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| A City on Seven Hills | Catholics | 150 | by Dave Hunt. The Roman Catholic Church is identified as the woman riding the beast of Revelation. Almost a billion Catholics are deceived into trusting their Church, instead of Christ, for salvation. |
| A Favorite Son | 263 | |
| A Lonely Place | Prayer | 070 | From time to time, we, like the Savior, need to be alone in God’s creation to pray to Him, and receive spiritual strength. |
| A Look at the Pope's Pastoral Letter, "Dies Domini," | Sunday | 168 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. In his 1998 letter, Pope John Paul II claims that the Scriptures authorize Sunday keeping, and that civil governments should enforce Sunday sacredness. |
| A Physician Testifies About the Crucifixion | 197 | What was it like to be crucified? This doctor’s report helps us understand the suffering our Savior endured for us. |
| A Story of Grace | Grace | 218 | by Delmar L. Leger. This inspiring sermon shows that grace does not do away with the law. |
| A Wild Olive Tree | Olives | 262 | |
| All Roads Lead to Babylon | Babylon | 185 | Summary of the out-of-print book, Mystery Babylon the Great, by Ralph Woodrow. Catholic practices are directly derived from paganism. |
| Alpha and Omega | 188 | The “omega wolf” is at the bottom of the pack, picked on and persecuted by all the other wolves. People are often like wolves, and abuse lowly brethren in the Church. We need to be a lamb, and not a wolf. |
| And From the Laodicean Front | Laodicean | 152 | by Lee H. Clark. The Laodicean message applies to us, today. |
| Are You a Member of a Cult? | Cults | 146 | Characteristics of cults. Four-point test for cults. Marks of a cult. Is the Worldwide Church of God a cult? |
| At the Ritz in High Tech City | High Tech | 095 | Despite man’s advances in computer technology, computers will not solve human problems. Life illustrates the "GIGO" principle: garbage in, garbage out. |
| Awake Out of Sleep! | Sleep | 118 | God’s Church of today is in a deep spiritual sleep. There are four reasons why people today are not "on fire" for God. |
| Be Ye Therefore Perfect | Perfection | 062 | The Bible commands us to be perfect. What is perfection? There are ten marks of perfection. Perfection is possible. |
| Begotten Again or Born Again, Which? | Born Again | 225 | By David Nield. The New Birth occurs at the resurrection. Christians are now begotten by God’s Spirit and must grow through the Law of God. |
| Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive | Virgin Birth | 126 | Old and New Testaments confirm the virgin birth of the Messiah, Savior of Mankind. |
| Being Independent | Independence | 014 | by Norman F. Rowe. Being independent has its advantages and disadvantages. It is not sinful to work apart from an organized group. |
| Benefits of the Sabbath | Sabbath | 239 | The Sabbath is a family day, a day of joy, meeting with God, a day of equality, a day of freedom, a day of remembrance, a “palace in time,” and a service day. We should not pass up the Sabbath Benefit Plan. |
| Bible Names | Names, Bible | 254 | by Roger Waite. The meanings of the names of major Bible characters. |
| Biblical Hypocrisy | Hypocrisy | 015 | God hates hypocrites. Hypocrisy is destructive and sinful. There are 18 characteristics of hypocrites. |
| Biblical Law | Law | 103 | |
| Biblical Liberty and Freedom | Freedom | 104 | |
| Biblical Music | 242 | A listing of many Bible scriptures relating to music. |
| Book of Psalms | Psalms | 260 | |
| Books of the Bible | Bible | 201 | Matching quiz on Old Testament and New Testament books of the Bible. |
| Casting Pearls Before Swine | Evangelism | 082 | Today is not the only day of salvation. Giving religious literature to those who do not want it is casting pearls before swine. |
| Catholic Priests Child Sex-Abuse Scandal | Catholics | 206 | by Dr. Samuel Bacchiocchi. Is the Catholic Church likely to give up its teaching on priestly celibacy? The evils fruits of this teaching. Scandals in the Church of God ministry. |
| Celtic Sabbath-Keeping | Sabbath | 264 | |
| Christ the Firstfruits | Firstfruits | 243 | by David Miller. How Jesus Christ represented the offering of the first fruits. |
| Christian Fellowship -- Why and With Whom? | Fellowship | 004 | by Richard A. Wiedenheft. You should fellowship where you can grow spiritually, learn, give and share, enjoying the company of brethren. |
| Claiming the Promises of God | Promises | 166 | God promises blessings or cursings. What do we need to do to claim God's blessings? |
| Coming Clean | Repentance | 144 | We must all confess our sins and not cover them up. A review of Garner Ted Armstrong’s booklet, The Origin and History of the Church of God, International. |
| Contention in the Church of God | Contention | 119 | Contentiousness abounds in the church today, coming from wrathful, selfish people who argue over trivial matters. We need to put on Christ’s humility and withdraw from contentious persons. |
| Contrast Between Christ and Mohammed | Islam | 209 | Lining up the teachings of Mohammed and Christ shows the dramatic difference between these opposing world views. |
| Cremation Versus Burial - Which? | Cremation | 181 | The Bible frowns on cremation. The example of the Bible is that to show proper respect for the dead, we should bury our dead. |
| Daily Bread, True Bread, Living Bread, Bread From Heaven | Bread | 032 | Scripture places a tremendous emphasis on bread, and uses bread as a symbol and object lesson many different ways. |
| Danite Exodus From Egypt | Israel | 229 | by Messianic Church of God. Portions of the Tribe of Dan left Egypt in ships, and settled in Greece, at the same time Moses led the rest of Israel out of Egypt on land. |
| Days of Zeal Gone By | Zeal | 216 | Comparing the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread in 1962 versus 2002 shows a striking decline of zeal in the Church of God. Let us observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread with zeal! |
| Did Moses Marry a "Cushite" Woman? | Race | 255 | By Church of the Eternal God. The “Cushite” woman that Moses married was either Zipporah or a princess of Ethiopia. |
| Disfellowshipping and Marking | Disfellowship | 182 | by Dexter B. Wakefield. "Marking" means to warn, take note of, be on guard. "Disfellowshipping" means to forbid a disruptive individual fellowship with the Church. Marking and disfellowshipping are two different practices, both used for the health and protection of the Church. |
| Dispelling the Sacred Name Philosophy | Sacred Name | 266 | |
| Do All Races Share in Salvation? | Race | book by Dan Gayman reviewed by Richard C. Nickels |
| Do Not Prostitute Thy Daughter | Daughters | 173 | by Roger Normann. Fathers need to guide their daughters. Lack of godly Fathers leads their daughters to corruption. |
| Do You Have a Right to be Offended? | Offense | 175 | The way to avoid offending others is to not be offended yourself. Can you say that nothing can offend you? |
| Doctrine by Anarchy! | 234 | By Steve Kieler. Doctrinal anarchists today sabotage God’s Truth. |
| Don't Die in That Church! | Death | 088 | Righteous people should gather together at the death of one of the saints. A cold-hearted minister sent a funeral sermon tape to a dying man’s wife, but he later recovered. |
| Don't Look Back | Overcoming | 170 | by Earl Lewis. We are sometimes hindered by not being focused on what is ahead, but looking back to the past. Here is how to be positive about tomorrow. |
| Don't Reject God Because of Human Failure | Failure | 177 | by Larry J. Walker. Many people reject God because of the sins of religious people. This article shows the fallacy of this kind of thinking. |
| Don't Take Your Brother to Court! | Court | 001 | It is wrong for brethren in the faith to take one another to court. How are matters to be handled in God’s Church? Who is your brother? What should you do if you are sued? |
| Europa Rides the Beast | Beast | 198 | by Craig White. The symbol of a woman riding a beast in Revelation is a direct reference to mythological Europa who rode the beast, and points to Europe as being the end time Beast power. |
