By Tom Wheeler When I look at Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary I find the following definition: “(1): sensitive mental or aesthetic perception, (2): a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense” (page 1201). This sounds good for surely I do not want to …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 40 1996
The Ingredients of a 15 Minute Sermon
By Dennis Gullege Did you hear about the Baptist preacher recently who decided to cut his religious services down to 22 minutes and issued it as a challenge to see if people would be bold enough to “receive their religion in small doses.” He wanted to do for his preaching what McDonalds has done for food …
Rejoicing in the Work of the Lord!
By Harry Persaud Paul wrote Philippians from the Roman jail where he was imprisoned for the gospel’s sake. He rejoiced in spite of much opposition and persecution because “Christ is preached” (Phil. 1:7, 18). Knowing his brethren at Philippi would suffer “the same conflict,” he taught them to be al-ways “in nothing terrified by your adversaries,” …
Divine Authority and Christ
By Connie W. Adams God, as creator, has ultimate authority over everything created. Paul said on Mars Hill that “God made heaven and earth and all things therein”: and then concluded by saying “he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world”(Acts 17:24-31). When we say “God created” we must include Jesus Christ …