The “New Hermeneutics”

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Hermeneutics is a word created from the name of Hermes, a god of Greek mythology, who served as interpreter for the other gods, especially Jupiter. Thus, hermeneutics refers to the science of…

Our “Musty” Bible

[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.]            Short words are often “long” in their meaning (e.g., if, no, why? yes, et al.). Must is such a word. Jesus said, “We must work the works of him that…

What About Worship?

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.]  Christian worship involves reverent acts of homage paid to God and/ or Jesus Christ. While the Old Testament is the inspired revelation of God, its authority perished with the death of…

The Blending of Fear and Love

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Is God a being of wrath to be feared or is he a benevolent person to be loved? What is the proper response of man to Jehovah: fear or love? Or is…

The Gospel of Christ Is Unchanged and Unchanging

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The cry for change was the main theme of William Jefferson Clinton and a press biased toward him in the 1992 presidential campaign. This cry was what swept him into office more…

Shall We Worship in Truth or by Tradition?

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit:…

Hagar: The Bondwoman Who Was Cast Out—Lavonne J. McClish

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction And the child grew and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had…

Alleged Contradictions and Problems in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Even inspired men have acknowledged that some passages of Scripture are “hard to be understood” (2 Pet. 3:16).1 Peter warned in this same verse that “the ignorant and unstedfast wrest” such passages…

“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…