Implied Principles for Making Moral Decisions

Views: 87[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page Every time we encounter temptation to do that which would violate our moral scruples, we must make a decision to resist or yield. When thus tempted (whether by money, pride,…

Denominationalism

Views: 125[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–1  page.] Denominationalism refers to a “denominational or sectarian spirit or policy; the tendency to divide into denominations or sects” (Random House College Dictionary). In religion, the term refers to the multitude (some…

Some Wonders of Jesus’ Birth

Views: 97[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles  page.] The Biblical record of the birth of Jesus Christ notably omits the date of its occurrence and any record of a special observance of the occasion. Although centuries distant, it is…

A “Convenient” God

Views: 101[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]            Two or three generations ago the vast majority of Americans believed in the one true and living God, Whose existence the universe declares (Psa. 19:1–2) and Whose…

Which Jesus?

Views: 112[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.]              Modern folk—scholar, ruler, and commoner alike—who still profess to believe in God have nevertheless in many cases eschewed the fact that He created them. Contrariwise, denying God’s revelation of…

Ruled by Law or by Men?

Views: 184[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.] Only two kinds of civil government exist: The rule of law or the rule of men. When law prevails (assuming its nobility), all are treated equally because law is objective, and plays no…

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

Views: 289[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…

Religion by Majority

Views: 144[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] A Pew Poll of 35,000 Americans, released in June 2008, revealed some interesting statistics about religious beliefs. More than half (57%) of “evangelicals” (strong in their belief in the Bible and in…

Perils of the Soul

Views: 114[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Those who have experienced life-threatening situations understand the meaning of peril. None would be so foolish as to subject himself unnecessarily to such. Few ever consider the fact that spiritual perils are…

“Hell at Last!”

Views: 116[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] To believe in Heaven is to believe in Hell, just as the Bible, especially the New Testament, depicts both of them. Concerning the unrighteous and the righteous, respectively, at The Judgment,…