Servants' News
Index for !995 &1996
— Arranged by Subject —
We have assigned one or more subjects to all of the previously listed articles and are presenting them here in order by subject. We realize that the subjects we have covered the most are "church government" and "church organization." We have devoted much space to these issues because it is difficult for people to learn more truth if they believe truth is revealed only through one man or organization.
*Acts 15:10
April-95 Acts 15:10: What is the "Heavy Load" or "Yoke"? (letter)
abortion
July-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 5)
Ambassador University
July-95 Big Changes in Big Sandy
anointing
July-96 Answers to Questions & Anointing (letter)
archeology
June-96 Ancient "MMT" Text Helps Us Understand What Paul Meant by.. "Works of the Law"
Ark of the Covenant
Aug-95 One Ark or Two
June-96 Real-Life Indiana Jones Says He's Close to Finding the Lost Ark
Armstrong, Herbert
April-95 Elijah Work Yet to Begin (letter)
May-95 Did Christ Reorganize the Church?
July-95 Learning From the Writings of Herbert W. Armstrong
Assembly of Yahweh
Aug-96 Much Learned at Assembly of Yahweh Unity Meeting
Beacon
May-96 The Christian Beacon Lays Foundation
Bible Educational Serv.
June-95 Sources of Bible Information
Bible Sabbath Assoc.
June-95 Sources of Bible Information
May-96 Giving & Sharing and Bible Sabbath Association Expand
Bible study
April-95 Ten Principles of Bible Study
May-95 Principles of Understanding Bible Prophecy
Dec-95 Sabbatarian Bible Fellowship
July-96 International Biblical Learning Center
Sept-96 Why Does Our Father Let Us Believe Error
Bible, authority
Feb-96 "The Trinity Re-examined" (letter)
Big Sandy
July-95 Big Changes in Big Sandy
brethren
Feb-96 A Proposal: Intersabbatarian Cooperation
brethren, relationships
April-95 "For with the judgment you judge..."
Aug-95 Avoiding Competition (letter)
Dec-96 Being Wise and Harmless in our Finances
British Israelism
July-95 History Research Projects Catalog
Nov-96 Coronation Stone Goes to Scotland
Nov-96 Ephraim and Manasseh—Which is Which? (Comments on McNair Article)
Nov-96 Ephraim, Manasseh, Texas and the Bill of Rights
Nov-96 Where Are the 12 Tribes of Israel Today?
Nov-96 Will the Real Ephraim Please Stand Up?
Dec-96 Already Understood Ephraim to be USA and Manasseh to be Britain (letter)
calendar
Nov-96 Calendar Not Always "Postponed"
CEM—Ronald Dart
Dec-95 CEM Emerges From CGI Reorganization
Mar-96 Jubilee '95 and CEM Questions (letter)
children
Aug-96 Children—The Forgotten Victims
Christian living
Nov-95 On Blessing Those Who Curse You
May-96 The Apprenticeship of God
May-96 The Three H's of True Christianity
June-96 God is Light
June-96 The Messiah is to Lead Us
Aug-96 Getting to Know Christ
Sept-96 Shalom—Reconciliation is Our Preparation
Dec-96 Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
church division
June-95 Why are there Divisions in the Church?
July-95 Acceptance Without Compromise
July-95 Deep and Serious Questions (letter)
church finances
Aug-95 Questions and Comments on Church Governance
church government
April-95 "For with the judgment you judge..."
May-95 "But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves"
May-95 Did Christ Reorganize the Church?
May-95 To the Ministry of the Church of God...
June-95 Why are there Divisions in the Church?
July-95 Follow Me!??
Aug-95 Questions and Comments on Church Governance
Aug-95 Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Leave the Worldwide Church of God
Sept-95 Article on Government (letter)
Sept-95 Church Government—It doesn't have to divide us!
Sept-95 Letter from Alan Ruth to the UCG Board with Response from Jim Franks
Nov-95 Nicolaitanism—First-Century Clergyism and Priestcraft
Nov-95 Ray Wooten on Church Governance
Nov-95 Submission on the UCG Draft Constitution
Nov-95 The Myth of Government from the Top Down
Nov-95 Thoughts Regarding UCG-AIA "Draft" Constitution & ByLaws
Nov-95 What is the Role of Church Members in Governing the New Testament Church?
Dec-95 Independence: Is it Rebellion?
