You may find it hard to believe, but I’m not only old enough to remember the “Dick and Jane” readers in the public schools—with their mythic dog, Spot—I can actually remember away back to the days when Christians wrestled over whether to have a television or not! When the saints thought that the Lord’s Day […]
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Prov. 3:5). “Stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; and in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and […]
Is there such a thing as a bad question? The Book says Yes. Webster defines a question as “an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge” or “a subject or aspect in dispute or open for discussion.” While these may be true in many cases, the meaning of the root Latin word quaerere is “to […]
It was at the Vessels of Honor conference in May 1999 at an impromptu Q&A session that I first remember Jabe Nicholson challenging people in their late 20s and early 30s to “grow up.” Reminded of the exploits of young T. E. Wilson, Darby and others, we learned it was time to graduate from youth […]
What big teeth you have! “If you bite and devour one another…” A critical spirit is killing us and some of our assemblies also. I feel qualified to speak on this subject because I’ve done a fair bit of it myself—far too much. I’m not talking about a justifiable judgment of false doctrine and ungodly […]
Written by Mr. Knapp’s son, Thomas, with input from the late Carl Armerding (revised 05/30/04) Christopher Knapp’s parents, German immigrants, settled on a truck farm in the Albany, NY, area. He was one of five sons and a daughter, and was brought up under the nominal Christian influence of Calvinistic Reformed theology. Born June 6, […]
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We see it in the Bible and we see it in Charismatic churches. Is it the same thing? The most rapidly expanding religious movement in Christendom at present is the Charismatic Movement. The Charismatics (although it is difficult to speak in general terms because of the numerous groups linked under this title) are usually sound […]