“Prophesy Ye Not…”—Micah 1:6

Views: 127[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction             The first verse of Micah’s book is ripe with several important details. The name Micah means “Who is like Jehovah?” and is an abbreviated form of Michaiah, the name of…

“Not Forsaking the Assembly…”

Views: 125[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Brethren have some very unusual ideas about attending the assemblies of the saints. Many years ago, a member of the church where I preached at the time told me if I…

Annihilationism—A Spiritually Fatal Innovation

Views: 108[Note:This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Hell has fallen on hard times. The most frequent reference to it nowadays is as a term of cursing, swearing, or intensification of expression. Others use it in a weak attempt at…

Who or What Is “the Man of Sin?”—2 Thessalonians 2:3–4

Views: 87[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Second Thessalonians 2:3–4 reads as follows from the ASV: Let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the…

Shall We Surrender the Scriptural Purpose of Baptism?

Views: 96[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] The subject of the one age-lasting baptism (Eph. 4:5; Mat. 28:19–20) has stirred discussion and controversy for centuries. Men have hotly contested various facets of the subject in countless conversations and…

Politics and Religion—Liberals Will be Liberals

Views: 74[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Railroad tracks run parallel to each other, as do numerous other things (e.g., lines on a music staff, window blinds, prison bars, et al.). Such items are not only aligned;…

Lest We Forget…

Views: 65[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction The news media gave wall-to-wall coverage to the illness and death (April 2, 2005) of John Paul II, the Roman Catholic Pontiff. I do not recall hearing anything, whether from…

Intentional Ignorance

Views: 104[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] It would be difficult to exaggerate the cursed consequences of ignorance. Various prophets explicitly blamed the downfall of God’s Old Testament people on their ignorance of God and His Law. God’s…

Forsaking the Assembly— a Grievous, Age-Old Spiritual Malady

Views: 79[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] It is obvious that many—some who have been in the church for decades—are merely playing at the job of being Christians. One tell-tale sign is their sloppy attendance habits—or none at…

Elders—Their Crucial Role

Views: 96[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] When the Lord Jesus returned to the Father, He first entrusted the church to the apostles (Mat. 16:18–19; John 14:16–18), who had the responsibility of receiving the revealed Word (John 16:13)…