Dec-95 UCG Approves Constitution
Jan-96 UCG-AIA Rules of Association—Comments and Suggestions
Feb-96 Beware of "Friendly" Visits
Feb-96 Good Questions on Nicolaitanism
Mar-96 Against "Friendly Visits" Article (letter)
Mar-96 Are We Ready for Miracles?
Mar-96 Aware of Friendly Visits (letter)
June-96 Cannot Repeat Our Past Mistakes (letter)
Aug-96 Dealing With Doctrinal Difference: Toleration, Separation or Forced Conversion?
Nov-96 When Christians Disagree, What Do You Do?
church history
Feb-96 Church of God—Adventist
July-96 The "Plymouth Brethren" Movement of the 1800's
Sept-96 The Celtic Church in Britain (Book Review)
Church of God 7th Day
Dec-96 Staying At Home? Try the Church of God Seventh Day
Church of God, Intl
Sept-95 Church Government—It doesn't have to divide us!
Dec-95 CEM Emerges From CGI Reorganization
Jan-96 New Future for CGI Congregations
Jan-96 Personal Letter Regarding CGI Situation
Feb-96 Action Taken at Church of God, International Meeting in Dallas
Feb-96 Why Does Servants' News Report on Another Man's Problems? (letter)
Mar-96 GTA Problem Continues
Mar-96 High Praise for Approach to CGI (letter)
May-96 Tulsa Meeting Agrees to Let Christ Lead
July-96 Glad to Get the Facts on GTA (letter)
church organization
May-95 "But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves"
May-95 Did Christ Reorganize the Church?
May-95 Local Church Autonomy vs. Central Control
May-95 Summary of Proceedings, UCG-AIA Conference of Elders
May-95 To the Ministry of the Church of God...
May-95 Why So Many Differences? (letter)
June-95 Does Voting Cause People to Play Politics?
June-95 God's True Church
June-95 Sharing the Gospel Message (letter)
June-95 Why are there Divisions in the Church?
July-95 An Open Letter to All the Churches of God
July-95 Deep and Serious Questions (letter)
Aug-95 Questions and Comments on Church Governance
Aug-95 The Sound of a Different Drummer
Sept-95 Letter from Alan Ruth to the UCG Board with Response from Jim Franks
Nov-95 Nicolaitanism—First-Century Clergyism and Priestcraft
Nov-95 Submission on the UCG Draft Constitution
Nov-95 Thoughts Regarding UCG-AIA "Draft" Constitution & ByLaws
Nov-95 What is the Role of Church Members in Governing the New Testament Church?
Dec-95 Praise for the UCG Conclusion
Dec-95 UCG Approves Constitution
Jan-96 UCG-AIA Rules of Association—Comments and Suggestions
Feb-96 A Proposal: Intersabbatarian Cooperation
Feb-96 Worldwide Church of God: Crisis and Lessons
May-96 Aligning Ourselves WIth God
Aug-96 God Works in Spite of Hierarchies
Dec-96 Independence Day
church purpose
July-95 An Open Letter to All the Churches of God
circumcision
Aug-95 The New Circumcision
clean meat
April-95 The Sabbath and Clean Meats
commandments
Mar-96 The Great Commandment
July-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 5)
conversion
April-95 "You shall be judged"
correction
Nov-96 Music Praising Our Savior (letter)
covenants
July-95 10 Commandments not Old Covenant (letter)
Aug-95 The New Circumcision
Nov-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 3)
damages (legal)
June-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 1)
Days of Unleavened Bread
Mar-96 The Lord's Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread
disadvantaged people
July-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 2)
divorce
Nov-96 "What God Has Joined Together...Let Not Man Separate"
Nov-96 Marriage & Divorce
doctrine
July-95 Learning From the Writings of Herbert W. Armstrong
Aug-96 Dealing With Doctrinal Difference: Toleration, Separation or Forced Conversion?
Sept-96 Why Does Our Father Let Us Believe Error
Nov-96 When Christians Disagree, What Do You Do?
Dec-96 Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
Edwards, Norman
Aug-95 Personal Letter on Healing, Computer Publishing, the Edwards Family & the Feast
Mar-96 Friends of the Brethren Corporation Ends, Service to Brethren Continues
Elijah
April-95 Elijah Work Yet to Begin (letter)
evil spirits
July-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 5)
Feast of Tabernacles
Sept-96 Feast '96: Non-Aligned—The Concept Does Work!
Sept-96 Festival '96 Reports
Sept-96 Shalom—Reconciliation is Our Preparation
feast planning
Jan-96 1996 FOT— Would You be Interested in a Non-Aligned Feast?
