God’s “Ecumenical Movement”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page. Introduction For perhaps hundreds of years, the masses of Christendom and its leaders have lauded religious diversity. Most of us have been present where prayers of thanksgiving were offered for the multiplicity…

The Necessity of Truth in Doctrine

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction No epistle in the New Testament begins more abruptly than the Galatian letter. No epistle is more frankly and plain-spokenly launched on its major course than the Galatian letter. No brethren in the…

Simple New Testament Christianity

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] The only thing that Jesus ever promised to build was His church (Mat. 16:18). It was of such exceeding worth to Him that He paid the ultimate price of His own…

Are You Tired?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Many people live through each day in a state of physical tiredness due to insufficient rest, over-exertion, illness, anxiety, or other factors. There is another sort of tiredness that we all experience,…

A 20th Century Parable

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Behold, three prominent denominations of a certain city determined to conduct “union” services for three weeks during the summer months on Sunday evenings. Now a “union” service is ”a service in…

Acappella and the Acappella Vocal Band

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] The musical group, “Acappella” and its corollary, the “Acappella Vocal Band,” have become extremely popular among brethren (especially “youth directors” and young people) in recent years. What is the origin of these…

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 12

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] When Christians who love the Truth find themselves in a congregation in which the authority of God’s Truth is mocked by liberalism and apostasy, they sometimes find it hard to break free….

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 5

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The mandate of the Lord to those who are in organizations that oppose the Lord is clear: “Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her…

Did We Understand Mr. Money?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Dr. Royce Money, President of Abilene Christian University, delivered a speech at the annual ACU Lectureship, February 21,1993. Numerous reviews of and responses to it have since appeared. Reportedly, all of the…

Symptoms and Causes

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] The best doctors are those who, where possible, can diagnose the cause of an illness accurately and give proper medication or treatment for it, rather than merely treating the symptoms. Our…