Disinherited Children

Views: 4[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Joan Crawford, the famous movie star of several decades back, left some of her children out of her will. She was not the first to do so, nor is she…

Avoiding New Fads

Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The worldly, fashion-mad nature of humankind has changed little through the centuries. Luke provides an interesting description of the philosophers whom Paul encountered at Mars Hill in ancient Athens: “Now all…

The “Easter” Season—from God or Man?

Views: 12[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] The “Easter” season, involves much more than “Easter Sunday.” It begins with… “Mardi Gras” (French for “Fat Tuesday,” also called “Shrove Tuesday”), referring to the day before the beginning of…

The Word of God Is Able and Profitable

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] From my earliest remembrance of the content of Gospel sermons, God-fearing men have exalted the inspired, written Word of God (the New Testament specifically) as the “road map” to Heaven. Mind…

Judgment Day Surprises

Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] One of the recurring themes of the New Testament is that of the final accounting that all men must make before their Creator—The Day of Judgment. Jesus described it in…

Scriptural Unity, or Shameful Union?

Views: 6[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Apostate brethren have definitely undertaken a renewed and intensified “unity” initiative with the Independent Christian Church (ICC). This effort has been growing and gaining momentum in the years immediately leading up…

From Heaven or from Men?

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 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; but he that doeth the will of…

Church Renovation

Views: 4[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] “Church Undergoes Renovation,” the newspaper headline read. The words were positioned above a photo of a church building surrounded by scaffolding, with workmen on its roof. The article described the…

Grapes of Thorns?

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In the process of warning about the grave dangers of listening to false prophets, Jesus said, “By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or…

Honoring With the Lips

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Pharisees and scribes once came to Jesus, chastising Him for not honoring the traditions of their forefathers (Mat. 15:1–2). He responded by accusing them of violating God’s commandments by their…