When Does God Grant Forgiveness and Salvation?—Exchange Between Darrel Clark and Dub McClish

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] The following email exchange resulted from a lengthy message written in the “Guestbook” section of our Website, scripturecache.com. All bracketed comments are my notes, supplied in an effort to clarify Mr. Clark’s…

What Kind of Assembly?—1 Corinthians 14:26–40

Views: 2[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Is it Scriptural for a woman to translate a Gospel message delivered by a man from one language to another for a mixed assembly of men and women? In about 1995,…

The “I Am” Claims of Jesus In John’s Gospel Account

Views: 1[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The study of figures of speech employed by the inspired writers is engrossing, fascinating, and rewarding to the serious student. Figurative language enriches the meaning of various concepts beyond that which…

The Gospel of Christ Is Unchanged and Unchanging

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The cry for change was the main theme of William Jefferson Clinton and a press biased toward him in the 1992 presidential campaign. This cry was what swept him into office…

What Is “The Gift of the Holy Spirit”?—Acts 2:38

Views: 18[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The meaning of the phrase, the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38), has for many years been a topic of discussion among brethren.One’s understanding of this phrase is closely related…

What Is Heaven Worth to Us?—Lavonne James McClish

Views: 1[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction God was willing to send His only Son to earth, to live in poverty, suffer persecution and humiliation, and then bear the sins of all mankind for all time in a…

We Will Promote Regular Bible Class and Worship Attendance

Views: 2[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Brethren have some very unusual ideas about attending the assemblies of the saints. Many years ago, a member of the church where I preached at the time told me if I…

The First Messianic Prophecy—Genesis 3:1–24

Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction             No one can successfully deny that all but the briefest beginning of the history of humanity is one long tale of wickedness and woe, suffering and sin. The Bible is a book…

The Divine Nature and Fellowship

Views: 23[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The material found in 2 Peter 1:1–11 is significant in helping the Christian understand his relationship both to God and to his fellow man.1 Verse 4 expresses the consummation of all…

The Destructive Consequences of Pentecostalism

Views: 0[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction             A new surge of belief in modern-day miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit began in the 1960s.[1] It has been labeled “Neo-Pentecostalism.” The “old” Pentecostalism[2] was generally given little respect…