Jan-96 Non-Aligned Feast Sites Really Work
Dec-96 Feast '97 Albuquerque? It's up to you!
fellowship
Dec-95 Sabbatarian Bible Fellowship
Sept-96 Living Room Church of God Directory
Sept-96 Response to the Famous "Stay-at-Home Church of God" Letter
Sept-96 You Can Contact Scattered Brethren
finances
Dec-96 Being Wise and Harmless in our Finances
Focus on the Family
Nov-96 Focus on the Family: What Can We Learn From Their Work?
following men
July-95 Follow Me!??
Aug-95 The Sound of a Different Drummer
Friends in Pasadena
Dec-96 Friends in Pasadena Letter (letter about it)
Friends of the Brethren
June-95 Your Paper Said It, But Is It True?
Mar-96 Friends of the Brethren Corporation Ends, Service to Brethren Continues
Friends of the Sabbath
Jan-96 Jubilee '95 Promotes Learning, Toleration
Mar-96 Jubilee '95 and CEM Questions (letter)
Aug-96 Far-Reaching Insights at Friends of the Sabbath Conference
fruit
April-95 How Should We Bear Fruit?
Giving & Sharing
June-95 Sources of Bible Information
May-96 Giving & Sharing and Bible Sabbath Association Expand
giving to the Eternal
Dec-96 Questions & Responses on "Tithing"
Global Church of God
June-95 Global or United Church? (letter)
June-95 Your Paper Said It, But Is It True?
Sept-95 Church Government—It doesn't have to divide us!
Feb-96 Beware of "Friendly" Visits
Mar-96 Against "Friendly Visits" Article (letter)
Mar-96 Aware of Friendly Visits (letter)
June-96 Cannot Repeat Our Past Mistakes (letter)
Aug-96 Resignation Exposes Hierarchical Problem
Gospel preaching
April-95 How Should We Bear Fruit?
April-95 Live Talk Radio
May-95 A Local Congregation Reaches Out
June-95 Sharing the Gospel Message (letter)
June-95 UCG On the Air with Hope for Humanity in Alabama
Sept-95 Preach the Gospel on Your City for only $400 per year
grace
April-95 More Grace, Less Law (letter)
June-96 Ancient "MMT" Text Helps Us Understand What Paul Meant by.. "Works of the Law"
June-96 Grace Vs. Works
Great Commission
Mar-96 The Great Commission
great tribulation
Dec-95 Will You Be Counted Worthy to Escape?
healing
Aug-95 Personal Letter on Healing, Computer Publishing, the Edwards Family & the Feast
July-96 Answers to Questions & Anointing (letter)
hierarchy
Aug-96 Encouragement for the "Stay-At-Home Church of God"
Aug-96 God Works in Spite of Hierarchies
Aug-96 Resignation Exposes Hierarchical Problem
Dec-96 Independence Day
holy days
July-96 Old Testament Prophesies and Holy Days Answer the Lord's Prayer
homosexuality
July-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 5)
Dec-96 Caught Between Two Extremes
Dec-96 Hope for Homosexuals
honor
May-96 The Three H's of True Christianity
hypocrisy
May-96 The Three H's of True Christianity
IBLC
July-96 International Biblical Learning Center
In Transition
June-95 Sources of Bible Information
Nov-96 In Transition Concept to Continue
Dec-96 Church Newspaper to Begin in February
incorporation
May-95 Local Church Autonomy vs. Central Control
Mar-96 Friends of the Brethren Corporation Ends, Service to Brethren Continues
injuries, physical
June-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 1)
inter-Sabbatarian
Dec-95 Sabbatarian Bible Fellowship
Jan-96 Jubilee '95 Promotes Learning, Toleration
Feb-96 A Proposal: Intersabbatarian Cooperation
Aug-96 Far-Reaching Insights at Friends of the Sabbath Conference
Israel
July-95 History Research Projects Catalog
Jews, Messianic
July-96 Not All Messianic Jews Alike (letter)
judgment
April-95 "For with the judgment you judge..."
