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''The Sword of the Lord'' is a Christian fundamentalist, Independent Baptist biweekly newspaper. ''The Sword of the Lord'' is published by Sword of the Lord Ministries, a non-profit organization〔https://www.swordofthelord.com/donate.php〕based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which also publishes religious books, pamphlets, and tracts from a fundamentalist Christian perspective, as ''Sword of the Lord Publications''. In 2012 the newspaper was a 24-page, biweekly tabloid with a circulation of "just over 100,000."〔"Editor's Notes," ''Sword of the Lord'' (September 14, 2012), 2.〕 ==History== ''The Sword of the Lord'' was first published on September 28, 1934, in Dallas, Texas by John R. Rice, who edited the publication until his death on December 29, 1980. At first it was simply the four-page paper of Fundamentalist (later, Galilean) Baptist Church of Dallas, where Rice was the pastor. The paper was handed out on the street, and Rice's daughters and other Sunday school children delivered it door-to-door.〔Fred Barlow, "A Brief Biography of Dr. John R. Rice: Giant of Evangelism," ''Sword of the Lord'' (September 22, 2006), 14.〕 The ''Sword of the Lord'' moved with the Rice family to Wheaton, Illinois in 1940, and then to its present location in 1963. Upon the ''Sword's'' move to Tennessee, Rice co-edited the paper with his brother Bill (1912-1978) until Bill's death. Curtis Hutson replaced Bill Rice as co-editor, and he became the sole editor two years later when John R. Rice died. Hutson died in 1995, and editorship passed to Shelton Smith, former pastor of the Church of the Open Door/Carroll Christian Schools, Westminster, Maryland. The name of the ministry and publication is taken from a phrase in Judges 7:20: "And they cried, The Sword of the LORD, and of Gideon." The verse is featured in the banner, as is the newspaper's stated purpose:〔http://www.swordofthelord.com/pdf/Sword-of-the-Lord-Sample.pdf〕 "An Independent Christian Publication, Standing for the Verbal Inspiration of the Bible, the Deity of Christ, His Blood Atonement, Salvation by Faith, New Testament Soul Winning and the Premillennial Return of Christ; Opposing Modernism (Liberalism), Worldliness and Formalism." As is true in many small businesses, family members of the editors often assumed integral roles in the ministry of ''The Sword of the Lord''. In 2009, the approximately fifty employees of the Sword of the Lord Foundation included editor Shelton Smith; his son, Marlon, executive vice president; and Shelton Smith's son-in-law, Guy King, vice president of publishing.〔''Sword of the Lord'' (September 18, 2009), 2. ("Meet the Staff," ) SOTL website. Other members of the leadership team included Larry Norman, director of marketing; Jimmy Barrett, customer service manager; and Bart Walker, director of accounting and advertising.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Sword of the Lord」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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