Is Anybody Going to Hell?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Anybody who thinks we are not living in an age of super tolerance just hasn’t been keeping up. The philosophies and reasonings of men have convinced most of the world that…

How to Handle the Gospel

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Paul told Timothy to “handle aright the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). This passage also tells us that God’s approval depends upon our handling the Gospel properly. What does this…

The Word “Christian”

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Love, faith, grace, pastor, and baptism are examples of Biblical words that are habitual-ly (and grossly) abused and misused. Christian is another such word. In the New Testament it is always…

Josiah, the Royal Restorer

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction Josiah was the sixteenth king of Judah after the division of the United Kingdom of Israel. He is one of the more remarkable kings of Judah from several perspectives: His reign began at…

A Critical Review of “Illusions of Innocence”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction             The following quotations tell the reader all he needs to know about the theological agenda of the book under review: To confine themselves to Bible words without explanation would be to…

Reviewing Some Fundamental Principles

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The church as God planned it and as Christ built it is revealed in only one place: the New Testament. It is a Divine institution. It was no mere man—not even an…

A Study of the Necessity of Careful Obedience to the Word of God

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction From almost the first page of the Bible, and certainly to the last, God’s Word sets before us the necessity of obedience to God. This is so much so that we can…

A Response to Fellowship Compromises in the Church of Christ1

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Satan and all of his minions outside the church have always opposed it. He did his best to prevent the Lord from establishing the church in the first place. Although he was…

“Woe Is unto Me if I Preach Not the Gospel”—1 Cor. 9:16–17

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The term woe is found numerous times in both Testaments. It is a favorite expression of the prophets to announce God’s judgment upon nations, cities, or individuals. Our Lord frequently used it…

“Take Heed to the Ministry….”

Introduction Paul wrote the exhortation contained in the title above to Archippus, a member of the Colossian Congregation. Ministry is from a cognate of the Greek word from which translators gave us deacon. It simply means a servant or minister, which term the New Testament…