Spiritual Subversives

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–2 page.]             [Prefatory Note: As indicated in the publication note at the end of the article below, I wrote it in 1973, almost exactly 50 years before the time of this writing. In…

Should Christians Oppose Evil?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–2 page.]             Many have come dangerously close to adopting a fatal attitude toward evil practices. I am speaking of the attitude that reasons, “It will do no good to oppose evil; people are…

God and Good Will Triumph

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The Revelation was given to John to restore hope and strengthen resolve in the beleaguered and harassed saints at the close of the first century.  The message of that grand book is…

Excursus on the Power of Darkness in Colossians

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction One of the most striking inspired descriptions of man’s redemption is found in Colossians 1:12–14: Giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the…

Lessons From Micaiah, the Unheralded Prophet

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Just as there are several men named “James” in the New Testament, there are several Old Testament characters named “Micaiah.” Although at least eight persons (including one woman) have this name, the…

On Seeds and Harvests

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] A bountiful, but bitter harvest of dishonor, immorality, profanity, drug and drink addiction, and blatant secularism have become commonplace in our beautiful USA. These behavior patterns extend from the powerless poor to…

Sowing and Reaping

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] A bountiful, but bitter harvest of dishonor, immorality, profanity, drug and drink addiction and uncaring secularism have become commonplace in our beautiful America. They extend from the powerless and poor through…

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 3

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] God’s faithful people of the first century were strongly warned concerning the impending destruction of “Babylon”: Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and…

The Great Final Victory

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Just as our individual struggles and triumphs over evil will not be accomplished by carnal forces or conflicts, neither will the overwhelming victory of Christ. Jesus said, “My kingdom is not…