J.D. Tant was a consummate worker in the kingdom of God. His labors and accomplishments are truly legendary but his sense of humor was also of that character. I am including a couple of excerpts from his biography to show just how he dealt with some of life’s most difficult moments. Staying in the home […]
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True and False Apostles Inside the Ark of the covenant there was laid an almond rod. There it remained with the tables of the Law and the pot of manna as long as the cherubim spread their wings over the mercy-seat. It was the eternal vindication of Aaron’s priesthood. Cora, Dathan and Abiram had
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Men need to be equipped, according to the kind of work they are to perform. If a man is to practice dentistry, he must have the tools necessary for that kind of work, and at the same time, he must know how to use them. A man who has been accustomed only to blacksmith tools,
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THE REFORMATION FOR WHICH WE ARE PLEADING—WHAT IS IT? Moses E. Lard We cannot, perhaps, more appropriately initiate the Quarterly than by an essay on the foregoing question. Some statement, certainly, is demanded, in the outset of our labors, of the objects we, as a people have heretofore been, and are still, aiming at. By
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Misnomers. It seems that this age is devoted to titles. One is astonished at the number of “Captains” “Majors,” “Colonels” and “Generals” to be met with in a day. And those that are so unfortunate as not to be so honored often have a liking for and a longing after, the same. This was well
The Words and Wisdom of J.D. Tant Bro. J.D. Tant was a very wise individual. Living and serving when he did, it was his duty to deal with the denominations, faithful brethren, and last but not least having to deal with those whom he would label as “Digressive.” Those who would be called digressive were
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Made Straight. Among the many things that the Son of God did while on earth, perhaps none meet the approval of the general reader more than the one recorded in Luke 13: 10-13. This was a woman who had been bound by infirmities for eighteen years; but when Jesus put his hands upon her,
The simple fact that, interpreters of prophecy and signs, have generally erred in conclusions, has created almost inveterate prejudices against them as safe teachers; and yet, there is a high obligation resting upon Christians, to note with care, the signs of the times; and in the prophecies, there can be no doubt, there are valuable
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God’s promises are always at the end of obedience to His commands. It is always a matter of importance to know just when we can claim the promise of pardon. We all know that there is confusion in the religious world on this subject. Some claim the promise of pardon at one stage of their
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We must possess the mind of the honest Baptist, to be willing to decrease, that Christ may increase— to be willing for truth’s sake, to be rejected by all, even to be excluded from the society, with which we may be associated, however popular and respectable it may be. The dread of this has caused
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