Biblical Articles

This article is not about marking false teachers, although Paul did instruct brethren to do so (Rom. 16:17-18). Instead, it is about marking another kind of person--the kind we do not notice nearly enough. These people do not hide what they do; they are usually quite...

Dear Janet, We are not Southern Baptists, but since we do believe the Bible, we were likewise offended by your June 12th column in the Denton Record-Chronicle. We think we have lives and are sorry that you have such a low opinion of those who, unlike you, have faith...

Why do people attack the Scriptures? There are usually only two reasons: one is doctrinal; the other is moral. Those in the first category do not like something that the Bible teaches. As Joe Barnhart admitted in his debate with brother Warren, he rebelled against the...

On June 7th in The Dallas Morning News there were three responses to Murchison's column on Bishop Spong: one agreed, and the other two defended the Bishop. Space allows us to deal with only the first of these letters this week; the second will have to wait until next...

John Shelby Spong is an Episcopal bishop based in Newark, New Jersey. He is well-known for being outspoken: two of his books have raised eyebrows, if not blood pressures: Living in Sin? A Bishop Rethinks Sexuality (1989) and Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A...

Attractive brochures are currently being circulated promoting the Baha'i "faith." [This article will not use the accent marks over the second a and the i because this computer does not function that way (so far as we know), and it looks messy anyway.] The main purpose...

On May 19th a graduate student at TWU, Kate Covington, had a guest column published in the Denton Record-Chronicle, which was titled "Marriage Is Individual's Choice." They must be teaching young girls well over there for her to be so confident at a young age that she...

Many brethren have been convinced that within the church "doctrine doesn't matter," which is surprising. It would have been astonishing thirty years ago because in those days Bible study was greatly emphasized. Of course, now so many other activities require our time...

If one studies through some of today's liberal ideology, the following points cannot be missed. 1. Conservatives are arrogant because they claim to know everything. 2. Conservatives should be like liberals, who are tolerant, loving, kind, and unsectarian. Furthermore,...

Religion, every religion, is a concocted myth. We should burn all religious books and clean up this society and get down to a religion-free secular society, for Christ's sake.Who is the author of such arrogant words: Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Darwin, Huxley, Ted Turner?...

About 40-50 years ago, times were different.  With but few exceptions a congregation could fellowship all other congregations in the area.  Without even thinking about it, brethren could send their young people to a youth rally somewhere else without worrying if they...

[Before anyone e-mails me to protest this article, let me answer your first two objections. 1. What will be written herein is not blasphemous to the Holy Spirit who inspired the holy Scriptures; we only speak against the opinions (since theology would be too...

The nation was stunned by the recent shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Since that time a national soul-searching has occurred in an effort to understand how an eleven and a thirteen-year-old could be so callous as to shoot their schoolmates. Many reasons have been...

The Shenandoah church chose as the subject matter for their 12th annual lectureship things pertaining to practical Christian living, which is always a timely theme. Too many people view religion as something that is done on Sunday instead of being practiced daily. In...

It is not uncommon for preachers answering the telephone to hear those famous words, "Are you the pastor?" After replying in the negative, and perhaps adding, "I am a preacher," callers usually respond by saying, "What's the difference?" or "Same difference." Those in...

It is absolutely pathetic that the majority of mankind will believe anything and everything other than God's Holy Word.  Man, reveling in his own wisdom (1 Cor. 1:21), continues to purposefully distance himself from his Creator.  Many today believe they know what is...

Murmansk rests near the top of the globe, above the Arctic Circle, separated from the North Pole by the Barents Sea and a lot of ice.  It was an important port city for receiving US war material during WWII; consequently, the German Luftwaffe almost bombed it off the...

By now everyone has probably heard the "You may be a redneck if..." jokes and their spin-offs.  Someone could produce a round of "You know religion is in trouble when..." jokes if they thought abut it very long.  The purpose of this article is to do just that with on...

Article by Gary W. Summers On Saturday, March 7th, news commentator Paul Harvey read a lengthy document purporting to be "a letter from God." He said it was on the Internet but did not specify why or how to access it. For this response we wanted the text that he read...

For years Dear Abby and Ann Landers have promoted homosexuality as an alternate lifestyle, and one would hardly expect that anything coming out of Hollywood would do other but contribute to the nation's DeGeneresy. But it is surprising that some, who are generally...

The execution of Karla Faye Tucker has generated many comments among the general public, as well as letters to the editor both before and after the fact. Some of these will be referred to throughout this article, but we begin with a question which came via e-mail: I...

A few weeks ago a lady wrote to "Dear Abby" expressing dissatisfaction with the popular practice of applauding during worship. We were amazed that anyone would write such a letter in this age of "Don't-be-judgmental-and-have-religion-your-own-way." We were not amazed,...

[Editor's note: Sometimes internet correspondence has a broader than just personal appeal. Following are two letters and answers concerning salvation.] Gary, I have, over the past two days, read many of your articles posted on your church's web site. It is actually...

Joel was pleading to his heavenly Father on behalf of faithless Israel. He didn't want the heathens to make God's people an object of scorn by asking such questions as, "Where is their God?" (Joel 2:17). Israel professed to be servants of the most high God--the Holy...

The concert pianist received a prolonged, standing ovation after his superb performance. Following the concert a reception was given in his honor. As a crowd gathered around him, one lady remarked, "I would give anything to play as you do." The pianist looked at the...

When something gets in your way and keeps you from your desired goal, how do you view the situation? Do you see your circumstances as an obstacle to thwart your progress or as an opportunity for you to go up higher? Your attitude will most likely be the difference...

Sometimes changes occur so gradually that we lose all sense of perspective about the evil that has crept in to society. The public is no longer shocked by the last line ofGone With the Wind as they were in 1939. But even then the shock was not that people's ears were...

Periodically, someone expresses their disillusionment with Christianity in words to this effect: "I didn't like being told what I couldn't do all the time. I was always told, "You can't go dancing; you can't go to the public beaches; you can't drink alcoholic...

With the 25th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision nearly upon us, we all are reminded that 37 million babies have been put to death in the United States alone. Carol Everett helped 35,001 of them to be destroyed. Her involvement with the abortion industry is the...

In last year's October 19th Parade Magazine the following question was discussed with teenagers: "You Can Really Get to Know Someone By Living Together--Yes Or No?" Probably one would be overly-optimistic to expect an answer, such as: "You mean commit fornication? God...