“Come Forth, My People”—No. 5

Views: 61[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The mandate of the Lord to those who are in organizations that oppose the Lord is clear: “Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with…

One More Vicious Attack On “Conservatives”

Views: 97[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction The extreme to which some liberals in the church are willing to go in an attempt to discredit those who reject their agenda was demonstrated at the 1991 annual lectureship at…

The “Open-Ended” Approach

Views: 87[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] It has become popular to take an “open-ended” approach to the Truth and the church. This has been the denominational approach to Scripture increasingly in direct proportion to the influence…

Digression and Division

Views: 94[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Division in all the churches of Christ cannot come at once. There is no human head to order such simultaneous action. More than a century ago, those who were determined…

Higher Secular Education— What Should You Expect Your Child to be Taught?

Views: 717[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The general election of November 2008 was historic: The first black president of the United States was elected. However, his convictions far outweigh his race in making this election historically significant….

Noah, the “Legalist” 

Views: 123[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] When theological liberals want to cast the strongest possible aspersion on those who still believe God said what He means and means what He says in the Bible, they call…

What Is a “Legalist”?

Views: 102[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.]              Many professed believers chafe at the restraints of Divine Law, as set forth in the New Testament. Those who thus pride themselves on being “broadminded” (i.e., “liberal”) often…

What Is the Restoration Principle, And Is It Scriptural?

Views: 92[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Our title is composed of two questions. The first of these seeks definition of the “restoration principle.” Permit me to illustrate this definition by means of an automobile “allegory.” Automobiles have…

To Remain Faithful to Christ, a Christian Must Keep Informed About Church History, Current Events in the Church Universal, and World Events Impacting the Church

Views: 482[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Seven hundred fifty years before Jesus’ birth, Hosea, on behalf of God, denounced Israel’s ignorance and its consequence: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge,…

Joshua, the Conqueror of Canaan

Views: 105[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The only reason Joshua was not the greatest man of his time is because he was contemporary with Moses. None would question that he and Moses were the two principal characters…