A Critical Review of “Illusions of Innocence”

Views: 112[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction             The following quotations tell the reader all he needs to know about the theological agenda of the book under review: To confine themselves to Bible words without explanation would be…

False Theories versus the Truth on Inspiration

Views: 263[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Few subjects are more significant and far-reaching than the subject of the inspiration of the Bible. Rejection of the inspiration of the Bible equals rejection of the Bible because it claims…

Does the Bible Teach the Principle of Guilt by Association?

Views: 174[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Is it valid for voters to question candidates for the office of President of the United States about their close associates? In the 2008 presidential campaign this question came to the…

Alleged Contradictions and Problems in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Views: 112[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Even inspired men have acknowledged that some passages of Scripture are “hard to be understood” (2 Pet. 3:16).1 Peter warned in this same verse that “the ignorant and unstedfast wrest” such…

A Sudden and Curious Emphasis on Balance   

Views: 113[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Has anyone else besides me noticed a recent upsurge in the cry for “balance” in preaching and writing? Further, am I the only one who has noticed that this emphasis is…

A Response to Fellowship Compromises in the Church of Christ1

Views: 226[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Satan and all of his minions outside the church have always opposed it. He did his best to prevent the Lord from establishing the church in the first place. Although he…

“Take Heed to the Ministry….”

Views: 160Introduction Paul wrote the exhortation contained in the title above to Archippus, a member of the Colossian Congregation. Ministry is from a cognate of the Greek word from which translators gave us deacon. It simply means a servant or minister, which term the New…

“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…

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…

Will God Change His Mind?

Views: 95[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] God has “changed His mind” on occasion (e.g., Exo. 32:7–14; Num. 14:11–20). If God never “changes His mind” about anything Deism is justified, and many of our prayers are vain. Often…