The Danger of Discouragement

Visits: 50[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Given the wickedness of the world and the mounting attempts to drive underground those who dare publicly profess faith in the Bible, it is difficult to avoid becoming discouraged. Further, when…

Conversion Confusion

Visits: 12[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Conversion is the theme of the New Testament. It embraces redemption, forgiveness, and salvation—the purpose of Jesus’ coming. To “convert” means to change/turn from one’s present course. One’s salvation depends upon…

Jesus’ View of Scripture

Visits: 25[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Is the Bible a mere curiosity piece of superb, ancient literature? Is it an irrelevant document, good for its contemporaries, but now a mere relic without modern use or application?…

Legalism or Love?

Visits: 15[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Those who do not want to obey the teachings of the New Testament often accuse those of “legalism” who dare emphasize obedience to God’s commands. Legalism is defined as “strict, or…

Humanism—Enemy Number One

Visits: 65[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…

America’s Bible Roots

Visits: 11[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] Dark forces in our nation are waging a powerful crusade to obliterate any connection between the founding of our nation and the Bible. That the men who wrote our Bill of…

Proving the Existence of God

Visits: 13[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction There are only two possible positions relative to the existence of God: Either He does or He does not exist. The absolutely fundamental issue to Christians is belief in God….

The Dual Requirements of Faith and Works—James 2:14–26

Visits: 19[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction These verses on the interrelationship of faith and works at once comprise one of the best-known and most controversial sections of the epistle of James. The very way in which James…

Higher “Christian” Education—What Should You Expect Your Child To Be Taught?

Visits: 10[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction In his helpful, but obsolete book on the history of “Christian Colleges” (1836–1949), the late M. Norvel Young astutely observed: Two fundamental dangers recognized by students of the Christian college movement…