| Every Man Shall Sit Under His Vine | 270 | |
| Every Prayer an Answered Prayer | Prayer | 165 | by Kenneth V. Ryland. Answers to prayer are vital to real spiritual growth. |
| Exodus 34:22 and the Calendar | Calendar | 219 | by United Church of God. The Bible does not specifically mention the equinox, which is pivotal to determining the sacred calendar. This is one proof that the Bible does not define a calendar. |
| False Ministers, False Brethren | False Ministers | 158 | Both Testaments are replete with scriptures indicating that false ministers and false brethren wreak havoc with God's people, and cause untold suffering and captivity. |
| Fellowship: Mark of a True Christian | Fellowship | 028 | This short study examines the importance of proper fellowship. |
| Fourteen Rules for Bible Study | Bible Studies | 271 | |
| From a Distance | 142 | From A Distance. Why is the Church of God at war amongst itself? From a distance, we differ so little, yet we make so much of our differences and continue fighting against one another. |
| Fruits Worthy of Repentance | Repentance | 056 | Many lack an understanding of repentance, and the fruits (evidence) of repentance that God requires. The Church of God today needs to repent! |
| Funeral Services | Funeral | 240 | by Herb Teitgen and United Church of God. Suggestions for conducting a funeral service. |
| Genesis Finds Its Complement in Revelation | Genesis/Revelation | 117 | There are least 34 amazing parallels between the books of Genesis and Revelation. |
| Genesis Flood's Effect on Earth's Geology | Evolution | 211 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Geological science demonstrates the significant effects the Flood had on the earth. |
| Gird Up Your Loins | Misc. | 060 | "Girding up your loins" means to follow the Almighty’s specific instructions. |
| God Did Not Call Me to Preach | Ministry | 058 | |
| God is NOT a TRINITY | Trinity | 161 | Although Trinitarianism is an article of faith by mainstream Catholic and Protestant faiths, the doctrine of the Trinity is not in the Bible, which clearly contradicts trinitarianism. |
| God Will Bring Again the Captivity of Israel | Israel | 251 | The Second Exodus is a major theme of Bible prophecy, yet it is so little talked about. Dozens of scriptures describe this great future event. |
| Gopherwood and the Construction of the Ark | 241 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Gopherwood does not refer to a type of tree from which the wood was derived, but a laminated pitched wood. |
| Have You Been Matthew 18'd? | Misc. | 244 | Matthew 18 is one of the most difficult scriptures in the Bible to follow. If we have a problem with a brother, the first step is not to go to the minister, but go to your brother. |
| Have You Been Sold A Different Gospel? | Gnosticism | 186 | (Gnosticism) by Douglas S. Winnail. Gnosticism, which perverted early Christianity, is today a major threat to the faith once delivered. |
| Heaven is Not the Reward of the Saved | Heaven | 078 | The Bible does not support the notion that Heaven is the abode of the saved. Numerous verses are often mis-interpreted which seem to indicate the righteous go to Heaven. There are serious consequences for believing the lie in going to Heaven. |
| Hell: Where is It? What is It? | Hell | 194 | By E. E. Franke. The common Catholic/Protestant teaching of an ever-burning hell where lost sinners suffer for all eternity is anti-Biblical. This article is a thorough refutation of this doctrine. |
| Herbert W. Armstrong and Church Government | Church Government | 141 | Review of the famous "1939 Article" on Church Government. Correction of misunderstanding about this important article. Comparison of 1939 Article and later Worldwide Church of God practice. |
| History of the Trinity Doctrine | Trinity | 132 | Early Adventists were against the Trinity doctrine. Trinitarianism has entered Sabbath-keeping churches through a slow insidious process, a "death by a thousand cuts." |
| Holy Anointing Olive Oil | Olives | 180 | Olive oil in the Bible. Olive oil is one of the major blessings God gives us. How to anoint. Are anointed cloths scriptural? |
| How Should Worship Services Be Conducted? | Worship | 005 | This article explains how worship services should be conducted. We all should contribute something to worship services. The elder plays a key role. |
| How to Give a Sermonette | Ministry | 228 | by Glen Gilchrist. Tips for giving an effective 15-minute sermonette. |
| How to Memorize Bible Scriptures | Bible Memory | 083 | The key to memorizing portions of Scripture is to "get familiar" with your Bible. You should obtain a lifetime wide margin King James Version Bible. Our list of "Key Bible Chapters" helps you to know the main portions of scripture, which is the basis for generally knowing where to find important subjects |
| How to Prepare, Conduct, and Participate in Group Bible Studies | Bible Studies | 138 | How to make home Bible Studies effective tools for spiritual growth. |
| How to Recognize a True Servant of God, by William B. Scherer | Servant of God | 120 | Use these guidelines to put ministers to the test to verify if they are or are not true servants of God. |
| I Believe in Jesus Christ, What's it all about? | Belief | 100 | by John I. Ajalli. Believing in Jesus Christ is obeying Him. |
| Ichabod, The Glory is Departed! | SDA's | 230 | Traditional Seventh-day Adventists lament the paganization of their church, which has occurred in spite of the warnings of Ellen G. White. |
| Idolatry in the Church of God | Idolatry | 002 | Some religious leaders have become idols in the Church today. The Corinthian Church’s problem was idolatry. There are 15 symptoms of idolatry today. |
| If We Could Have Been There | Prophecy | 252 | by Del Leger. Prophetic events did not happened by chance, but show evidence of grand design. |
| Imitators or Followers of Christ? | Followers | 187 | What is the best translation of I Corinthians 11:1? Should we be imitators or followers of Christ? |
| Is Christianity Pagan? | Paganism | 007 | adapted from The Faith magazine, January, 1976. Paganism crept into the early church and changed the religion of the Messiah into baptized paganism. |
| Is Gambling a Sin? | Gambling | 098 | Yes, gambling is a sin. This article shows why. |
| Is It Christian to Drink? | Alcohol | 049 | by Norman F. Rowe. The Bible supports moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages, but condemns drunkenness. |
| Is Jesus YHVH? | Jesus | 108 | by Ronald H. Stewart. People who deny the pre-existence of Christ today are similar to the Jews in Christ’s time who could not accept His pre-existence either. Jesus Christ has always existed; He IS God. |
| Is Not Romethe Harlot? | Catholics | 248 | From the Internet. The persecuted saints for centuries have labeled Rome as the great whore of Revelation. |
| Is Your House In Order? | 071 | The untimely deaths of my sister-in-law and her entire family in 1980 teaches us to put our houses in order and work diligently on life’s priorities. |
| Islam and You | Islam | 195 | A commonly-reported lie is that the religion of Islam is a peaceful faith, and that Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christians. Islamic writings prove that Islam teaches killing those who refuse to accept Islam, and death to Muslims who renounce their faith. |
| It Does Make a Difference Which Version You Use | KJV | 162 | A comparison of several verses between the KJV and the NIV and RSV show the superiority of the KJV. |
| Jail and Prison Ministry - a Job For You? | Prisons | 178 | by Earl Lewis. How to minister to prisoners, blessings and pitfalls. |
| Joseph: A Portrait in Mercy | Joseph | 006 | The story of how Joseph reacted when he found Mary to be pregnant demonstrates God’s mercy and how we should be merciful unto others so that God will be merciful to us. |
| Keeping the Sabbath | Sabbath | 256 | by Roderick C. Meredith. Principles for how to keep the Sabbath. |
| King James Version Errors | KJV | 122 | We use and recommend the King James Version, as opposed to modern translations. However, you should be aware of several KJV translation errors and changes in meanings of certain words since 1611 when the KJV was published. |
