By Ferrell Jenkins Easter is a widely-observed annual celebration commemorating the resurrection of Christ. You probably have noticed that Easter comes at a different time each year. “Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon that falls on or next after the vernal equinox (March 21 in the Gregorian calendar); if the full moon …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 40 1996
For Such A Time As This
By Kim Dobbs Was I, like Esther, put here “for such a time as this”? A weary heart to comfort? A skinned up knee to kiss? Should I take the time to stop and speak to them today? Oh, it’s not that important. I’ll do it another day. Am I the one that God expects to …
To Believe the Man, Obey the Plan
By Larry Ray Hafley Human religion, denominationalism, insists upon trust in the Divine Son of God. “Put your faith in him,” they say. “Do not trust in `a plan’ of salvation, but in `the man’ of salvation.” Generally, by this pious plea, they mean that one may, yea, must, ignore the gospel plan of salvation, i.e., …
“Yet Lackest Thou One Thing”
By P. J. Casebolt When a rich ruler inquired concerning eternal life, Jesus answered, “Yet lackest thou one thing” (Luke 18:22). Jesus identified that one thing which stood between the ruler and eternal life, and the importance of that one thing is clearly demonstrated in the words, “And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: …