[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Galatians 2:11–21 is a thought bridge. It is obvious from chapter 1:1–2:10 that two factors were at work among the churches of the region: Paul’s apostolic credentials and authority had come under…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Vain is capable of two distinct meanings, depending upon context. When used in reference to a person, vainrefers to a conceited, narcissistic, arrogant, or proud attitude. Vain action, however, is…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Many years ago (when I was a very young preacher) I believed that unless one specifically named every sin he committed and specifically asked forgiveness of each one, as he became aware of…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] By far, the most enduring symbol of the religion of Jesus Christ is the cross. It so represented Jesus’ life, work, and death that the apostle Paul said it was the only thing…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The 112thPsalm begins as follows: “Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.” This blessing upon the God-fearer is one of dozens of Biblical statements…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] We Are Made in God’s Image (Gen. 1:26–27). This fact is true of every human being, regardless of how low he may have sunk. God has not only given us physical life (first…
[Note: This MS is available inlarger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Election is the immutable purpose of God, by which before the foundations of the earth were laid, He chose out of the whole human race—fallen by their own fault from their primeval integrity into…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Four Old Testament prophets are called “major prophets,” or as some style them, “the four greater prophets:”1 Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, and Ezekiel. The lives of the last three overlap each other somewhat, but the work of all…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Is the New Testament merely a collection of “love letters” containing nothing more than polite suggestions of behavior? None can deny that this portion of the Bible reveals the incomparable (and all but incomprehensible)…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The affirmation of my title is offensive to many theologians and pulpiteers. Those offended often hurl the legalist epithet at the affirmers. “No,” they say, “We are not under law, but…
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