What Matters?
Views: 72[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] In His immortal Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;…
Category: God’s Authority
Reject, But Don’t Deny #2
Views: 85[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] It is a sad fact that the majority of humankind in every generation rejects God by rejecting His Word. Such was all but universal in the wicked age of Noah;…
When God Talks…
Views: 84[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] In the 1980s a brokerage firm aired a series of TV commercials, using the theme, “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” These ads effectively implied the authority of its sponsor…
“No Man Is Common”
Views: 77[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In the house of the Gentile, Cornelius, the apostle Peter arrived at a dramatic conclusion for a biased Jew: “God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation…
The Doctrine of Divorce—Ancient and Modern
Views: 105[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Carl Rowan, syndicated newspaper columnist, wrote an article appearing in the San Angelo [TX] Standard-Times edition of February 18, 1970, titled, “Divorce Increase Cause of Troubles.” In his article Rowan…
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…
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 Study of the Necessity of Careful Obedience to the Word of God
Views: 157[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction From almost the first page of the Bible, and certainly to the last, God’s Word sets before us the necessity of obedience to God. This is so much so that we…
A Study of the Captivity in the Major Prophets
Views: 101[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The captivity of God’s covenant people of the Old Testament is one of the saddest chapters of all history. Never was an obscure race of men so marvelously blessed of God,…
“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…
