What Are We Teaching Our Children?

Views: 75[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page. All conscientious Christian parents have a keen sense of their responsibility concerning the spiritual training of their children. Bible classes in conjunction with the regular assembly periods of the church are…

Legalism, Law, and Love

Views: 92[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Is obedience to Christ optional or unnecessary? Are belief in and love of Christ the only things required of sinners to be saved? Some (the we-are-not-under-law-but-under-grace crowd) would have it…

“Prove…the Sincerity of Your Love”— Lavonne James McClish

Views: 97[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Sometimes faithful Christians needlessly bear a load of guilt because, while they know they are supposed to love their enemies (Luke 6:35), they do not feel a sentimental affection for…

The “Purpose-Driven” Church Paradigm

Views: 128[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Churches should have goals and aims. In this sense every congregation of the Lord’s people should be driven by purpose rather than stumbling along haphazardly. However, purpose-driven has taken on…

“They Made Light of It”

Views: 64[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] In a parable, Jesus depicted a king who made a feast for his son. When the servants went out with the invitation, the ones invited “made light of it” (Mat….

The Heart or the Head?

Views: 80[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page. Heart in our title refers to feelings, (e.g., joy, sorrow, fear, anger, hate, love, et al.). Head refers to reasoned conclusions based on evidence. Thou shalt love the Lord thy…

The Gospel and Subjectivism

Views: 71[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Our times are characterized by religious convictions based solely upon feelings and experiences. This phenomenon has always been a trademark of Pentecostalism, but it now infects and affects all of…

Sounds Like Some of Us

Views: 74[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi, wrote a book titled, Who Needs God? According to reviewer, Don Feder, (a syndicated columnist) in Kushner’s view of deity and religion, “absolutely no one.”…

People Are Impressed  

Views: 89[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Some people are so self-conscious about what others think about them as to be unbalanced. They slink around, afraid to speak or act, for fear that someone will criticize them. They…

“Put Things Right”

Views: 136[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] NASA launched Voyager Spacecrafts 1 and 2 in 1977. They continue to make space exploration history on several counts. After sending back stunning pictures of Saturn (1980), Uranus (1986), and Neptune…