| King of the Jews | Messiah | 183 | by Dave Hunt. Understanding the background for the contention between Jews and Moslems is essential to fathom Bible prophecy. Both Jews and Arabs need to return to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is the Messiah, King of the Jews. |
| Korah's Rebellion - Its Real Lesson for Today | Korah | 203 | Ministers who cite Korah’s Rebellion don’t realize that this lesson may relate to them. |
| Land For Peace? | Islam | 205 | King Solomon’s “land for peace” deal gave away a portion of the Promised Land. It didn’t work then, and will not work today. |
| Lessons for Pentecost | Pentecost | 220 | Pentecost means count fifty (five tens). Sivan 6 cannot fall on any day of the week. Monday Pentecost is clearly indicated by the Scriptures. |
| Lessons from Proverbs | Proverbs | 140 | Lessons From Proverbs. Alphabetical list of major topics of the instructive Book of Proverbs. |
| Let No Man Deceive You | Deception | 193 | The Holy Spirit is the antidote for deception. It is possible for true believers to be deceived. Examples of deception include the Serpent in the Garden of Eden, Nimrod, the Gibeonites, Absalom, and the Temptation of Christ by Satan. Scripture shows how we can avoid deception. |
| Love the Stranger | Stranger | 057 | Believe it or not, some religious organizations think little or nothing of "strangers" (foreigners)! We need to diligently serve strangers and help them obey God’s Laws. |
| Martyrs: A Mirror of Christ in the World | Martyrs | 191 | The book, Martyrs Mirror is a classic text on persecution of Christians by professing Christians. Mark died on the day to the site of his burning. Luke was hung from an olive tree in Greece, while Antipas was roasted alive in a copper steer. Do we have the love of God to not only endure martyrdom, but bless our persecutors? |
| Mary's Stars on the European Flag | Beast | 226 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. The official European Union flag has twelve stars, which were purposely selected to represent Mary worship. |
| Message to Prisoners | Prisoners | 145 | My friend in prison, and our difficulties helping him. What the Bible says about prisons. Biblical laws of crime and punishment. |
| Nicolaitanes | Nicolaitanes | 155 | by J.H. Allen. The doctrine of the is lordship, harsh rulership, of religious leaders over the lay persons. |
| NIV Bible Quiz | Bible | 214 | from the Internet. You will flunk this test, which demonstrates the inferiority of the NIV Bible. |
| Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus Christ, the Messiah | Messiah | 267 | |
| Opening/Closing Prayer Guidelines | Prayer | 227 | by Glen Gilchrist. Here are practical guidelines for how to give an opening or closing prayer before/after services. |
| Our Road to Damascus | Conversion | 109 | This is the story of my conversion. Each of us has a personal "road to Damascus." We must never forget how the Almighty led us to repentance. Young people in the church should prepare to meet their Maker, accepting God’s challenge. |
| Passover and You | 259 | |
| Patriotism or Pilgrimage? | Military Service | 204 | By Les Rinehart. Killing is not our calling. Attitude of early Christians toward military service. True Christians are conscientiously opposed to military service. |
| Personal Evangelism | Evangelism | 114 | |
| Personal Spiritual Object Lessons | Overcoming | 061 | Personal incidents in my life have taught me spiritual lessons. |
| Petra and the Place of Safety | Petra | 127 | Scripture and history confirm that God has and will protect His people. The history of Petra is fascinating. We need to put our trust for protection in our Savior, not in a rock of death in the Middle East. |
| Philo: Classical Expounder of Law, Sabbaths | Philo | 129 | Philo, an Alexandrian Jew and contemporary of Jesus, supported Biblical Law and the Sabbaths. |
| Prayer | 135 | by Wayne Holmes. The purpose of prayer, to whom we should pray, what we should pray about, where should we pray, at what times, in what physical condition, what prayer is, what prayer is not. |
| Promotion Comes From God | Promotion | 051 | Promotion in my job taught me lessons relative to spiritual promotion, and realization of the fact that all real promotion comes from God. |
| Pursue Love | Love | 151 | by Lee H. Clark. I Corinthians 13 is like a drama, with ten succeeding scenes. |
| Put on the Whole Armor of God | Armor of God | 021 | by Jim DeFrancisco. Ephesians 6, describes our spiritual armor: truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation and the sword of the spirit. With this armor, we can overcome evil with good. |
| Reach Out and Touch Someone | Doing | 112 | |
| Reasons Women Should Not Be Pastors | Women | 261 | |
| Receiving Correction From God | Correction | 116 | God can give us correction, even through unsavory individuals. We need correction from God and should be willing to receive it. |
| Rechabites and Edomites | Rechabites | 131 | The remarkable faithfulness of the Rechabites of Jeremiah 35 is contrasted to the lack of faithfulness of the Edomites. |
| Remembering Our Marriage Covenant | Marriage | 238 | The marriage ceremony used by United Church of God. |
| Repentance Without Restitution | Restitution | 157 | Restitution is one of the most neglected doctrines of the Bible. Repentance without restitution is like faith without works. |
| Replacement Theology | Misc. | 245 | The Deception of , by Ludwig Schneider. The Church has not replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people. |
| Right in Our Own Eyes | Self-righteousness | 090 | Right In Our Own Eyes. Like it was in the time of the judges, so it is today. Because there is no great faithful spiritual leader, every professed believer does what he or she thinks is right. What are some ways to NOT do what is right only in our own eyes? |
| Rules of the Winds | Winds of Doctrine | 199 | by Steve Kieler. A guide to perplexed believers during these times of winds of doctrines. |
| Scripture Memorization Can Be Fun | 192 | 300 important scriptures are listed, which can be put on scripture cards for memorization. |
| Seminar Format Feast of Tabernacles | Seminars | 159 | Instead of the tired old format of songs, sermonette, announcements, and sermon, some groups are successfully implementing a seminar format as an added feature to enhance interactive learning and participation by more of the brethren in services. |
| Seven Holy Day Offerings? | 236 | The tradition of taking up seven holy day offerings has no basis in Scripture. |
| Seven Men Who Rule the World From the Grave | Philosophy | 133 | Review of Dave Breese’s book. Shows how Satan uses the ideas of seven dead men to rule the world: Darwin, Marx, Wellhausen, Freud, Dewey, Keynes, and Kierkegaard are insidiously affecting us. |
| Shifting Paradigm: Where Will it End? | Paradigm | 154 | By David Barton. Belief in evolution destroys the purpose of history and creates a society with no roots, and nowhere to go. |
| Should a Christian Work in Government Office? | Government | 038 | Under certain circumstances, it would not be proper for a Bible believer to work for the government. There are some conditions whereby government work is acceptable. |
| Similarities and Differences Between Sabbatarian Churches | Sabbatarians | 163 | Most Sabbatarians do not know much about other Sabbath-keepers. In this article, we compare the similarities and differences of major Sabbatarian groups. |
| Socialism in the Church of God | Socialism | 139 | The government cannot fulfill our obligation to help the poor. Comparison of state welfare programs contrasted with God’s Laws for the poor. |
| Sodomy in the Church of God | Homosexuality | 179 | What the Bible says about homosexuality. Relationship of feminism and homosexuality. How Christians should react to, and minister to, homosexuals. |
| Spiritual Cannibalism | Fellowship | 034 | Today there is a famine of the word, and God’s people have the tendency to devour themselves. How can we avoid end time spiritual cannibalism? |
| Spiritual Dogs | Wicked | 033 | The Bible takes a dim view of dogs, using them as a type of the wicked. Let us not become spiritual dogs. |
