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Satan has flooded the world with false doctrines to move people away from the truth, and we recently discussed some of the principles that leaders of heresy use. But not all divisions in the Lord’s church result from those devoted to introducing error among God’s people; many church
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Periodically, when writing an article, we have referred to the national news media as "fake news." Some may wonder why such a designation is used. The short answer is that "news" institutions manipulate the facts to reflect their own views on various matters. The major outlets
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By now, we should certainly be getting an idea of what Liberalism is, but since the matters discussed in the Axe on the Root series by Ira Rice are so foundational, a little more ground remains to be covered. The book, Voices of Concern, published by Carl Ketcherside in 1966,
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Currently running on the "Oxygen" cable channel is a program called, "Accident, Suicide, or Murder." They frequently present a few facts in a case where someone has died, and the event looks transparent, such as the one in which a minister tried to avoid hitting a
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In the 1950s and early 1960s, the churches of Christ were one of the fastest growing religious groups in America. The reasons were twofold: 1) We possessed an evangelistic zeal that brought about a measure of success, and 2) We thoroughly believed that we could show others Biblical truths they
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By now, surely the reader is getting the drift of what Liberalism is all about as we continue to notice some precepts of such men from Ira Rice's second volume of Axe on the Root, but there remain a few more features of it which are generally fairly
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The sixth and final category of those mentioned as being outside the gates of Heaven in Revelation 22:15 consists of those who love and practice a lie. It's interesting that we find this description at the end of the list just as we find "and all
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Although this series of articles has turned out to be longer than anticipated, a value exists in knowing the methods and teachings of liberals, who would steer God\—We are back in the 1960s, looking at Gary Freeman and four of his friends who shared the same liberal ideology. Of
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For the past two weeks we have reviewed some of the principles of heresy reported by Ira Y. Rice, Jr. in his 1966 book, Axe on the Root. One final point should be referenced from the main body of that work. It came to light previously when I was working
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The copies I have of the three volumes of Ira Y. Rice's Axe on the Root series date back several years, but I had never read them until May-June of 2020. The first book was published in 1966, which is more than fifty years ago. Okay; so,
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PRINCIPLES OF HERESY (PART TWO) Last week we noticed some teachings and principles that liberals commonly use. Generally speaking, they challenge what the Scriptures teach in one form or another. They are likely to use denominational jargon, referring to Palm Sunday or Christmas. They may speak of "other churches&
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YEARNING FOR THE UNKNOWN One of the greatest ironies of life is that a significant number of people have little regard for what God has revealed while pursuing enthusiastically what He has kept secret (Deut. 29:29). In the Bible God reveals His character, His morality, His salvation, His will