[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] There has been much discussion among us in recent years about “church growth” and especially about why the church is not growing as rapidly as it did prior to the 1970s….
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Does God operate a theological cafeteria? Are all of the world’s religions (e.g., Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, et al.) on His “steam table”? Is Christianity on the menu as merely one…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Liberalism and disdain for the authority of the New Testament continue to infect brethren, and apostasy, the natural consequence of such, likewise continues to increase. A leading symptom of this phenomenon…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Solomon long ago had some words of wisdom for all of those who think change for the sake of change is as necessary as breathing: “My son, fear thou Jehovah and…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] There was never a more devilish doctrine than that doctrinal purity is unimportant. None can read the New Testament with an unbiased eye and keep from seeing this emphasis. It begins…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction On March 3, 2010, I delivered a lecture on the closing night of the Spring, Texas, Contending for the Faith Lectureship. The lectureship was devoted to reviewing books (in one case, a…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction To the Corinthians Paul wrote: “For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction More than any other group of men, whether considered on a congregational basis or in the church as a whole, elders are in a position to promote and preserve the pure faith…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The time was about 1500 B.C. The chilling words of warning from Jehovah to Israel through Moses were these: But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the…
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction When compared to the Corinthian epistles or to the respective letters to the Galatians, Timothy, or Titus, the letter to the Philippians is written in mild terms. The reason for this is…
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