Gospel Advocate Anxious About Apostasy

By Ron Halbrook When the lawless spirit of apostasy begins its work, it knows no stopping place. In the first century, in the shadow of the apostles of Jesus Christ, Paul wrote, “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work” (2 Thess. 2:7). The apostles and other faithful men were relentless in proclaiming and defending the …

Sundry Exhortations

By John Issac Edwards The Bible is filled with inspired exhortations. An exhortation is “an utterance, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations” (The Random House College Dictionary). Let’s consider the exhortations that Paul, Silas, and Timotheus delivered to the brethren at Thessalonica. “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, …

Thoughts on the Lord’s Supper: According to the scriptures

By Tim Mize Let us think for a moment about this truth and its significance, that Christ died for our sins “according to the scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3). This stress on scriptural backing goes back to the earliest gospel preaching. Those early audiences were skeptical. As they saw it, this Jesus was a nobody, a peasant …