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In the business meeting last Sunday afternoon, a proposal was unanimously approved that will set us on a course for the appointment of elders. Four brethren who will not be seeking to become an elder at this time have agreed to handle the process. Noel Bautista, Evan Diaz, Geoff Rowe,
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The following chart lists the qualifications of elders, comparing the King James Version and the New King James, with the verse references. King James Version / New King James / Verse(s) 1. Desiring the office of a bishop / Desiring the position of a bishop / 3:1 2. Blameless / Blameless / 3:2
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In the business meeting last Sunday afternoon, a proposal was unanimously approved that will set us on a course for the appointment of elders. Four brethren who will not be seeking to become an elder at this time have agreed to handle the process. Noel Bautista, Evan Diaz, Geoff Rowe,
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). A few days ago, I received an e-mail from a woman who was miffed at a four-part series of articles that is available on www.spiritualperspectives.org: "Melton's Skewed View
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). The name Hymenaeus appears twice in the New Testament. The two passages are provided below: This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). The presidential election of 2012 generated a great deal of discussion, and while many of us thought more would be voting in this election than the last one, it turned out to be considerably fewer.
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[Editor's Note: In looking at other articles written in 1992, I came across this one (April 19), which serves as an interesting complement to the preceding one. The reader will probably see the connection. It concerns my son Tim and a family that "adopted" him while
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). The Roe v. Wade decision that changed America's abortion practices overnight is approaching its 40th anniversary date. The ruling came down on January 22, 1973; in the forty years following, about 60,000,
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). In the October 21, 2012 Spiritual Perspectives, I wrote a letter to the editor (which met all of their specifications but went unpublished anyway) in which I mentioned that Carl Sagan ignored the offer to
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[Editor's note: Last week's article left off with Professor Negy's final e-mail of October 23, 2012. Since he sounded as though he might be finished, I wrote a lengthier reply to make certain I had answered every point he had brought up so
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[Editor's note: After I published last week's article about the UCF professor's assessments of students who believe in Christianity as bigots, I e-mailed him a copy. Usually, people do not respond in such situations; so it was surprising to receive a response and
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). Last week's articles consisted of explaining various aspects of the importance of baptism to a woman who had sent inquiries via e-mail. The conclusion this week will show the way she responded.