| Spiritual Schizophrenia | Schizophrenia | 125 | "Split personality," or schizophrenia, is a spiritual disease affecting many in the church today. A warm, family relationship in the Church of God is the best prescription for spiritual schizophrenia. |
| Spiritual Winners, Spiritual Losers | Winners | 016 | There are basic characteristics of spiritual winners and spiritual losers. The Bible gives us principles to be a spiritual winner. |
| Table of Symbolical Words in Scripture | Bible | 213 | by Charles A. Weisman. List of more than one hundred symbolical words in Scripture, their meaning, and text example. |
| Table of Unusual and Archaic KJV Words | KJV | 232 | by Charles A. Weisman. Cross reference of many archaic KJV words, their modern meaning, and where they are found in the Bible. |
| Ten Basic Qualifications of an Elder | Elder | 026 | I Timothy 3 and Titus 1 give ten qualifications for an elder. Deacons must have similar qualifications. These are strict requirements for the ministry today. |
| Thank God For My Handicap! | Handicaps | 148 | Every member of the Messiah’s body has a gift given by Him to be used in His service. Yet also we all have handicaps, which we struggle with. My speech impediment, like that of Moses and Paul, has been a useful tool to get me closer to God. |
| That Other Feast | Feasts | 215 | by Dan L. White. This article traces the history of the change in observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread from a spiritual eight-day Feast to a more secular occasion. |
| The "Heart of Evil," and Essay on Evil | Evil | 190 | by Steve Kieler. It takes spiritual exercises to discern both good and evil, Hebrews 5:13-14. This unique article lists the characteristics of evil, and how we can keep from evil. |
| The "Serpent Seed" Heresy | Race | 189 | The “Serpent Seed” Heresy, by Robert Hoops and Steven Collins. The “Serpent Seed” doctrine says some races are descended from Satan himself. This dangerous heresy is thoroughly refuted in this excellent article. |
| The Archers Have Sorely Grieved Joseph | Islam | 196 | The Muslim terrorists who struck the United States on September 11, 2001 were motivated by a hate which stretches back thousands of years. Modern descendants of Ishmael and Esau continue their destructive behavior. |
| The Battle for the Bible | KJV | 160 | There are two major Bible texts: the Received Text and the Nestle Aland United Bible Society text. The KJV and NKJV are based on the more accurate Received Text. |
| The Berryfields of Gresham | Agriculture | 156 | Youth need meaningful work to learn character. The destruction of opportunities for young people to work is a sign of the downfall of our society. |
| The Blessing of Wool | Wool | 153 | Wool is a great blessing from God. |
| The Book of Hebrews | Hebrews | 237 | Chapter-by-chapter analysis of this neglected, but important, book. Major themes of the Book of Hebrews. |
| The Cancer Answer | Cancer | 212 | by Alex Nicholson. What is cancer? What is the role of the immune system, and how can you keep your body cells healthy so you are unlikely to get cancer? |
| The Collapse of Evolution | Evolution | 172 | Evolution does not stand the test of scientific investigation. Our earth is younger than commonly thought. Review of Scott Huse's book, The Collapse of Evolution. |
| The Decline and Fall of America | Prophecy | 066 | by Dr. Charles Halff. There were five causes for the decline of the Roman Empire. America has these characteristics and is destined for a fall. |
| The Diotrephes Complex | Diotrephes | 124 | John’s short second and third epistles have a powerful message to us today. In a period of apostasy of the vast majority, a faithful few held on to doctrinal truths. Instead of wanting to put ourselves first, like Diotrephes, we should put others first and serve the brethren. |
| The Elect in Babylon | 249 | by Peter A. Huizar. We need to come out of this Babylonish system. |
| The Elijah To Come | Elijah | 137 | The characteristics of Elijah the Tishbite. Comparison of Elijah and John the Baptist. Comparison of end time Two Witnesses and Moses/Elijah. Comparison of Elijah/John the Baptist and Herbert W. Armstrong. How to recognize the Elijah to Come. |
| The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit | Trinity | 069 | Has Jesus eternally existed? Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons and "Moonies" have false ideas about the nature of our Savior. Colossians 1:14-15 and Revelation 3:14 have been twisted by some to conclude that the Messiah was created. |
| The Fellowship of the Father and the Son | Fellowship | by Aloysius Abdiel |
| The Fossil Record and Early Man | Evolution | 207 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. If human evolution were true, what would the fossil record indicate? If Creation was true, what would the fossil record indicate? Homo sapiens fossils exist back to the very earliest fossil period. |
| The Game of Proverbs | Proverbs | 080 | This simple card game involves matching two halves of many important verses from the book of Proverbs. It is a family fun game for all ages, that helps us memorize the wisdom of Solomon. |
| The Gospel of Isaiah | Isaiah | 143 | The book of Isaiah is the Old Testament prophecy most like the New Testament. The Gospel message of the Good News of the World Tomorrow is given throughout this inspiring prophecy. |
| The History of the English Bible | Bible | 202 | www.greatsite.com. How did we get our English Bible? |
| The Importance of Spiritual Fellowship | Fellowship | 136 | Importance of Spiritual Fellowship. What is fellowship? True spiritual fellowship is rare. It is a salvation issue. Rules of friendship. Wrong fellowship to avoid. |
| The Importance of Tithing | Tithing | 265 | |
| The Lion, the Lamb, and the Koala Bear | Lion & Lamb | 171 | Each of these animals teaches us great spiritual lessons. |
| The Little Sabbath-keeping Red Hen | Doing | 079 | This children’s story teaches us what we should be doing to further the Master’s work. We need to be like the little red hen! |
| The New Age Movement | New Age Movement | 128 | A thorough comparison of the New Age religion versus the religion of the Bible in the areas of the nature of God, Man, Sin and Man’s Destiny, shows that man’s choice is to believe in either Naturalism or Supernaturalism. New Age theology has deeply infiltrated the Church of God today. It was prophesied. God’s Word condemns the occult, witchcraft and New Age Movement. |
| The Problem of Giving to the Poor | Poor | 121 | Helping the poor is honoring the Creator, but there are lazy "bums" who should not be helped. It’s a problem to find someone you can truly help. It is not the responsibility of the church organization to help the poor; it is each member’s responsibility. |
| The Promise of the Parakletos | Holy Spirit | 221 | by Larry J. Walker. Jesus Christ is the Parakletos, the Comforter. |
| The Real Face of Jesus | Jesus | 217 | by Mike Fillon. Using forensic and archaeological evidence, scientists demonstrate that Jesus looked like a normal first Century Jew. The Shroud of Turin is proven to be a forgery. |
| The Real Father's Day | Sabbath | 222 | by Barbara de Parada. The Father’s Day holiday brings to mind the real Father’ Day, the Sabbath. It teaches us to please our Heavenly Father. |
| The Sabbath and Military Service | Military Service | 269 | |
| The Sabbath and the Trinity | Trinity | 231 | by Kaj-R Nilsen. Explains how and why SDA’s came to accept the Trinity doctrine. A light regard for the Sabbath leads to acceptance of the Trinity doctrine. |
| The Sabbath in John | Sabbath | 247 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. An explanation of John 5:17, “My Father is working still, and I am working.” |
| The Sacred Names Question | Sacred Name | by B.L. Cocherell |
| The Scatterings | False Ministers | 035 | by James Vivo and Richard C. Nickels. False ministers have scattered God’s sheep. There are many scatterings in God’s prophetic plan for His people. |
| The Sea of Glass | Misc. | 224 | by Bill and Cheryl Nichols. The Heavenly Father sees all the world through the Sea of Glass before His throne, something like a giant live television screen. |
