In our 35 years in the ministry I've watched as more preachers than I an even count have left Fundamentalism because of a rotten book, which caused them to backslide from their own personal office. I've also seen good church members leave a thriving church, simply because a bad author was referred to them.
There are vast multitudes in this enlightened land of ours who are in open rebellion against God. "We will not have this man, Jesus Christ, to reign over us," is the heartless cry that winds its flight from office, shop, store, factory, home, college, and the busy mart of trade. Lots of people are willing, my friends, to accept whatever they want from the Bible.
This is one of the most important things in soul winning. If you are to be a soul winner, you have to do it on purpose. You must plan to do it. You must try to do it.
Personally I think it much better to carry a Testament than a Bible. Now do not be ashamed of the Bible, but if you plan to shoot a fellow, don’t carry your gun out in the open up to his house. The best thing to do is to conceal your weapon.
I wish I could stress this more. When two go together and both want to talk, it is often because of trying to argue people into becoming Christians. You can’t do that.
Thirty-seven times the word "vanity" occurs in the Book of Ecclesiastes. Moreover, vanity is the key word of the Book of Ecclesiastes — the keynote to its dirge-like message.
Composer Thomas Chisolm Writes Great is Thy Faithfulness
Thomas Obadiah Chisolm (1866-1960) had a difficult early adult life. His health was so fragile that there...