Reject, But Don’t Deny #2

Views: 84[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] It is a sad fact that the majority of humankind in every generation rejects God by rejecting His Word. Such was all but universal in the wicked age of Noah;…

Reject, But Don’t Deny—#1

Views: 82[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] God has never forced anyone to obey Him. Likewise, Jesus Christ, His Son, never coerced anyone to serve Him. Rather, He invites men to follow Him: “Come unto me…” (Mat. 11:28)….

On Penknives and the Bible—No. 1

Views: 68[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]             The sixth-century BC king of Judah, Jehoiakim, rebelled against the righteousness of his father, Josiah, and consequently against God. Jeremiah prophesied the captivity in Babylon God would soon visit…

Arguing With Jesus—#3

Views: 125[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Did Jesus “argue” with Himself in some of His statements? Did Paul, Peter, and John, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, contradict some of the things Jesus taught? Did…

Arguing With Jesus—#2

Views: 156[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] As strange as it seems, some who profess belief in Jesus Christ “argue” with Him by their doctrines. Their doctrines also contradict the Lord’s apostles and other inspired men (which…

Sowing and Reaping

Views: 85[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…

While I Still Can…

Views: 109[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Atheism, Humanism, and Secularism now control many of the levers of power in our nation. Law-making judges are ever driving God and the Bible from our public institutions. Marxist-inspired “political correctness” has cast…

The Difference Between the Lord’s Church  and the Religions of Men

Views: 102[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Let us begin by defining some of the terms in this chapter’s title: The Lord’s church: By the Lord, I refer to the Lord Jesus Christ, Whom God the Father acknowledged…

Soldiers of Christ and Their Warfare—Ephesians 6:10–13

Views: 60[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Ephesians is one of four letters Paul wrote from Rome in about 62 A.D. while he was appealing his case to Caesar. In describing this period of incarceration, Luke reported that…

Shall We Participate in “Promise Keepers”?

Views: 222[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction 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…