| The Seven Churches of Revelation | Church History | 164 | From Ephesus to Laodicea, each of the Seven Churches of Revelation have striking historical lessons for the Church of God today. |
| The Seven Pillars of Wisdom | Wisdom | 130 | by Steven J. Kieler. The beatitudes demonstrate seven pillars of God’s Wisdom. These are the opposites of the seven things God hates. We need to get wisdom! |
| The Smugglers - God's Outlaws | Tyndale | 184 | (Wyclife, Hus, Tyndale). The story of three reformers gave their lives to resist Roman tyranny and spread Bible Truth. |
| The Solution to the Grasshopper Plague | Grasshoppers | 087 | Swarms of grasshoppers are the direct cause of disobedience to the Eternal’s Laws. Obedience to the Almighty helps get rid of pesky bugs better than the most powerful insecticide. |
| The Three Angels' Messages | Prophecy | 223 | The Three Angels’ Messages, by Eugene Shubert, and Richard C. Nickels. The Three Angels’s Messages, to be given in the future by angels, counter the three Temptations of Satan. |
| The Truth About God's Holy Spirit | Holy Spirit | 150A | |
| The War Against Circumcision | Circumcision | 176 | There is a mounting campaign to do away with circumcision. However, the Bible and science show that there are good reasons why males should be circumcised, not as a religious rite anymore, but a law of good health. |
| The Wheat and the Tares | Tares | 149 | How the Parable of the Wheat and Tares explains why aberrant teachings arise among God’s people. God’s people need to be aware of tares growing in their midst. An example is the false teaching that the Messiah was resurrected on the first day of the week. The Worldwide Church of God has taught a first-day resurrection since 1974, and yet few know this fact. |
| Theme of the Apostles | Apostles | 012 | by John Trescott. Preaching the Kingdom of God requires preaching the way into that Kingdom through Jesus Christ granting repentance and remission of sins. |
| Thirty-Eight Reasons Why I Question SDA Doctrines | SDA's | 250 | by Elder W.H. Olson. An expert in SDA teaching presents some of the many problems with Seventh-day Adventist teaching. |
| This Thing is Done of Me | Misc. | 246 | by Bill and Cheryl Nichols. The scattering of ancient and modern Israel is part of the plan of God. |
| Thou Shalt Not Show the Ten Commandments | Law | 235 | by Scott Ashley. The removal of the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama Supreme Court building is a sign of the American government imposing a national religion of disbelief and atheism on the people of this country. |
| Three Days and Three Nights | Crucifixion | 065 | by Milburn Cockrell. There are clear, simple proofs that the crucifixion was on Wednesday and the resurrection on Saturday. |
| Three Sabbaths: Lord's Sabbath, Jewish Sabbath, Papal Sabbath | Sabbath | 233 | by E.J. Waggoner. Keeping the true Sabbath of the Lord points to His works, and is the antidote to legalism and works-based salvation. It is impossible for a non-Christian to keep the Lord’s Sabbath. Sunday is the sign of man’s assumed power to save himself by his own works, entire apart from and in spite of the Lord. |
| Truth About Circumcision | Circumcision | 134 | The importance and meaning of physical and spiritual circumcision. |
| Twelve Kinds of Proverbs | Proverbs | 253 | by Randy Stiver. The Book of Proverbs contains corporate proverbs, communication proverbs, and proverbs of leadership, wealth, parenting, husband-wife, sexual immorality, health and stress, friendship, fools, righteous-wicked, and greatness and goodness of God. |
| United Religions Organization | United Religions | 174 | Like the United Nations, the seeks to unify the world spiritually. This article describes the dangers of this growing movement. |
| Universal Nature of the Flood | Evolution | 210 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. The immense size of the ark, and the definition of the Biblical “kind,” demonstrate that Noah’s Ark was capable of preserving life during the great Flood. |
| Usury -- A Universal Sin | Usury | 050 | Debt money is the foundation of today’s economic system. The Bible condemns wicked usury. |
| Voting -- Is It a Christian Duty? | Voting | 081 | Although there might be a rare circumstance whereby we should vote on some local issue affecting morality or safety of believers, Christians should generally NOT vote in elections for candidates for public office. |
| Walking in the Spirit, Eph. 5:1-21 | Spiritual | 167 | by Earl Lewis. How to walk in the Spirit is clearly explained. |
| Was Luke a Gentile? | Luke | 169 | by Thomas S. McCall. There is strong indication that, contrary to popular opinion, Luke was actually a Jew. |
| We are Sabbath-Keepers, Not Seventh-day Adventists | SDA's | 064 | Eighteen similarities between our beliefs and SDA's. Why we are not Seventh-day Adventists. |
| We Saw a High Place! | High Place | 089 | Medicine Wheel in Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains is an ancient Indian "high place" similar to those mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. We need to eliminate the "high places" of our lives. |
| What Are You Doing Spiritually? | Doing | 052 | |
| What Do You Mean, "You"? | Individual | 208 | This study of the words, “ye,” “you,” and “your” in Leviticus 23, demonstrates that the individual believer has a critical responsibility in observing the annual Holy Days. Karaite objections to calendar calculations are refuted. |
| What Does It Mean To Minister to the Saints? | Ministry | 030 | Ministering to the saints is helping them in their physical needs, and a vital part of every believer’s life. |
| What is an Apostate? | Apostate | 025 | An apostate is one who has utterly renounced the faith, and departed from the Truth. We need to admonish brethren who are in the process of giving up the faith altogether. |
| What is the Ministry? | Ministry | 031 | There are many kinds of ministry. Every follower of Christ must have a ministry, even women! |
| What Seventh-day Adventists Should Know About Other Sabbath-Keepers | SDA's | 063 | Sabbath-keepers need to know about other Sabbath-keepers. Review of major Sabbatarian groupings. |
| What Should We Be Doing? | Doing | 076 | By Ronald H. Stewart |
| What Should We Do? Where Should We Go? | 107 | |
| Who Are the Wise Servants? | Doing | 016 | Wise servants will be doing when the Master returns. How can we be wise teachers? |
| Who's Who in the Bible | Bible | 200 | Matching quiz of famous Bible characters in both Testaments. |
| Why Abortion is Wrong | Abortion | 257 | Lots of information about the abominable practice of abortion. |
| Why Do the Seas Roar? | Seas | 096 | The ocean displays the power of God. The seas remind us of the coming of our Saviour. |
| Why Hebrew? | Name of God | 013 | by Bill Phillips with notes by Richard C. Nickels. This article gives a brief look at the "Sacred Name" doctrine. |
| Why I Don't Close My Letters With "In His Name" | Name of God | 008 | Using the Eternal’s name in prayer is proper, but not in closing our letters. Paul’s letters closed, not with "in Jesus name," but merely "Amen." |
| Why Unleavened Bread? | 258 | |
| Without Natural Affection | Love | 268 | |
| Women's Responsibility in the Church | Women | 003 | by Keith Hunt. What responsibilities can women perform in the church? Are women allowed to teach in the church? |
| Worship Not the Beast With 666 | Beast, Mark of | 102 | by John I. Ajalli. The Roman Empire, and the Roman Catholic Church which is pattered after Rome, are branded with the number 666. |
| www.greatsite.com | Bible | 202 | |
| Yahweh is My Strength, My Song, My Salvation | Music, Song | 042 | Singing is a vital part of worship. We have many reasons to sing praises to our Maker! |
| YAHWEH, Inc.? | Sacred Name | 074 | The lawsuit of the Assemblies of Yahweh in 1983 against former members continuing to use a similar name in their new organization profanes the very name they hold to be "sacred." |
| Ye Visited Me Not | Prisoners | 047 | by Manuel Torres. A letter from a prison inmate illustrates the need for all of to be loved. |
