On the Impartation of Spiritual Gifts

Visits: 29[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–1 page. In 1 Corinthians 12:8–10, Paul listed nine miraculous “manifestations” of the Spirit. These gifts were scattered among various members, with some apparently receiving no gift at all (vv. 28–30). Since possession…

Millennialism and the Church

Visits: 41[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction By millennialism I refer to Premillennialism which pervades the vast majority of Protestant churches, including the old “mainline” denominations, independent groups, the various Pentecostal sects, and the newer “community” churches….

What About the Old Testament?—No. 6

Visits: 23[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-3 page.]             If people who have lived since the crucifixion of Christ are no longer under the Law of Moses (Cor. 2:14; Heb. 9:15–17, etc.), what profit is there in its continued…

The Church—No. 1 (Its Beginning)

Visits: 34[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.]             The church of the Bible had its origin long before it was established. Its origin was in the eternal purpose of God (Eph. 3:10–11). From the earliest moment in God’s…

The Deity of Jesus Christ—No. 2

Visits: 33[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.]             “Why is the Deity of Christ important?” one may ask. “Isn’t the Sermon on the Mount just as powerful and beautiful, even if He wasn’t the Son of God?” That…

Seven Worders of the Word

Visits: 31[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.]             Just as historians have long recognized man’s great achievements of architecture and engineering as the “seven worders of the world,” discerning men through the ages have recognized that the Bible…

 Notes on the Pentateuch—No. 2 (The Book of Exodus)

Visits: 30[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             The theme of the second book of the Bible and the source from which it draws its name is in Exodus 19:1: “In the third month after the children of…

Israel’s Doom Declared—Isaiah 9:8–10:34—Andy McClish

Visits: 35[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction It is not unreasonable to characterize the book of Isaiah as one of the most significant prophetic works in the Word of God. Its Messianic thrust and its prominence within God’s…

“What Then Is the Law?”

Visits: 32[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] In the context of convincing the Galatian Christians that the Law of Moses was inferior to the Law/Gospel of Christ, Paul anticipated the foregoing question of our title (Gal. 3:19). Much…