‘Articles’
The Head of the Church?
. . The Ancient and Modern Enigma Concerning Simon Peter Many within professing Christendom have long assumed, on the basis of Jesus words in Matthew 16:18, that Peter is the head of the church universal. [1] To be sure, in verse 17, Jesus promised to give him “the keys ...
From the Ground Up
. . “Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.” Psalm 85:11 To the very apostle to whom, from the cross, our Lord Jesus Christ committed his own mother, [1] God gave “the revelation of Jesus Christ” in order “to show ...
Mission in Korea: Then and Now
. . By David Brand. The day we arrived in Seoul the smell of tear gas lingered in the streets. In the school year of 1965-66 my wife Marilyn and I participated in the Volunteer Service program of the United ...
The Source of Goodness
. . I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” -Psalm 16:2- King David, the Psalmist, knew whereof he spoke. After David had tarnished his office by committing adultery with the ...
And Gently Lead Those That Are With Young
. . “. . . And Gently Lead Those That Are With Young” -Isaiah 40:11- . by David C. Brand . “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This is a day of ...
Who is This God?
. . By David C. Brand At the beginning of this new year, we do well to ask ourselves, “Who is this God whom we serve and whose we are, and what makes Him, and Him alone, accountable to no created being, and worthy of the worship and obedience ...
“Self-Evident Truths” and “Inalienable Rights”
. . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -Thomas Jefferson, Author, Declaration of Independence, 1776...
Hopocan of Ohio and Saul of Tarsus
. . By David C. Brand If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of this ...
The Shocking News: Righteousness the Key
. . The Shocking News: Righteousness the Key . He is all my righteousness. I stand complete in Him and worship Him– (Repeat)...
The Institution of Marriage (Part III)
. . By David Brand The application of Christ’s death to the church is described in Ephesians 5:26 as “the washing of water with the word.” That is the baptism performed by Christ–the washing of regeneration which always works in connection with the word of God. By sharing the ...