Godliness in Conflict

October 28, 2021

by Matthew W. Bassford The book of James has the reputation of being the most practical book of the New Testament, but Paul’s epistle to Titus surely must be considered in the same light. Titus is only three chapters long, but all three chapters are light on abstraction and heavy on concrete application. Especially in…

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A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

June 19, 2016

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SoundMindInASoundBody.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 4:6-16   I.         Back in the time of the early church, a Roman poet, Juvenal, stated “You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body.”             A.        The thought is clear. To have one without the other is far from an enjoyable life.             B.        But what is meant by…

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