The “Sloppy Syndrome”
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] I preached in a Gospel meeting a few years ago where I had not been before. I was told in advance by the preacher that the brethren were “laid back” in…
Category: Serving
“For the Truth’s Sake”
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The title above appears in 2 John 2: “for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever” John addressed this brief letter to one whom…
A “Head-Only” Religion
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The other day I asked a lady where she went to church. She told me and then explained, “I am not a ‘practicing _______.’” Then, pointing to her head, she continued, “I’m a…
A Handicapped Body
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Sympathetic hearts are instantly and deeply stirred at the sight of a handicapped person. The real root of such sympathy is knowing that he is handicapped. While it is tragic enough…
The Blending of Fear and Love
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Is God a being of wrath to be feared or is he a benevolent person to be loved? What is the proper response of man to Jehovah: fear or love? Or is…
“No Man Is Common”
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In the house of the Gentile, Cornelius, the apostle Peter arrived at a dramatic conclusion for a biased Jew: “God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he…
Joshua, the Conqueror of Canaan
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The only reason Joshua was not the greatest man of his time is because he was contemporary with Moses. None would question that he and Moses were the two principal characters of…
Alleged Contradictions and Problems in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Even inspired men have acknowledged that some passages of Scripture are “hard to be understood” (2 Pet. 3:16).1 Peter warned in this same verse that “the ignorant and unstedfast wrest” such passages…
When Your Husband Is Not a Christian—Lavonne James McClish.
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Paul commended Phoebe (Rom. 16:1–2), who was a succorer of many, including himself. We read nothing about her husband. If she had a husband, he was apparently not a Christian, or perhaps…
The Shelter of Hell
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction Those who faithfully preach and teach the Word must include the subject of Hell. Just as Jesus did (Mat. 10:28), we warn people about Hell and its torments. We tell all…