April-95 "You shall be judged"
July-95 Acceptance Without Compromise
Feb-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 4)
Kingdom of God
Dec-96 What Did Jesus Mean When He Prayed, "Thy Kingdom Come"?
law
April-95 Acts 15:10: What is the "Heavy Load" or "Yoke"? (letter)
April-95 More Grace, Less Law (letter)
June-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 1)
July-95 10 Commandments not Old Covenant (letter)
July-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 2)
Aug-95 The New Circumcision
Aug-95 Why I Observe the Sabbath
Nov-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 3)
Feb-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 4)
July-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 5)
law, man's
Dec-96 Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
Dec-96 Being Wise and Harmless in our Finances
Dec-96 Does the State Get Married, Too? (letter)
leadership
Aug-95 The Sound of a Different Drummer
local congregations
May-95 A Local Congregation Reaches Out
May-95 Local Church Autonomy vs. Central Control
Nov-95 Looking for a Congregation (letter)
June-96 Husband & Wife in Different Groups (letter)
Aug-96 Encouragement for the "Stay-At-Home Church of God"
Aug-96 Pen Pals and Running a Group (letter)
Sept-96 Living Room Church of God Directory
Sept-96 Many Questions About Sabbath Services, Including Role of Women (letter)
Sept-96 Starting a New Congregation (letter)
Dec-96 Hope for Homosexuals
Dec-96 Independence Day
Dec-96 Independent Believer for 17 Years
local evangelism
May-96 Expansion in Russellvile, Arkansas
love
Feb-96 Obedience with Love (letter)
Aug-96 The Commandment of Christ
LRCOG
Sept-96 Living Room Church of God Directory
marriage
Feb-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 4)
June-96 Husband & Wife in Different Groups (letter)
Nov-96 "What God Has Joined Together...Let Not Man Separate"
Nov-96 Focus on the Family: What Can We Learn From Their Work?
Nov-96 Marriage & Divorce
Dec-96 Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
Dec-96 Does the State Get Married, Too? (letter)
Dec-96 The Marriage Contract: Does Anyone Really Do It?
Messiah
June-96 The Messiah is to Lead Us
ministry
May-95 Local Church Autonomy vs. Central Control
May-95 To the Ministry of the Church of God...
Nov-95 Nicolaitanism—First-Century Clergyism and Priestcraft
Dec-96 Independent Believer for 17 Years
Dec-96 UCG Plans Ministerial Transfers
miracles
Mar-96 Are We Ready for Miracles?
murder
June-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 1)
music
Aug-96 Choosing Music for Group Worship
Sept-96 Praise & Worship Music
Nov-96 Music Praising Our Savior (letter)
national origins
July-95 History Research Projects Catalog
Dec-96 Madai, Tubal and Meschech
New Beginnings
June-95 United Church of God
Nicolaitans
Nov-95 Nicolaitanism—First-Century Clergyism and Priestcraft
Feb-96 Good Questions on Nicolaitanism
ownership
July-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 2)
pagan holidays
Dec-95 Is Santa Claus a Christmas Idol?
Passover
Nov-95 Look into Passover and Pentecost (letter)
Mar-96 Passover: Shadow of Our Savior
Mar-96 Plenty of Passover Papers
Mar-96 The Lord's Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread
July-96 Point 6 for Passover Article (letter)
July-96 Why Lambs Selected on the 10th? (letter)
pen pals
Aug-96 Pen Pals and Running a Group (letter)
Pentecost
Nov-95 Look into Passover and Pentecost (letter)
personal growth
April-95 How Should We Bear Fruit?
personal responsibility
April-95 "You shall be judged"
April-95 How Should We Bear Fruit?
May-95 "But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves"
June-95 God's True Church
July-95 Follow Me!??
July-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 2)
Aug-95 Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Leave the Worldwide Church of God
Nov-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 3)
Philadelphians
July-96 Philadelphians=Scattered Brethren (letter)
place of safety
Dec-95 Will You Be Counted Worthy to Escape?
politics
June-95 Does Voting Cause People to Play Politics?
preaching the Gospel
May-96 If I Be Lifted Up...
premarital sex
July-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 2)
prophecy
May-95 Principles of Understanding Bible Prophecy
Aug-95 Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Leave the Worldwide Church of God
July-96 Old Testament Prophesies and Holy Days Answer the Lord's Prayer
radio
April-95 Live Talk Radio
May-95 A Local Congregation Reaches Out
June-95 UCG On the Air with Hope for Humanity in Alabama
repentance
Aug-95 The Sound of a Different Drummer
resurrection
Dec-96 Where is the Third Resurrection? (letter)
Russia
Dec-96 Madai, Tubal and Meschech
Sabbath
April-95 The Sabbath and Clean Meats
Aug-95 Why I Observe the Sabbath
sacred names
Feb-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 4)
safety
June-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 1)
salvation
June-96 The Church and Salvation
scattered brethren
Sept-96 You Can Contact Scattered Brethren
servants
June-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 1)
Servants' News
Mar-96 Friends of the Brethren Corporation Ends, Service to Brethren Continues
May-96 Why Hasn't Servants' News Printed or Distributed Your Article?
