Views: 90[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] The Bible claims to be the exclusive revelation of the true and living God. The Old Testament prophets enjoin, “Hear the word of the Lord,” or like expressions, hundreds of…
Views: 81[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] James 1:16 contains another “red flag,” warning us against deception: “Be not deceived, my beloved brethren (ASV).” This warning looks backward to what James had just written about temptation, sin,…
Views: 82[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] As Israel approached Sinai on the way to Canaan they murmured against Moses and Aaron because of hunger (Exo. 16:1–3). It is important for us to notice that Moses correctly…
Views: 70[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In recent years, dumbing down has entered the vernacular, meaning to diminish the original effect, power, or significance of an entity. Thus, one might say that the institution of marriage has…
Views: 71[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In 1978 the Mormon Church decided to accept black men into its priesthood for the first time. This was a direct repudiation of previous Mormon doctrine and practice. By official…
Views: 76[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The first Pentecost Day after Jesus’ ascension to Heaven found a throng in Jerusalem from “every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5). Of that number, about 3,000 obeyed the apostolic message…
Views: 93[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page. One of the songs in the 1970s rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, has Mary Magdalene singing of Him, “He’s a man, He’s just a man.” This view of Jesus is…
Views: 76[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In 1 Peter 5:5–6, we read the following significant exhortation: “Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another; for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace…
Views: 64 [Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The God we worship in our assemblies is not a God of confusion, but One who wants everything done decently and in order (1 Cor. 14:33; 40). Perhaps with a…
Views: 72[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Among the many attractive and ennobling traits of character urged upon servants of God and followers of Christ is compassion. Even those who possess no compassion admire and appreciate this…
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