By Johnie Edwards It seems that many churches of Christ are trying to be like the denominations around them. Like the Jews of old, they are saying, in principle, “Give us a king to judge us like all the nations” (1 Sam. 8:5). We seem to be having a language problem in some quarters. It …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 44 2000
The Days of Genesis One (3)
By Daniel King The Pattern of Creation — The “Kinds” The word translated “kind” (min) in Genesis 1:11-12, 21, and 24‑25 apparently refers to the general reproducing groups of organisms. The term probably does not refer to the technical word species in most cases, but it may refer to what we today call genera, families, orders, …
Threats to the Strength and Purity of the Local Church
By David Dann In Ephesians 5 the apostle Paul writes, “Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but …
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A Plea for Restoration
By Eric Keiper In approximately 536 B.C., Cyrus the king of Persia issued a proclamation. The house of the Lord was to be built again in Jerusalem. What excitement must have filled the hearts of the Jews as they longed to return to their land. They had been deported from Judah to Babylon for resisting …