Will God “Understand”?

Visits: 31[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] In God’s inspired Word, the Bible, He has revealed everything anyone can know about His mind and will. Either He means what He says in His Word, or He doesn’t. If…

The Church in Jerusalem

Visits: 12[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…

Annihilationism—a Refutation

Visits: 46 [Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The doctrine of annihilationism cannot be discussed without discussing the Bible doctrine of Hell. The Bible depicts Hell as a place where sinners who die in their sins will suffer…

Rule of Law or of Men?

Visits: 16 Only two kinds of civil government exist: The rule of law or the rule of men. When law prevails (even bad law), all are treated equally because law is objective and plays no favorites. Each citizen can plan his life predictably by the…

The Church’s Unity and Undenominational Character

Visits: 11[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction From his earliest knowledge that God planned the church, Satan has despised the very concept of it and everything pertaining to it. His first plan of attack was to do all…

Authority in Religion

Visits: 16[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Only two sources of authority exist in religion. Authority is “from heaven  [Divine] or from men [human]” (Mat. 21:25). Human authorities consist of such things as the rulings of one…

Emotionalism vs. Proper Emotions

Visits: 15[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction1 Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary defines “emotionalism” as “…unwarranted expression or display of emotion.”2 The same dictionary defines “emotion” in the following words: Any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, fear,…