A Strange Criterion for Doctrine

Visits: 15[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Several years ago I attended a debate on the issue of marriage, divorce, and remarriage. In the debate one of the antagonists foolishly contended that adultery merely means, “breaking the marriage…

When is a Sinner Saved?

Visits: 16[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] There is no more important question for anyone to ponder because it involves one’s eternal destiny. One may be mistaken about his house, his job, his car, his health, mathematics, history,…

Are Alien Sinners Amenable to the Law of Christ?

Visits: 17[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction It is exceedingly strange that anyone claiming to be informed in the Word of God would deny that alien sinners are accountable to the law of Christ. However, there have been…

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

Visits: 20[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…

Holy Spirit Baptism

Visits: 13[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The New Testament describes only two cases of baptism in the Holy Spirit. The first occurrence involved Jesus’ promise to the apostles. Just before His ascension, the Lord told them…

How We Got Where We Are—A Half Century of Church History

Visits: 25[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The Lord’s church today is not the same body it was fifty years ago. My grandfather (an elder for forty years in central Texas) or even my father (whose more than…

Dispensations of Time

Visits: 80[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Time is a fascinating, bewildering, imponderable, and yet such a vastly important subject to consider. Accordingly, it has called forth numerous interesting observations concerning it, such as the following, gleaned from…