By Mark Mayberry More has been written about love than any other human emotion, yet tremendous misunderstanding surrounds the subject. In 1 Corinthians 13, the apostle Paul sets forth the various characteristics of Christian love (1 Cor. 13: 1-8). Let us consider his teaching and apply it to our lives. A. Negative Qualities of Love 1. …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 36
Biting and Devouring One Another
By John Shadowens From the New International Version (NIV), Galatians 5:15 reads, “If you keep on biting and devouring each other watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” These verses are the opposite of verses 13-14 where Paul tells these Galatians to serve God and love one another. Often, a congregation is destroyed …
Beware: Diotrephes at Work
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. In August of 1956, 1 heard the late brother Gardner Hall preach on “The Baptism of Diotrephes.” I recall very little of the sermon beyond the announcement of the title and brother Hall’s unique way of introducing it. It went something like this: We do not know who baptized Diotrephes. We …
Those Noble Bereans
By Mike Willis These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so (Acts 17:11). On his second missionary journey, Paul left Philippi where Lydia and the Philippian jailer were converted and went to Thessalonica. Having arrived …