Doctrine and Unity

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Romans 16:17 speaks concerning doctrine and unity: Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and…

Denominationalism or the Church?

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Thoughtful Bible students realize that denominational “churchianity” bears no resemblance to New Testament Christianity. It is not only fundamentally undenominational; it is anti-denominational. Men have so long lived with the abnormality…

Be Watchful and Resist

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The New Testament frequently urges vigilance toward things that would spiritually hinder us. One of the clearest of these warnings is from Peter: Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil,…

A Plea for Doctrinal Purity

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] There was never a more devilish doctrine than that doctrinal purity is unimportant. None can read the New Testament with an unbiased eye and keep from seeing this emphasis. It begins…

“Relationship, Not Religion”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] Some time ago a denomination in Dallas, Texas, advertised its aim as “relationship, not religion.” When I read it, I thought, “At last, truth in advertising!” Actually, most of the religious groups…

Baptism and Jesus’ Blood

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Those who teach and practice the New Testament doctrine concerning baptism in God’s plan of salvation have been accused of teaching “water salvation.” Acts 22:16 may elicit this accusation more often…

What is Appropriate in Preaching?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction To the Corinthians Paul wrote: “For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not…

The Responsibility of Elders and Deacons to Keep the “Unity of the Spirit”

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction More than any other group of men, whether considered on a congregational basis or in the church as a whole, elders are in a position to promote and preserve the pure faith…

The Man to Whom the Lord Will Not Reckon Sin

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The title of this chapter is taken from a declaration by Paul in Romans 4:6–8: Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,…

Realized Eschatology and Exposition of Daniel 12

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Some Preliminary Considerations To mutilate some lines from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43, “By how many names do we know thee? Let us count the names:” “Kingism,” “AD 70 Theology,” “Realized Eschatology,” “Preterism,” “Covenant Eschatology,”…