On Bidding God Speed—No. 2

Views: 56[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]           The apostle John clearly warned about complicity with false teachers: “For he that biddeth him God speed is a partaker of his evil deeds” (2 John 9). This includes…

“Vacation Bible School” Reinvented

Views: 70[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] For several years some have been imitating the denominations in such things as parking lot sales and car washes to fund their programs. A growing number of congregations have become deeply…

Commentary on and Review of K.C. Moser’s The Way of Salvation and The Gist of Romans

Views: 230[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction This chapter reviews two books, rather than one book, both by the late K.C. Moser: The Way of Salvation and The Gist of Romans). The rationale for this dual review is…

Some Thoughts on Liberalism

Views: 68[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] What is it? In asking this question, I am not so much concerned with the technical definition of liberalism as with its practical demonstration. Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary gives the following…

Is Religious Unity Possible? 

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Most men say, “No.” The New Testament says, “Yes.” God’s Word not only teaches the possibility of religious unity among those who have faith in Christ, it teaches the necessity of unity….

Acappella and the Acappella Vocal Band

Views: 139[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] The musical group, “Acappella” and its corollary, the “Acappella Vocal Band,” have become extremely popular among brethren (especially “youth directors” and young people) in recent years. What is the origin of…

“Come Forth, My People”—No.  13

Views: 85[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] “This church has many problems in doctrine and practice, but so did the Corinthian church and Paul still called it a ‘church of God.’” Liberals have so often made this justification…

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 12

Views: 69[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] When Christians who love the Truth find themselves in a congregation in which the authority of God’s Truth is mocked by liberalism and apostasy, they sometimes find it hard to break…

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 11

Views: 67[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Saints who want to be loyal to the Truth often find themselves in a congregation nowadays that no longer is. When urged to leave and find a faithful church, they may…

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 10

Views: 67[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Some good brethren have become aware that their congregation, though once strong for the Truth, now practices the errors it once opposed and vice versa. However, brethren sometimes offer the following…