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| Volume 6 , No. 12F | Elk City , Oklahoma | December , 2007 |
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The Church — What It Is And What It Does
"No one should be interested in any church except the one that is revealed in the New Testament. Everyone should be interested in the church that Christ built." So begins H. Leo Boles' meticulous study of the church, replete with 44 scriptural references. Be more noble like the Bereans were, and search these scriptures with readiness of mind to see whether these things are so! The New Testament — Our Guide J. D. Tant's short essay explores this collection of books: "...the New Testament — properly divided, read, understood, and obeyed — is a safe guide to lead us into the city whose Builder and Maker is God." Where you start depends on where you are. Objections To Forbidding Women Translators Robin W. Haley: "In a recent issue of the Gospel Preceptor, several of us were asked to write on various topics surrounding the role of women in the service of the Lord and His church. I was asked to write an article dealing with the question of a woman translating sermons to an audience which includes men in attendance. There were a few questions and an objection or two arising from that article. Our editor, brother Jerry Brewer, has asked me to address those, which I am happy to do." A Veneer Is Not Conversion In this brief reflection on life-changes, Gayle Oler compares the surface changes to true transformation, which can only be wrought by the Creator. Our part: we must obey Him. Practicing A "Cafeteria Religion" Jerry C. Brewer contrasts the myriad of church choices available today, to that one provide by God. Study Brother Jerry's references with a readiness of mind to learn the truth, to reach the blessed goal, in his concluding, earnest appeal: "Won't you make God's choice your choice in order to be saved and go to heaven at last?" |
For The Reader
Editor's Epilogue for Readers... The Gospel Preceptor Is... Gospel Preceptor Archives Where God's People Meet Bible Study On The Internet: By Name or By Link Where In The Bible Will I Find... What Saith The Scriptures? Bible Riddle Collection Printed Resources: Available from the Authors 
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"Am I Become Your Enemy?"
Seen as graffiti on a Norman, Oklahoma building in the 1970's: "The Truth, or Happy Lies...?" Marvin L. Weir does not bring you the world's happy lies, from the father of lies the Devil. What everyone knows will be fatal to one's soul if followed to its end. Many Bible examples are discussed to demonstrate the way of the inspired Word of God vs. the world. Is the truth-teller our enemy? Knowing The Truth Josh Haley continues our study of truth: "Do you know God's truth? Are you searching for God's truth? Investigate the things you are hearing before you invest your eternal soul in them." Following his scriptural instruction Brother Josh offers this invitation: "Dear reader, if you are not hearing Biblical truth taught from your particular church, we urge you to investigate the church of Christ in your community. We promise to let the Bible speak, with book, chapter, and verse teaching for all those interested in what the Bible says, instead of what the preacher says. We are also willing to answer any questions and also defend any teachings with which you may be unfamiliar with book, chapter, and verse to back it up. Give us a chance to share the truth." |
Recommended
Purity Calls For Discipline Reverence For The Word Of God Christ Is "Narrow Minded" When Virtues Become Vices |
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"We Are All Born Sinners?"
Our editor Jerry C. Brewer takes this tenet of Calvinistic doctrine to the bright light of scripture, to observe an immediate false assertion, to question 'are we born in sin,' does this require that 'sin is inherited from God?' No, the clear teaching of the Bible is that Sin Is Acquired, Not Inherited. Recommended. Why Hesitate To Change? If you learned that your assumptions toward God, salvation, and eternity were wrong... would you change your life? Brother Gayle Oler searches the Acts of the Apostles to find such a man, one who was honest and wanted to go to heaven, who readily and gladly changed from wrong to right as soon as he learned it. Will you look to see, and what then will you do? |
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