Corinth, the Carnal Church

Visits: 40[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In the 1st century, Corinth was a cosmopolitan city of Greeks, Romans and Jews, numbering about 500,000, a large percentage of which were slaves. On the lower appendage of Greece…

“Repent of Your Faith”

Visits: 14[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] In one of the many church bulletins received at the office every week, there appeared the following words in an article on the subject of becoming a Christian. “Repent of your…

The Spirit of Judas

Visits: 19[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Six days before the last Passover our Lord would keep, he was anointed with costly ointment by Mary in Bethany (John 12:1–8). The context gives the record of how Judas…

Church Discipline—the Real Reason Why It Is Not Practiced

Visits: 27[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…

“Come Forth, My People”—No.  13

Visits: 29[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] “This church has many problems in doctrine and practice, but so did the Corinthian church and Paul still called it a ‘church of God.’” Liberals have so often made this justification…

The Requirements of Scriptural Baptism

Visits: 7[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] For baptism to be what the Lord authorized and what the Scriptures teach, four requirements must be met. The right action is required. The consistent description of baptism in Scripture…

Where Do You “Tune Him Out”?

Visits: 16[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] When I was a small boy my family was very close to a Godly medical doctor in Liberty Hill, TX. This man had a hearing problem and wore a hearing…

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

Visits: 58[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 Is the Restoration Principle, And Is It Scriptural?

Visits: 36[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Our title is composed of two questions. The first of these seeks definition of the “restoration principle.” Permit me to illustrate this definition by means of an automobile “allegory.” Automobiles have…

Reviewing Some Fundamental Principles

Visits: 28[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The church as God planned it and as Christ built it is revealed in only one place: the New Testament. It is a Divine institution. It was no mere man—not even…