| Yea, Hath God Said? | KJV | 147 | How modern translations, especially the New International Version (NIV) corrupt the Word of God. Nineteenth Century Biblical scholars Westcott and Hort led the modern movement to pervert the Bible. |
| Don't Take Your Brother to Court! | Court | 001 | It is wrong for brethren in the faith to take one another to court. How are matters to be handled in God’s Church? Who is your brother? What should you do if you are sued? |
| Idolatry in the Church of God | Idolatry | 002 | Some religious leaders have become idols in the Church today. The Corinthian Church’s problem was idolatry. There are 15 symptoms of idolatry today. |
| Women's Responsibility in the Church | Women | 003 | by Keith Hunt. What responsibilities can women perform in the church? Are women allowed to teach in the church? |
| Christian Fellowship -- Why and With Whom? | Fellowship | 004 | by Richard A. Wiedenheft. You should fellowship where you can grow spiritually, learn, give and share, enjoying the company of brethren. |
| How Should Worship Services Be Conducted? | Worship | 005 | This article explains how worship services should be conducted. We all should contribute something to worship services. The elder plays a key role. |
| Joseph: A Portrait in Mercy | Joseph | 006 | The story of how Joseph reacted when he found Mary to be pregnant demonstrates God’s mercy and how we should be merciful unto others so that God will be merciful to us. |
| Is Christianity Pagan? | Paganism | 007 | adapted from The Faith magazine, January, 1976. Paganism crept into the early church and changed the religion of the Messiah into baptized paganism. |
| Why I Don't Close My Letters With "In His Name" | Name of God | 008 | Using the Eternal’s name in prayer is proper, but not in closing our letters. Paul’s letters closed, not with "in Jesus name," but merely "Amen." |
| Theme of the Apostles | Apostles | 012 | by John Trescott. Preaching the Kingdom of God requires preaching the way into that Kingdom through Jesus Christ granting repentance and remission of sins. |
| Why Hebrew? | Name of God | 013 | by Bill Phillips with notes by Richard C. Nickels. This article gives a brief look at the "Sacred Name" doctrine. |
| Being Independent | Independence | 014 | by Norman F. Rowe. Being independent has its advantages and disadvantages. It is not sinful to work apart from an organized group. |
| Biblical Hypocrisy | Hypocrisy | 015 | God hates hypocrites. Hypocrisy is destructive and sinful. There are 18 characteristics of hypocrites. |
| Spiritual Winners, Spiritual Losers | Winners | 016 | There are basic characteristics of spiritual winners and spiritual losers. The Bible gives us principles to be a spiritual winner. |
| Who Are the Wise Servants? | Doing | 016 | Wise servants will be doing when the Master returns. How can we be wise teachers? |
| Put on the Whole Armor of God | Armor of God | 021 | by Jim DeFrancisco. Ephesians 6, describes our spiritual armor: truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation and the sword of the spirit. With this armor, we can overcome evil with good. |
| What is an Apostate? | Apostate | 025 | An apostate is one who has utterly renounced the faith, and departed from the Truth. We need to admonish brethren who are in the process of giving up the faith altogether. |
| Ten Basic Qualifications of an Elder | Elder | 026 | I Timothy 3 and Titus 1 give ten qualifications for an elder. Deacons must have similar qualifications. These are strict requirements for the ministry today. |
| Fellowship: Mark of a True Christian | Fellowship | 028 | This short study examines the importance of proper fellowship. |
| What Does It Mean To Minister to the Saints? | Ministry | 030 | Ministering to the saints is helping them in their physical needs, and a vital part of every believer’s life. |
| What is the Ministry? | Ministry | 031 | There are many kinds of ministry. Every follower of Christ must have a ministry, even women! |
| Daily Bread, True Bread, Living Bread, Bread From Heaven | Bread | 032 | Scripture places a tremendous emphasis on bread, and uses bread as a symbol and object lesson many different ways. |
| Spiritual Dogs | Wicked | 033 | The Bible takes a dim view of dogs, using them as a type of the wicked. Let us not become spiritual dogs. |
| Spiritual Cannibalism | Fellowship | 034 | Today there is a famine of the word, and God’s people have the tendency to devour themselves. How can we avoid end time spiritual cannibalism? |
| The Scatterings | False Ministers | 035 | by James Vivo and Richard C. Nickels. False ministers have scattered God’s sheep. There are many scatterings in God’s prophetic plan for His people. |
| Should a Christian Work in Government Office? | Government | 038 | Under certain circumstances, it would not be proper for a Bible believer to work for the government. There are some conditions whereby government work is acceptable. |
| Yahweh is My Strength, My Song, My Salvation | Music, Song | 042 | Singing is a vital part of worship. We have many reasons to sing praises to our Maker! |
| Ye Visited Me Not | Prisoners | 047 | by Manuel Torres. A letter from a prison inmate illustrates the need for all of to be loved. |
| Is It Christian to Drink? | Alcohol | 049 | by Norman F. Rowe. The Bible supports moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages, but condemns drunkenness. |
| Usury -- A Universal Sin | Usury | 050 | Debt money is the foundation of today’s economic system. The Bible condemns wicked usury. |
| Promotion Comes From God | Promotion | 051 | Promotion in my job taught me lessons relative to spiritual promotion, and realization of the fact that all real promotion comes from God. |
| What Are You Doing Spiritually? | Doing | 052 | |
| Fruits Worthy of Repentance | Repentance | 056 | Many lack an understanding of repentance, and the fruits (evidence) of repentance that God requires. The Church of God today needs to repent! |
| Love the Stranger | Stranger | 057 | Believe it or not, some religious organizations think little or nothing of "strangers" (foreigners)! We need to diligently serve strangers and help them obey God’s Laws. |
| God Did Not Call Me to Preach | Ministry | 058 | |
| Gird Up Your Loins | Misc. | 060 | "Girding up your loins" means to follow the Almighty’s specific instructions. |
| Personal Spiritual Object Lessons | Overcoming | 061 | Personal incidents in my life have taught me spiritual lessons. |
| Be Ye Therefore Perfect | Perfection | 062 | The Bible commands us to be perfect. What is perfection? There are ten marks of perfection. Perfection is possible. |
| What Seventh-day Adventists Should Know About Other Sabbath-Keepers | SDA's | 063 | Sabbath-keepers need to know about other Sabbath-keepers. Review of major Sabbatarian groupings. |
| We are Sabbath-Keepers, Not Seventh-day Adventists | SDA's | 064 | Eighteen similarities between our beliefs and SDA's. Why we are not Seventh-day Adventists. |
| Three Days and Three Nights | Crucifixion | 065 | by Milburn Cockrell. There are clear, simple proofs that the crucifixion was on Wednesday and the resurrection on Saturday. |
| The Decline and Fall of America | Prophecy | 066 | by Dr. Charles Halff. There were five causes for the decline of the Roman Empire. America has these characteristics and is destined for a fall. |
| The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit | Trinity | 069 | Has Jesus eternally existed? Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons and "Moonies" have false ideas about the nature of our Savior. Colossians 1:14-15 and Revelation 3:14 have been twisted by some to conclude that the Messiah was created. |
| A Lonely Place | Prayer | 070 | From time to time, we, like the Savior, need to be alone in God’s creation to pray to Him, and receive spiritual strength. |
| Is Your House In Order? | 071 | The untimely deaths of my sister-in-law and her entire family in 1980 teaches us to put our houses in order and work diligently on life’s priorities. |
| YAHWEH, Inc.? | Sacred Name | 074 | The lawsuit of the Assemblies of Yahweh in 1983 against former members continuing to use a similar name in their new organization profanes the very name they hold to be "sacred." |
