By Dan King In Acts 4, Luke informs us that the Jerusalem leadership was surprised at how unhesitatingly the apostles Peter and John responded to the challenge of their preaching and miraculous works. The little clan of cowardly men who had mostly hidden while Jesus was being tried and crucified had turned into a fearless group …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 37
All Seek Their Own
By Norman E. Sewell It continues to amaze me how often we read the Scriptures and fail to see some of the statements found in them. A few years ago I was visiting in another community and worshipped on Lords day morning with the local church and heard the preacher there read from Philippians 2:19-24. Notice …
Some False Hopes About Prayer
By Lewis Willis While driving down the street the other day, I saw a message on a sign in front of a Baptist Church. It said, “God’s help is only a prayer away.” Wouldn’t it be great if this was always true? If you have a problem, or if you get in trouble, God would always …
Can We Know the Truth
By Phillip E. Staggs Many people watched the news with rapt attention for some 51 days while a cult leader, David Howell (David Koresh), the leader of the “Branch Davidian” cult, was in a compound in Waco, Texas with his followers. That confrontation came to an abrupt end on April 19, 1993 when David gave the …