It is still the only way forward. What is the greatest need among assemblies today? A variety of answers might be given to that question, but certainly one of them would be the subject of leadership, its form and quality. We seem to be clear as to the form of leadership required by the New […]
Statistics have their place, I suppose, but don’t lose your way in the number mumbo-jumbo. Like kudzu, the oriental vine creeping its way across the landscape of the southeastern U.S., statistics are crawling into every area of our lives. Nothing seems beyond reach. And it seems nothing can stop the thing. By definition, statistics deal […]
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 […]
Clear answers ready for these questions will help to arm you for the fight. 1. If there is a God, and if He is good, why is there pain and suffering in the world? Why did God create the devil? Why does He allow evil to continue? Cliffe Knechtle explains: “Don’t make the mistake of […]
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 […]
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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“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 […]