Elders and the Unruly

Views: 101[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] There are three key passages of Scripture that place the responsibility of local church discipline upon the elders. In Acts 20:28–31 Paul tells elders to take heed to the flock,…

The Value of Woman and How God Has Used Her in the Past

Views: 2[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction From the beginning of humanity God has placed a great value upon woman. He made her originally to be the “help meet [suitable, fitting]” for man (Gen. 2:18–25). Her appearance was…

Symptoms and Causes

Views: 75[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] The best doctors are those who, where possible, can diagnose the cause of an illness accurately and give proper medication or treatment for it, rather than merely treating the symptoms….

The Pattern for Our Life

Views: 69[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.]         Luke tells us more about the first 30 years of Jesus’ earthly life than the other three who wrote about His life. Even with what Luke tells us we still…

Respecting Authority— A Basic Principle

Views: 85[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] In every system there is a basic nucleus that determines the spirit and operation of the whole. In God’s plan for man, the basic principle is respect for and obedience…

Sin: No Laughing Matter

Views: 88[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Our world thinks sin is hilarious. The formerly suggestive lines and scenes in movies and TV have given way to the explicit. The dirty joke and four-letter vocabulary are sources…

The Mission of God’s People

Views: 85[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] In speaking of “mission” we refer to more than activities in which we might legitimately engage. We refer to the purpose and aim of one’s activities. Upon what principal point…

The Only Adequate Cause

Views: 2[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2   page.] We live in a cause-effect universe—every effect must have a cause, yea, an adequate or sufficient cause, to explain it. A wristwatch implies a watchmaker. A house implies a designer…

The Greatest Commission

Views: 71[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.]          God has given some great charges to various men through the ages.  He commissioned Noah to build the ark and Moses to lead Israel out of Egyptian bondage.          One…

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…