July-96 Servants' News Moves to Michigan
Dec-96 Servants' News Index—Arranged by Issue
Dec-96 Servants' News Index—Arranged by Subject
Seventh Day Adventist
Feb-96 Church of God—Adventist
Feb-96 Worldwide Church of God: Crisis and Lessons
sexual sins
Feb-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 4)
July-96 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 5)
social issues
Dec-96 Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
stay-at-home COG
Aug-96 Encouragement for the "Stay-At-Home Church of God"
Sept-96 Response to the Famous "Stay-at-Home Church of God" Letter
Dec-96 Staying At Home? Try the Church of God Seventh Day
study sources
June-95 Sources of Bible Information
July-95 Learning From the Writings of Herbert W. Armstrong
Sept-95 Peaceful Cooperation among the Ekklesia
May-96 The Christian Beacon Lays Foundation
tax exemption
Mar-96 Friends of the Brethren Corporation Ends, Service to Brethren Continues
teaching
May-96 Teaching Unpopular Truth to Skeptical People
Thanksgiving
Nov-96 Is Thanksgiving Only For Turkeys?
The Churches of God
May-96 Tulsa Meeting Agrees to Let Christ Lead
The Journal: News of CGs
Dec-96 Church Newspaper to Begin in February
theft
July-95 Oh, How I Love Your Law! (Part 2)
tithing
Dec-96 Questions & Responses on "Tithing"
trinity
Dec-95 The Trinity Re-Examined
truth
Mar-96 Is Having the Truth Enough?
truth in reporting
June-95 Your Paper Said It, But Is It True?
July-95 We Can Do a Better Job
UCG, Birmingham
April-95 United Church of God
June-95 UCG On the Air with Hope for Humanity in Alabama
Sept-95 Formal Statement Regarding Fellowship and Affiliation: UCG, Birmingham
Sept-95 Letter from Alan Ruth to the UCG Board with Response from Jim Franks
UCG-AIA
May-95 "But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves"
May-95 Local Church Autonomy vs. Central Control
May-95 Summary of Proceedings, UCG-AIA Conference of Elders
May-95 United Church of God & Worldwide Church of God Texas
June-95 Global or United Church? (letter)
June-95 United Church of God
July-95 Deep and Serious Questions (letter)
July-95 We Can Do a Better Job
Aug-95 Questions and Comments on Church Governance
Aug-95 United Church Conference, Growth
Sept-95 Church Government—It doesn't have to divide us!
Sept-95 Letter from Alan Ruth to the UCG Board with Response from Jim Franks
Nov-95 Submission on the UCG Draft Constitution
Dec-95 Praise for the UCG Conclusion
Dec-95 UCG Approves Constitution
Jan-96 UCG-AIA Rules of Association—Comments and Suggestions
May-96 Utilizing Resources in the Local Church
Dec-96 UCG Plans Ministerial Transfers
unity
Nov-95 Godly Unity
Feb-96 Godly Unity Questions (letter)
July-96 Answering the Lord's Prayer?
July-96 Old Testament Prophesies and Holy Days Answer the Lord's Prayer
Aug-96 Much Learned at Assembly of Yahweh Unity Meeting
voting
June-95 Does Voting Cause People to Play Politics?
WCG
June-95 Your Paper Said It, But Is It True?
July-95 Learning From the Writings of Herbert W. Armstrong
Aug-95 Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Leave the Worldwide Church of God
Sept-95 Joseph Tkach, Jr. Assumes Father's Office
Feb-96 Worldwide Church of God: Crisis and Lessons
June-96 Pastor Resigns from WCG: Against the Leadership, Not Doctrine
July-96 Response To David Covington's Letter
Dec-96 Independent Believer for 17 Years
WCG history
Dec-96 Friends in Pasadena Letter (letter about it)
May-95 Did Christ Reorganize the Church?
WCG, Texas
April-95 Worldwide Church of God Texas
May-95 United Church of God & Worldwide Church of God Texas
wisdom
Dec-96 Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
Dec-96 Being Wise and Harmless in our Finances
women
Sept-96 Many Questions About Sabbath Services, Including Role of Women (letter)
Work (the)
June-95 What is God's Work? (letter)
works
Mar-96 Is Having the Truth Enough?