Views: 273[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction One of the unmistakable lessons of history is the tendency of men to engage in extremes of thought and practice.1 This fact is no more clearly demonstrated than in the field…
Views: 125[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Brethren have some very unusual ideas about attending the assemblies of the saints. Many years ago, a member of the church where I preached at the time told me if I…
Views: 124[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. And he said unto the…
Views: 176[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction Acceptable worship must be God-centered, rather than man-centered. For failure to understand or remember this fact, many are introducing strange practices into worship assemblies because these things please and excite…
Views: 109[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction I believe that those of us who publicly preach and teach may have neglected the subject of the Lord’s Supper. Perhaps we have assumed that every Christian already understands this…
Views: 96[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction Paul wrote of Jesus: “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” (Col. 2:9). Yet, this same Paul also wrote: “For there is one God, one mediator…
Views: 94[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction The Associated Press began a news story a few years ago as follows: The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday [March 1, 2005] that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who…
Views: 91[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction In Mark 16:16 Jesus made one of the most explicit statements in the New Testament concerning baptism: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall…
Views: 101[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Recently I attempted to help a friend and fellow-Christian who was involved in a discussion with a co-worker concerning the question, “Can a child of God fall from grace?” or “Can…
Views: 99[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Habits can become so strong that they may lead us to do or say things without thinking about them. This can even happen to us relative to worship. We may…
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