By Jim McDonald Stephen Locklair and I spent about a month in the Philippines in January 1999, and Jim Everett and I spent another week there in June. I had not planned a return trip to the Philippines in 1999 but there were situations that seemed compelling reasons for me to change my mind. I …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 44 2000
Our Christian Development and Growth
By Richie Thetford Before an individual can grow as a Christian he must first be free from sin. Peter writes: “Therefore, laying aside all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby” (1 Pet. 2:1-2). Later he says: “By …
The Words of Jesus
By Wayne S. Walker There is a theory that has been developed and is going around among some brethren that the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John actually belong in the Old Testament, so that the teachings of Jesus contained in these books do not reveal New Testament doctrine to the church, but are …
The Binding Principles of Modesty
By Jonathan L. Perz Iam writing in response to an article entitled “The Law, Money, and Modesty” by Frank Jamerson (Truth Magazine, October 21, 1999; Vol. XLIII, No. 20, 14-15). While I appreciate the overall message brother Jamerson expressed, I believe he inadvertently did a grave disservice to the subject of modest apparel in making …