“Is That All There Is?”

Views: 70[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wrote a song thus titled, and Peggy Lee made a hit recording of it in 1969. Its lyrics somewhat reflected the cynicism and cultural breakdown…

“I Commend unto You Phoebe”

Views: 79[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Paul wrote to the Roman brethren: “I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, . . . that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints…” (Rom. 16:1–2). I…

Do Numbers Equal Strength?  

Views: 76[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] “Yes” and “No.” The Bible urges Christians to grow and mature in the faith and to thereby become strong (Eph. 6:10, et al.). What God desires for His individual saints,…

Denominationalism or the Church?

Views: 65[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Thoughtful Bible students realize that denominational “churchianity” bears no resemblance to New Testament Christianity. It is not only fundamentally undenominational; it is anti-denominational. Men have so long lived with the…

Be Watchful and Resist

Views: 86[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The New Testament frequently urges vigilance toward things that would spiritually hinder us. One of the clearest of these warnings is from Peter: Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the…

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…

An Inspired Warning to “Change Agents”

Views: 81[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Solomon long ago had some words of wisdom for all of those who think change for the sake of change is as necessary as breathing: “My son, fear thou Jehovah…

All That Matters

Views: 84[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] In Jesus’ incomparable Sermon on the Mount, He said: Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will…

A Plea for Doctrinal Purity

Views: 80[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] There was never a more devilish doctrine than that doctrinal purity is unimportant. None can read the New Testament with an unbiased eye and keep from seeing this emphasis. It…

Higher “Christian” Education—What Should You Expect Your Child To Be Taught?

Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction In his helpful, but obsolete book on the history of “Christian Colleges” (1836–1949), the late M. Norvel Young astutely observed: Two fundamental dangers recognized by students of the Christian college movement…