All or None

Views: 98[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] In an article on OneNewsNow.com, Peter Heck reviewed recent statements by Rob Bell, identified with “the hipster emerging church movement.” Heck discussed Bell’s suggestion of universal salvation, which implies a…

Did Jesus Believe in Hell?

Views: 104[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Hell has fallen on “hard times.” It is rarely mentioned except in a context of cursing, swearing, or deprecation. Some claim to believe it exists but profess to know no…

Cart Before the Horse

Views: 74[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16), identified both the “horse” and the “cart” in regard to the respective obligations of all mankind: Thou shalt love the…

Cafeteria Theology

Views: 68[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Does God operate a theological cafeteria? Are all of the world’s religions (e.g., Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, et al.) on His “steam table”? Is Christianity on the menu as merely…

Anything to be Different

Views: 95[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Liberalism and disdain for the authority of the New Testament continue to infect brethren, and apostasy, the natural consequence of such, likewise continues to increase. A leading symptom of this…

“Relationship, Not Religion”

Views: 96[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…

Grace and Moser—”Misunderstood”?

Views: 123[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction             On March 3, 2010, I delivered a lecture on the closing night of the Spring, Texas, Contending for the Faith Lectureship. The lectureship was devoted to reviewing books (in one case,…

What is Appropriate in Preaching?

Views: 117[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…

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

Views: 248[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…

The Christian and Persecution

Views: 135[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Life is a testing ground, a time of probation. The tests, trials, temptations, and challenges come in many forms and from many sources. Some are easily recognized because they are so…