The Deity of Jesus Christ—No. 1

Views: 99[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.]             Was Jesus Christ merely a “good man” or was He more than man? The second century Gnostics and their modern counterparts (i.e., the Jehovah’s Witness sect, the Unitarians, etc.) say…

Blessings in Christ

Views: 79[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]   “In Christ” is one of the apostle Paul’s favorite prepositional phrases. It is used to show an intimate relationship with Christ. To be “in Christ” indicates fellowship and oneness with…

The Ethic of Honesty

Views: 83[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.          Introduction Willard Sperry tells an interesting story in the book, We Prophesy in Part, of a 19th century preacher of some repute.1 He preached the same sermon in three different New York…

“Who Do Men say That the Son of Man Is?”

Views: 68[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.]             Jesus once asked the apostles the question of our title (Mat. 16:13). They replied with the opinions they had heard expressed among the people. Likewise, in our time, if Jesus…

“The End of the World”—Again

Views: 77[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]             The Mayan calendar says it will end in 2012. Mr. Harold Camping boldly predicts it will end May 21, 2011. Every few years some seem compelled to predict…

Confidence in Christ—1 John 5:9-15

Views: 3[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page. Introduction The infidelity of the Gnostic heretics, which constitutes the setting of John’s first epistle, is given one final broadside in chapter 5. In the first 8 verses of the chapter, the…