Scriptural “Red Flags” No. 1

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] The exhortation, Be not deceived, appears several times in the New Testament. Each occurrence prefaces some special danger and should serve as a “red flag” of warning. Accordingly, we will be…

Not Heard at the Judgment

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The Bible teaches that there will be a great Day of Judgment when Jesus Christ returns and that He will be the Judge on that Great Day: But when the Son…

Judaism Restored?

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] One of the strangest facets of the dispensational premillennial system of theology includes a restoration of the authority of the law of Moses. According to this system: After the alleged 7-year…

What About Armageddon?

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] The principal publication of the Jehovah’s Witness cult is Awake. In 1968 it boldly set a new date for the “Battle of Armageddon,” which allegedly will both bring an end to…

Brief Surveys of Some New Testament Epistles

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The following brief introductions to and surveys of 2 Corinthians–Colossians are part of the book, A Bible Handbook—Authored by Preachers in the Churches of Christ, edited by Jerry Moffitt. Bible students will…

Micaiah —Lessons from a Little–Known Prophet

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction We call the twelve authors of the short prophetic books “minor prophets.” In actuality there are no minor prophets among those who have been faithful to God. Not all of God’s…

Christ Ascends and the Disciples Wait—Acts 1:1–26

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The book of Acts is a transitional book between the Gospel accounts and the remainder of the New Testament. The first chapter of Acts is likewise a transitional chapter in several respects:…

Judgment Day Surprises

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] One of the recurring themes of the New Testament is that of the final accounting that all men must make before their Creator—The Day of Judgment. Jesus described it in some…

The Church Was Not an “Afterthought”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.]   Many anti-Scriptural concepts of the church exist (e.g., denominationalism, that one can serve Jesus apart from His church [i.e., Jesus, yes—the church, no], that the church’s principal work is to supply the…

The Church—Purposed of God

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Long Articles page.] Introduction Is the church Jesus promised to build a “new kid on the block” in God’s eternal purpose? When Jesus announced to the apostles, “I will build my church” (Mat. 16:18), was…