Humanism—Enemy Number One

Views: 150[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction I am a threat that is even more sinister and dangerous to mankind than political terrorism. The grave danger I pose lies partly in the fact that most people do not recognize…

Introduction to the Song of Solomon

Views: 84[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The Song of Solomon1 is a book of never-ending curiosity, comment, and controversy. McClintock and Strong observed: “No book of the Old Testament has been the subject of more varied criticism,…

Biblical Principles and Moral Decisions

Views: 67[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Confronting temptations to “cross the line” that separates moral from immoral behavior is as old as Adam and Eve. Temptation may involve money, deceit, pride, sex, power, or other elements. For those…

Flawed Principles for Making Moral Decisions

Views: 84[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Making moral decisions has to do with confronting day-by-day temptations and behavior options. Everyone operates by some set of “moral standards” that determine his/her behavior, even if they are immoral….

Scriptural Pragmatism

Views: 98[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Our English word pragmatic generally connotes that which is practical, that which “gets the job done,” sometimes to the exclusion of reasonable or artistic considerations. When I was a youngster…

Fornication and Adultery—Moral Issues We Face

Views: 33[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction In the beginning God created mankind, made them “male and female,” and commanded them to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Gen. 1:27–28)1. God further inspired Moses to state…

Christ Confronted Error About Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage

Views: 9[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction To shallow Bible students, calling Jesus Christ “the great controversialist” might appear misguided, if not blasphemous. They would propose, contrariwise, that He is the source of peace, rather than of conflict,…