Whence Our Strength?

Views: 1[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] Three times in Paul’s great passage on the Christian “soldier” (Eph. 6:10–17) he tells us the source of all spiritual strength. We are to be “strong in the Lord and…

Thoughts on Truth

Views: 1[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth” (John 18:38)? Many today echo his question. Many have been persuaded to believe there are no absolutes, but that all principles and values…

Thoughts on the Gospel

Views: 0[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] Gospel occurs 97 times in the New Testament. The Gospel (and the salvation it provides, Rom. 1:16) is the New Testament’s theme. What does it tell us about the Gospel? The…

Thoughts on the “Rapture”

Views: 2[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] A bumper sticker reads: “In case of the Rapture, this car will be driverless.” The Rapture in the foregoing statement refers to an event that will allegedly occur at the…

“They…Believe a Lie”

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] For generations, millions of otherwise rational beings, claiming to be disciples of Jesus, have mouthed the slogan: “It makes no difference what you believe, as long as you are sincere…

“The Way of Cain”

Views: 8[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] In his brief New Testament letter, Jude wrote of “the way of Cain” (v. 11). Genesis 4 tells us that Cain was the first human being to be born of…

The Scandal of the Church

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] In worship, organization, work, and other features, the faithful churches of Christ in the first century and in the twenty-first century are identical. This is that for which those who…

The Perfect Role Model

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Either consciously or unconsciously, everyone has one or more role models whom he seeks to imitate. Jesus Christ alone has the right to be such because He lived a flawless…

The Need for Vigilance

Views: 1[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] While guarding against over-suspicion, we must also guard against its opposite extreme. Many problems that beset the church may be traced to this root. If some brethren are hyper-suspicious, perhaps…

The Land Promise

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] One of the pillars on which every variety of premillennialism rests involves the “land promise.” God first promised the land of Canaan to Abram and his descendants and then repeated…