"Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls." (Jeremiah 6:16)
Sutherland: The Land of Ancient Israel Was No Desert Many detractors of Christianity like to slander the faith with the pejorative “desert religion.” This is quite a display of ignorance on part of our opponents who seem to be oblivious to the nature and history of the Fertile Crescent. Certainly the land of milk and … Read more
Smith’s Bible Dictionary on Why the IsraelitesWere So Easily Led Into Idolatry “Many have wondered why the Israelites were so easily led away from the true God, into the worship of idols. (1) Visible, outward signs, with shows, pageants, parades, have an attraction to the natural heart, which often fail to perceive the unseen spiritual … Read more
Establishing and Protecting a Churchby Using a Membership Covenant Stuart DiNenno Suppose you had some faithful Christians in your area and you wanted to form a church together, what could you do to ensure, or at least minimize the possibility, that your little local church is not subverted by all the egalitarianism and other perversions … Read more
Do Not Permit Yourself To Become aVictim of Ecclesiastical Manipulation by Stuart DiNenno If you have recognized the dead state of denominational Christendom, then do not allow yourself to be controlled by its ministerial operatives who use the Scriptures to try to keep you in bondage by attempting to convince you that your separation from … Read more
If We All Sit Around and Wait for God toWork Reformation Will Never Happen by Stuart DiNenno When I question Christian men as to what they are doing to try to advance the kingdom or reform the church, or what plans or ideas they might have for doing so, I often get the knee jerk response “the Lord … Read more
Think of Reformation on a Local Level and on a Small Scale by Stuart DiNenno If you are a Christian man who recognizes the appallingly low state of Christianity in America, or wherever you may be, and you want to help reform the church (something I believe we all should be trying to do), you … Read more
Christianity Is About Facing Up to Your Own Evil by Stuart DiNenno When Christians are asked what Christianity is all about, most probably answer, “It’s about how to get to heaven.” or “It’s about following Jesus.” or “It’s about having peace with God.” None of those answers are wrong but my answer is quite different. … Read more
Flavel on the Knowledge of Christ “Let us compare this knowledge [the knowledge of Christ] with all other knowledge. 1. All other knowledge is natural, but this wholly supernatural, “No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.” (Matthew … Read more
Perkins on the Proper Interpretation of Galatians 3:28 Galatians 3:28, “There is neither Jew nor Grecian,” etc. “These words (as I have said) contain an answer to an objection, which is this. If all believers among the Gentiles be children of God, and all put on Christ, then there is no difference between Jew and … Read more
THE NATIONAL PREACHER Go…Teach all nations…Matthew 28:19 Volume II New York, December, 1827 No. 7 Sermon XXVIBy Aaron W. Leland, D. D.Charleston, S. Carolina The Pure Gospel Rejected by the Perishing “For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness.” (1 Corinthians 1:18) In the Christian revelation, there is an evident purpose … Read more