| What Should We Be Doing? | Doing | 076 | By Ronald H. Stewart |
| Heaven is Not the Reward of the Saved | Heaven | 078 | The Bible does not support the notion that Heaven is the abode of the saved. Numerous verses are often mis-interpreted which seem to indicate the righteous go to Heaven. There are serious consequences for believing the lie in going to Heaven. |
| The Little Sabbath-keeping Red Hen | Doing | 079 | This children’s story teaches us what we should be doing to further the Master’s work. We need to be like the little red hen! |
| The Game of Proverbs | Proverbs | 080 | This simple card game involves matching two halves of many important verses from the book of Proverbs. It is a family fun game for all ages, that helps us memorize the wisdom of Solomon. |
| Voting -- Is It a Christian Duty? | Voting | 081 | Although there might be a rare circumstance whereby we should vote on some local issue affecting morality or safety of believers, Christians should generally NOT vote in elections for candidates for public office. |
| Casting Pearls Before Swine | Evangelism | 082 | Today is not the only day of salvation. Giving religious literature to those who do not want it is casting pearls before swine. |
| How to Memorize Bible Scriptures | Bible Memory | 083 | The key to memorizing portions of Scripture is to "get familiar" with your Bible. You should obtain a lifetime wide margin King James Version Bible. Our list of "Key Bible Chapters" helps you to know the main portions of scripture, which is the basis for generally knowing where to find important subjects |
| The Solution to the Grasshopper Plague | Grasshoppers | 087 | Swarms of grasshoppers are the direct cause of disobedience to the Eternal’s Laws. Obedience to the Almighty helps get rid of pesky bugs better than the most powerful insecticide. |
| Don't Die in That Church! | Death | 088 | Righteous people should gather together at the death of one of the saints. A cold-hearted minister sent a funeral sermon tape to a dying man’s wife, but he later recovered. |
| We Saw a High Place! | High Place | 089 | Medicine Wheel in Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains is an ancient Indian "high place" similar to those mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. We need to eliminate the "high places" of our lives. |
| Right in Our Own Eyes | Self-righteousness | 090 | Right In Our Own Eyes. Like it was in the time of the judges, so it is today. Because there is no great faithful spiritual leader, every professed believer does what he or she thinks is right. What are some ways to NOT do what is right only in our own eyes? |
| At the Ritz in High Tech City | High Tech | 095 | Despite man’s advances in computer technology, computers will not solve human problems. Life illustrates the "GIGO" principle: garbage in, garbage out. |
| Why Do the Seas Roar? | Seas | 096 | The ocean displays the power of God. The seas remind us of the coming of our Saviour. |
| Is Gambling a Sin? | Gambling | 098 | Yes, gambling is a sin. This article shows why. |
| I Believe in Jesus Christ, What's it all about? | Belief | 100 | by John I. Ajalli. Believing in Jesus Christ is obeying Him. |
| Worship Not the Beast With 666 | Beast, Mark of | 102 | by John I. Ajalli. The Roman Empire, and the Roman Catholic Church which is pattered after Rome, are branded with the number 666. |
| Biblical Law | Law | 103 | |
| Biblical Liberty and Freedom | Freedom | 104 | |
| What Should We Do? Where Should We Go? | 107 | |
| Is Jesus YHVH? | Jesus | 108 | by Ronald H. Stewart. People who deny the pre-existence of Christ today are similar to the Jews in Christ’s time who could not accept His pre-existence either. Jesus Christ has always existed; He IS God. |
| Our Road to Damascus | Conversion | 109 | This is the story of my conversion. Each of us has a personal "road to Damascus." We must never forget how the Almighty led us to repentance. Young people in the church should prepare to meet their Maker, accepting God’s challenge. |
| Reach Out and Touch Someone | Doing | 112 | |
| Personal Evangelism | Evangelism | 114 | |
| Receiving Correction From God | Correction | 116 | God can give us correction, even through unsavory individuals. We need correction from God and should be willing to receive it. |
| Genesis Finds Its Complement in Revelation | Genesis/Revelation | 117 | There are least 34 amazing parallels between the books of Genesis and Revelation. |
| Awake Out of Sleep! | Sleep | 118 | God’s Church of today is in a deep spiritual sleep. There are four reasons why people today are not "on fire" for God. |
| Contention in the Church of God | Contention | 119 | Contentiousness abounds in the church today, coming from wrathful, selfish people who argue over trivial matters. We need to put on Christ’s humility and withdraw from contentious persons. |
| How to Recognize a True Servant of God, by William B. Scherer | Servant of God | 120 | Use these guidelines to put ministers to the test to verify if they are or are not true servants of God. |
| The Problem of Giving to the Poor | Poor | 121 | Helping the poor is honoring the Creator, but there are lazy "bums" who should not be helped. It’s a problem to find someone you can truly help. It is not the responsibility of the church organization to help the poor; it is each member’s responsibility. |
| King James Version Errors | KJV | 122 | We use and recommend the King James Version, as opposed to modern translations. However, you should be aware of several KJV translation errors and changes in meanings of certain words since 1611 when the KJV was published. |
| The Diotrephes Complex | Diotrephes | 124 | John’s short second and third epistles have a powerful message to us today. In a period of apostasy of the vast majority, a faithful few held on to doctrinal truths. Instead of wanting to put ourselves first, like Diotrephes, we should put others first and serve the brethren. |
| Spiritual Schizophrenia | Schizophrenia | 125 | "Split personality," or schizophrenia, is a spiritual disease affecting many in the church today. A warm, family relationship in the Church of God is the best prescription for spiritual schizophrenia. |
| Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive | Virgin Birth | 126 | Old and New Testaments confirm the virgin birth of the Messiah, Savior of Mankind. |
| Petra and the Place of Safety | Petra | 127 | Scripture and history confirm that God has and will protect His people. The history of Petra is fascinating. We need to put our trust for protection in our Savior, not in a rock of death in the Middle East. |
| The New Age Movement | New Age Movement | 128 | A thorough comparison of the New Age religion versus the religion of the Bible in the areas of the nature of God, Man, Sin and Man’s Destiny, shows that man’s choice is to believe in either Naturalism or Supernaturalism. New Age theology has deeply infiltrated the Church of God today. It was prophesied. God’s Word condemns the occult, witchcraft and New Age Movement. |
| Philo: Classical Expounder of Law, Sabbaths | Philo | 129 | Philo, an Alexandrian Jew and contemporary of Jesus, supported Biblical Law and the Sabbaths. |
| The Seven Pillars of Wisdom | Wisdom | 130 | by Steven J. Kieler. The beatitudes demonstrate seven pillars of God’s Wisdom. These are the opposites of the seven things God hates. We need to get wisdom! |
| Rechabites and Edomites | Rechabites | 131 | The remarkable faithfulness of the Rechabites of Jeremiah 35 is contrasted to the lack of faithfulness of the Edomites. |
| History of the Trinity Doctrine | Trinity | 132 | Early Adventists were against the Trinity doctrine. Trinitarianism has entered Sabbath-keeping churches through a slow insidious process, a "death by a thousand cuts." |
| Seven Men Who Rule the World From the Grave | Philosophy | 133 | Review of Dave Breese’s book. Shows how Satan uses the ideas of seven dead men to rule the world: Darwin, Marx, Wellhausen, Freud, Dewey, Keynes, and Kierkegaard are insidiously affecting us. |
| Truth About Circumcision | Circumcision | 134 | The importance and meaning of physical and spiritual circumcision. |
