Too Many “Onlys”

Views: 62[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles  page.]             The billboard beside the church building contained six words, setting forth the congregation’s basic creed: Grace Only Faith Only Scripture Only             Apparently, these words were also intended to convey the…

The Church of the Bible—No. 6

Views: 79[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] The church of the Bible is not time-or earth-bound. Its destiny reaches beyond both. The church/kingdom of Jesus Christ has an eternal destiny. After writing of the church in Hebrews…

Salvation “Impossibles”

Views: 47[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our New Uploads page.] By salvation we refer to the forgiveness of sins whereby the sinner enjoys the grace of God and the hope of eternal life. Does God allow men their choice of saviors or…

Reject, But Don’t Deny #2

Views: 60[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] It is a sad fact that the majority of humankind in every generation rejects God by rejecting His Word. Such was all but universal in the wicked age of Noah;…

Arguing With Jesus—#5

Views: 59[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] They never learned. The opponents of Jesus prepared their questions and hypothetical situations. Each time they conspired and lay in wait to “catch him in his words” (Mark 12:13), they came…

Arguing With Jesus—#3

Views: 104[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Did Jesus “argue” with Himself in some of His statements? Did Paul, Peter, and John, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, contradict some of the things Jesus taught? Did…

Arguing With Jesus—#1

Views: 37[Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page. As strange as it seems, some who profess belief in Jesus Christ “argue” with Him by their doctrines. They do not consciously do so and will deny doing so, but they…

When God Talks…

Views: 54[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] In the 1980s a brokerage firm aired a series of TV commercials, using the theme, “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” These ads effectively implied the authority of its sponsor…

The Blessings of Baptism

Views: 46[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: 55[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…