnishes the suggestion for our study in the series on the question: What should be our attitude toward error? In the first lesson of the series we noted several things which capture our attention in this text and why it serves as an appropriate basis for …