Views: 1There was never a more devilish doctrine than that doctrinal purity is unimportant. None can read the New Testament with an unbiased eye and keep from seeing this emphasis. It begins with such representative statements from the Christ as, “If ye abide in my…
Views: 4Many miraculous powers were distributed among brethren in the first century. However, Paul teaches that there is a power or trait superior to all of these spectacular gifts. It is love (1 Cor. 12:31). Love is the most excellent way (1 Cor. 13:4-8), because:…
Views: 1Gospel occurs 97 times in the New Testament. The Gospel (and the salvation it provides, Rom. 1:16) is the New Testament’s theme. What does it tell us about the Gospel? The Gospel is good news. The Greek word behind gospel literally means “glad tidings,”…
Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.] Just as She Was” She Gave Her Gospel Some churches have hell fire and brimstone. Others have raffles, bazaars, and bingo. The First Unitarian Church of Richardson has a stripper. “But…
Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.] There is more to Christianity than wearing a certain name. I could put a “Ford” nameplate on a Chevrolet, but that wouldn’t make it a Ford. I could call a worldly…
Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in a larger font on our Brief Articles–2 page.] While the servant of Christ is challenged to devote his entire body to God’s service (Rom. 12:1), there is no part of his body more consistently emphasized in Scripture…
Views: 0[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-3 page.] Do we live under obligation to obey only the Old Testament, only the New Testament, or both? If we fail to understand the correct answer to this question, we will…
Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-3 page.] Does God accept whatever kind of worship men may choose to offer to Him? If one is sincere and earnest in his religious activities, does he please God, even if…
Views: 2[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.] God certainly requires us to be sincere in our practice of religion. Insincerity and hypocrisy are intolerable to God (Mat. 6:1–18); 23:4–5; 24:51, etc). However, the popular phrase concerning religion,…
Views: 2[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.] God despises hypocrisy, which is the equivalent of insincerity (Mat. 24:51). But does He require anything more than sincerity? What about the familiar phrase: “It makes no difference what you…
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