On Bidding God Speed—No. 2

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]           The apostle John clearly warned about complicity with false teachers: “For he that biddeth him God speed is a partaker of his evil deeds” (2 John 9). This includes offering…

An Examination of the Current Unity Movement —Where It Is, How It Got There, Where It Is Going

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The title of this MS implies certain things, among them, the following: First, there is currently a “unity movement” of some sort underway involving many of our brethren. This movement is primarily aimed…

“I Shall Not Be Moved”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page. David wrote of God, “Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved” (Psa. 16:10). God needs more men, women, boys, and girls who have such faith in God…

What Is Your Idea of “The Church”?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] There are many different ideas and conceptions of “the church” throughout Christendom. Some believe that it is a great invisible body composed of all the denominations. Thus, we have the belief…

Values of a Gospel Meeting

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Gospel meeting time will be here very soon. Some people have discounted such efforts by saying that they don’t hold any value in our age. Admittedly, there are more things that vie…

Church Discipline—the Real Reason Why It Is Not Practiced

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] While cases involving the exercise of discipline in the church may vary greatly and may depend on many factors, I believe our failure to practice appropriate discipline may almost invariably be…

“Come Forth, My People”—No. 5

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The mandate of the Lord to those who are in organizations that oppose the Lord is clear: “Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her…

“Come Forth, My People”—No.  4

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Those who are determined to faithfully serve God sometimes find themselves allied with those who decidedly are not. This applies to many members of congregations that still wear the name “church of…

Did We Understand Mr. Money?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Dr. Royce Money, President of Abilene Christian University, delivered a speech at the annual ACU Lectureship, February 21,1993. Numerous reviews of and responses to it have since appeared. Reportedly, all of the…

A New Attack On “Human Reason”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] When the brethren opposed to congregational cooperation and orphan homes ran out of scriptural positions several years ago, they attacked “human reason.” Tom Warren’s devastating unanswerable syllogisms were ridiculed as “sillygisms,” but…