Israel’s birth as a Nation began nearly 4,000 years ago. Because of Abraham’s great faith, God blessed him with an oath-bound covenant: He says in Genesis 22:17, 18 “blessing I will bless you,…
WHO ARE REAL CHRISTIANS?
“Be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only.” -James 1:22 FOLLOWING our Lord’s course, we reach in this lesson a more particular stage in his work. After the example of…
Does the Bible Teach a Second Chance?
SECOND CHANCE Many believe that if Adam, the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, the flood victims, and all of mankind are resurrected and judged for their lives in the next Age, that…
THE APOCALYPTIC BEATITUDES
The Apocalypse is the Book of Judgment, both for the Church and for the world; and it is deeply instructive to observe that every beatitude in it is granted, not on the…
THE “LITTLE FLOCK” AND THE “GREAT COMPANY”
There are two distinct groups of spiritual children of God that have been developing side by side during the Gospel Age. One group is referred to in Luke 12:32 as a “little…
The Church
“Thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against It.” – Matthew 16:18 THERE are many churches, bearing a great…
Pagan Roots of the Trinity Doctrine
The Trinity doctrine is not unique to, nor original with, Christianity. It has deep Pagan roots, dating back to at least two centuries BC, and has been prominent in many Eastern religions…
God’s Purpose in Christianity
Christians are in training for a glorious future work of bestowing blessings upon the whole world of mankind. It is this blessed, Scriptural fact that gives point to the Christian life. The…
The Wise and Foolish Virgins
“Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of man cometh.” PROBABLY on the last Sunday of his earthly ministry our Lord foretold the destruction at…
The Apostolic Fathers and the Doctrine of Immortality
The doctrine of conditional immortality is an important one among Bible Students, and a center of increasing debate among evangelicals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate what the apostolic…