Faithfulness and the Sermon on the Mount

Visits: 86[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Christ does not require us to be rich, good-looking, multi-talented, socially prominent, or formally educated. There is one thing he requires of every one of his servants: faithfulness. The faith has…

Paul’s Public Rebuke of Cephas—Galatians 2:11–21

Visits: 74[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Galatians 2:11–21 is a thought bridge. It is obvious from chapter 1:1–2:10 that two factors were at work among the churches of the region: Paul’s apostolic credentials and authority had come…

Just Call Me a “Change Agent”

Visits: 17[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction All right, I admit it: I am a “change agent”! Unquestionably, there are some things about and in the Lord’s church that need to be changed, and I want to…

The Church in Jerusalem

Visits: 13[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction On the Pentecost following our Lord’s resurrection and ascension “there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven,” plus numerous proselytes (Acts 2:5, 10).1 One historian estimates…

The Authority of Elders

Visits: 61[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction The problem of authority is always with us. Most of the world does not even recognize the existence of God anymore, much less His authority. There have been those in…

Fornication and Adultery—Moral Issues We Face

Visits: 25[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction In the beginning God created mankind, made them “male and female,” and commanded them to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Gen. 1:27–28)1. God further inspired Moses to state…

Corrective Church Discipline in the New Testament

Visits: 18[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The requirement of corrective discipline is present in every area of our lives. If the state does not exercise it, there will be anarchy in the land. If it is not…