“Liberalism” and “Anti-ism”—Two Erroneous Extremes

Views: 279[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction History reveals that men are susceptible to extremes in almost every arena of thought and behavior. This is no more clearly demonstrable than in the field of religion. A classic illustration…

First or Twenty-first?

Views: 165[Note: This MS is available ilarger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Jesus promised to build His church, which He identified as his spiritual kingdom (Mat. 16:18–19; John 18:36). Gabriel told Mary that Jesus, the Son she would conceive of the Holy Spirit, would…

Not or Now?

Views: 114[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Changing a single letter of a word can create a statement that directly contradicts the writer’s intended expression. To misspell not as now well illustrates this fact. It is bad enough to unwittingly make…

Preaching on Church History

Views: 145[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] The older I get and the more I observe what some brethren are doing and saying, the more convinced I become that the Lord’s people do not know much about church history….

Religious “Dinos”

Views: 130[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] Acronyms have long been popular, especially in government and politics. Two of these in current use relate to the major political parties. Members of the Republican Party who vote for liberal policies are…

Now or Not?

Views: 4[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] A pesky stumblingblock to proofreaders is catching the “correct error”—the word that is spelled correctly, but is the wrong word. Failure to note these flaws can result in everything from nonsense to saying the…

Matthew 15—A Commentary

Views: 7[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The events described in the beginning of Matthew 15 took place in Galilee, where Jesus was attracting throngs of people by His mighty words and deeds. News of His miracles had…

Denominational Attitudes and Tactics Among Brethren

Views: 107[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Back in 1962, most of the erroneous religious principles I addressed in my preaching and writing were apparent in the denominational world. Now, along with many other Gospel preachers, I find…

The Purpose of Worship

Views: 104[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction The worship of God is at once an exalted privilege and an awesome responsibility. A failure to grasp this has cost many much. Cain substituted his way for God’s way, leading…

Worship—A Serious Matter

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.] The worship of Almighty God is both an exalted privilege and an awesome duty. Failing this realization has cost many much (e.g., Cain, Nadab, Abihu, King Saul, et al.). Jesus rejected…