By Connie W. Adams Advice or Divine Instruction? It is not uncommon to hear something like this: “Paul advised Timothy to `preach the word.’” No, Paul instructed Timothy to preach the word. There is a difference. A recommendation might be accepted or rejected. A note of caution might be ignored. But divine instruction cannot be set …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 40 1996
What Does “False Teacher” Mean?
By Mike Willis But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction (2 Pet. 2:1) This is the only text in the New Testament in which the …
Thy Speech Maketh Thee Known
By David M. Bonner When I was living in a dormitory during my college years, several of my neighbors learned an important lesson about their vocabularies. These young men had been living away from the moral guidance of their parents and had acquired the use of a number of “four letter” words. The use of these …
Lessons From 1Kings 13 (3)
By Donald P. Ames So many times we focus on one or two people in an account, and fail to see other equally plain lessons. We have noted the man of God and the old prophet, but there is another tragic figure also in this chapter. Jeroboam Jeroboam had been selected by God and promised the …