The Great Invitation of Christ

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]             The entire Gospel message is one great invitation to men to return to God through Christ. However, the classic summary of this Heavenly invitation is in Jesus’ Words of Matthew…

The Work of the Church

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.]             Careless human opinions have greatly clouded the purpose for which Jesus came to earth. It has been urged that He came to establish a new theocracy on earth over which He…

Christian Certainties — No. 6

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.]             Life has many uncertainties. A person who seems strong and healthy one day may drop dead the next. Someone on whom we were depending may disappoint us; a trusted friend…

Christian Certainties — No. 5

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.]             In a world that is constantly being bombarded with doubt and despair, there is a desperate need for some things that are solid and certain. More than anyone else in the…

Christian Certainties — No. 4

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]             Despite the negative, skeptical philosophies that seem to control the minds of most of mankind, there are yet some matters that are certain and sure. Puny man will never overthrow the…

Shall We Participate in “Promise Keepers”?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction1 Perhaps the best way to get this subject before us is to examine the seven promises— the creed—to which those who are members of Promise Keepers must commit themselves: A Promise Keeper…

Jesus Describes the Christian Life

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Jesus is the great pattern for every man’s life, according to scripture: “And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross…

Intellectual Snobbery

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The not-so-well-educated should not despise the well-educated, nor should the latter despise the former. Yet, so often those who obtain advanced degrees leave behind all the humility they may have once…

“Kingdom” In Matthew 13:41

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Jesus said, “The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity.” To what does…

What About the Bible?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] Poets and orators are sometimes said to be “inspired” when they produce a masterpiece. A sermon may have been “inspiring” to those who heard. But the inspiration claimed for the Bible is…