Category Archives: Authority

Question from Texas about Starting a School

Question In Uganda there is a congregation when I was institutional I used mission funds to build a church building. They grew where they appointed 2 men as elders then added a 3rd. The elders were worried about the children … Continue reading

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The Authority of the Scriptures

by Keith Sharp Through the years Bible believers have tended to treat the Bible as a book of curiosities. One “scholar” wrote a series of books on “All the … in the Bible” – all the trees, all the animals, … Continue reading

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Is Conscience A Safe Guide?

by Keith Sharp “Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day” (Acts 23:1). The popular admonition is, “Let your conscience be your guide.” This is … Continue reading

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The Ages

by Keith Sharp “To me, whom am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship … Continue reading

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Taught by God

by Keith Sharp Evangelist Oral Roberts claimed Jesus appeared to him and told him to raise millions of dollars for a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma or he would die. More recently, a preacher was arrested as he and members of … Continue reading

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Questions from a Brother in Nigeria

Questions I read with much interest your article “Autonomy of the local Church (2)” in Jan. Issue of Meditate on These Things. Thanks for your discussion on the topic which remains one of the major sound doctrines of New Testament Church (Church … Continue reading

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Questions from a Gospel Preacher in India

Questions Biblical questions for your kind replies Dear Brethren in Christ, Loving Greetings from India in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I work to be a minister in a small congregation. I have a few Biblical questions for … Continue reading

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Heresy

by Keith Sharp In January, 1972, Robert F. Turner and W. Carl Ketcherside had an exchange during the Florida College Lectures on the subject of fellowship. Ketcherside asserted, “If you love one another as you should, you will not divide or fuss … Continue reading

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Instrumental Music in the New Testament

by William J. Stewart We have in previous articles looked at instrumental music in the book of Revelation, and in the Old Testament. This week, we focus on the occurrences of instrumental music in the New Testament, from Matthew through Jude, … Continue reading

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Instrumental Music in the Old Testament

by William J. Stewart In the search for instrumental music in the Old Testament, one need not go very far. In Genesis 4:21, among the offspring of Cain, we read of Jubal, who is identified as “…the father of all … Continue reading

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