By Darrel Haub The phrase quoted as a title of this article is taken from Nehemiah 8:5 which describes the people’s initial response to Ezra’s opening of the book of God’s law in their presence. This was not a fleeting response because, we read in Nehemiah 8:3, Ezra read from this book from morning till midday, …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 34
Principles and Applications
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven (Matt. 7:21). Three procedures are crucial in determining and doing the will of God: information, interpretation, and application. Error in any of these causes one to …
Proper Prescription
By Irvin Himmel A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones (Prov. 17:22). This proverb, like many others, draws a contrast. The difference is between a merry heart and a broken spirit. The former does good; the latter is detrimental. Merry Heart The heart under consideration is not the …
1 Corinthians 7
By C.G. “Colly” Caldwell Several times in what we identify as Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians (there probably was a previous letter, 1 Cor. 5:9), the apostle spoke of having firsthand information concerning their problems and questions. For example, those of Chloe’s household had reported contentions in the church (1 Cor. 1:11), the brethren had …