I’m a Hard-Shelled Fundamentalist

Views: 39[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] A recent newspaper carried a column by Dick Kleiner, a Hollywood reporter, announcing the upcoming release of a new film entitled, The Rebel Jesus. It purports to be the story…

“It Is Finished”

Views: 33[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Following are some personal observations on John 19:23–52: What a mystery to men that God could see hundreds of years down the stream of time and know what men were…

“Who Do Men say That the Son of Man Is?”

Views: 27[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.]             Jesus once asked the apostles the question of our title (Mat. 16:13). They replied with the opinions they had heard expressed among the people. Likewise, in our time, if Jesus…

The Road to Repentance

Views: 27[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] In Romans 2:4 Paul declares that God leads men to repent by the goodness He expresses to us. The goodness of God refers to His favors and expressions of love….

The Cross of Christ

Views: 46[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.]              By far, the most enduring symbol of the religion of Jesus Christ is the cross. It so represented Jesus’ life, work, and death that the apostle Paul said it…

“Equal  Opportunity”

Views: 48[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Businesses often include in their advertisements for employees that they are “equal opportunity” employers. This statement means that they do not discriminate against applicants/employees based on immutable traits (race, gender,…

The Blessings of Baptism

Views: 23[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Introduction Baptism is a frequent subject of the New Testament. When its function and purpose are understood, it is not surprising that it receives so much emphasis. God has made…

“No Man Is Common”

Views: 33[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.]           In the house of the Gentile, Cornelius, the apostle Peter arrived at a dramatic conclusion for a biased Jew: “God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation…

Hagar: The Bondwoman Who Was Cast Out—Lavonne J. McClish

Views: 124[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction And the child grew and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she…