| Prayer | 135 | by Wayne Holmes. The purpose of prayer, to whom we should pray, what we should pray about, where should we pray, at what times, in what physical condition, what prayer is, what prayer is not. |
| The Importance of Spiritual Fellowship | Fellowship | 136 | Importance of Spiritual Fellowship. What is fellowship? True spiritual fellowship is rare. It is a salvation issue. Rules of friendship. Wrong fellowship to avoid. |
| The Elijah To Come | Elijah | 137 | The characteristics of Elijah the Tishbite. Comparison of Elijah and John the Baptist. Comparison of end time Two Witnesses and Moses/Elijah. Comparison of Elijah/John the Baptist and Herbert W. Armstrong. How to recognize the Elijah to Come. |
| How to Prepare, Conduct, and Participate in Group Bible Studies | Bible Studies | 138 | How to make home Bible Studies effective tools for spiritual growth. |
| Socialism in the Church of God | Socialism | 139 | The government cannot fulfill our obligation to help the poor. Comparison of state welfare programs contrasted with God’s Laws for the poor. |
| Lessons from Proverbs | Proverbs | 140 | Lessons From Proverbs. Alphabetical list of major topics of the instructive Book of Proverbs. |
| Herbert W. Armstrong and Church Government | Church Government | 141 | Review of the famous "1939 Article" on Church Government. Correction of misunderstanding about this important article. Comparison of 1939 Article and later Worldwide Church of God practice. |
| From a Distance | 142 | From A Distance. Why is the Church of God at war amongst itself? From a distance, we differ so little, yet we make so much of our differences and continue fighting against one another. |
| The Gospel of Isaiah | Isaiah | 143 | The book of Isaiah is the Old Testament prophecy most like the New Testament. The Gospel message of the Good News of the World Tomorrow is given throughout this inspiring prophecy. |
| Coming Clean | Repentance | 144 | We must all confess our sins and not cover them up. A review of Garner Ted Armstrong’s booklet, The Origin and History of the Church of God, International. |
| Message to Prisoners | Prisoners | 145 | My friend in prison, and our difficulties helping him. What the Bible says about prisons. Biblical laws of crime and punishment. |
| Are You a Member of a Cult? | Cults | 146 | Characteristics of cults. Four-point test for cults. Marks of a cult. Is the Worldwide Church of God a cult? |
| Yea, Hath God Said? | KJV | 147 | How modern translations, especially the New International Version (NIV) corrupt the Word of God. Nineteenth Century Biblical scholars Westcott and Hort led the modern movement to pervert the Bible. |
| Thank God For My Handicap! | Handicaps | 148 | Every member of the Messiah’s body has a gift given by Him to be used in His service. Yet also we all have handicaps, which we struggle with. My speech impediment, like that of Moses and Paul, has been a useful tool to get me closer to God. |
| The Wheat and the Tares | Tares | 149 | How the Parable of the Wheat and Tares explains why aberrant teachings arise among God’s people. God’s people need to be aware of tares growing in their midst. An example is the false teaching that the Messiah was resurrected on the first day of the week. The Worldwide Church of God has taught a first-day resurrection since 1974, and yet few know this fact. |
| A City on Seven Hills | Catholics | 150 | by Dave Hunt. The Roman Catholic Church is identified as the woman riding the beast of Revelation. Almost a billion Catholics are deceived into trusting their Church, instead of Christ, for salvation. |
| The Truth About God's Holy Spirit | Holy Spirit | 150A | |
| Pursue Love | Love | 151 | by Lee H. Clark. I Corinthians 13 is like a drama, with ten succeeding scenes. |
| And From the Laodicean Front | Laodicean | 152 | by Lee H. Clark. The Laodicean message applies to us, today. |
| The Blessing of Wool | Wool | 153 | Wool is a great blessing from God. |
| Shifting Paradigm: Where Will it End? | Paradigm | 154 | By David Barton. Belief in evolution destroys the purpose of history and creates a society with no roots, and nowhere to go. |
| Nicolaitanes | Nicolaitanes | 155 | by J.H. Allen. The doctrine of the is lordship, harsh rulership, of religious leaders over the lay persons. |
| The Berryfields of Gresham | Agriculture | 156 | Youth need meaningful work to learn character. The destruction of opportunities for young people to work is a sign of the downfall of our society. |
| Repentance Without Restitution | Restitution | 157 | Restitution is one of the most neglected doctrines of the Bible. Repentance without restitution is like faith without works. |
| False Ministers, False Brethren | False Ministers | 158 | Both Testaments are replete with scriptures indicating that false ministers and false brethren wreak havoc with God's people, and cause untold suffering and captivity. |
| Seminar Format Feast of Tabernacles | Seminars | 159 | Instead of the tired old format of songs, sermonette, announcements, and sermon, some groups are successfully implementing a seminar format as an added feature to enhance interactive learning and participation by more of the brethren in services. |
| The Battle for the Bible | KJV | 160 | There are two major Bible texts: the Received Text and the Nestle Aland United Bible Society text. The KJV and NKJV are based on the more accurate Received Text. |
| God is NOT a TRINITY | Trinity | 161 | Although Trinitarianism is an article of faith by mainstream Catholic and Protestant faiths, the doctrine of the Trinity is not in the Bible, which clearly contradicts trinitarianism. |
| It Does Make a Difference Which Version You Use | KJV | 162 | A comparison of several verses between the KJV and the NIV and RSV show the superiority of the KJV. |
| Similarities and Differences Between Sabbatarian Churches | Sabbatarians | 163 | Most Sabbatarians do not know much about other Sabbath-keepers. In this article, we compare the similarities and differences of major Sabbatarian groups. |
| The Seven Churches of Revelation | Church History | 164 | From Ephesus to Laodicea, each of the Seven Churches of Revelation have striking historical lessons for the Church of God today. |
| Every Prayer an Answered Prayer | Prayer | 165 | by Kenneth V. Ryland. Answers to prayer are vital to real spiritual growth. |
| Claiming the Promises of God | Promises | 166 | God promises blessings or cursings. What do we need to do to claim God's blessings? |
| Walking in the Spirit, Eph. 5:1-21 | Spiritual | 167 | by Earl Lewis. How to walk in the Spirit is clearly explained. |
| A Look at the Pope's Pastoral Letter, "Dies Domini," | Sunday | 168 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. In his 1998 letter, Pope John Paul II claims that the Scriptures authorize Sunday keeping, and that civil governments should enforce Sunday sacredness. |
| Was Luke a Gentile? | Luke | 169 | by Thomas S. McCall. There is strong indication that, contrary to popular opinion, Luke was actually a Jew. |
| Don't Look Back | Overcoming | 170 | by Earl Lewis. We are sometimes hindered by not being focused on what is ahead, but looking back to the past. Here is how to be positive about tomorrow. |
| The Lion, the Lamb, and the Koala Bear | Lion & Lamb | 171 | Each of these animals teaches us great spiritual lessons. |
| The Collapse of Evolution | Evolution | 172 | Evolution does not stand the test of scientific investigation. Our earth is younger than commonly thought. Review of Scott Huse's book, The Collapse of Evolution. |
| Do Not Prostitute Thy Daughter | Daughters | 173 | by Roger Normann. Fathers need to guide their daughters. Lack of godly Fathers leads their daughters to corruption. |
| United Religions Organization | United Religions | 174 | Like the United Nations, the seeks to unify the world spiritually. This article describes the dangers of this growing movement. |
| Do You Have a Right to be Offended? | Offense | 175 | The way to avoid offending others is to not be offended yourself. Can you say that nothing can offend you? |
| The War Against Circumcision | Circumcision | 176 | There is a mounting campaign to do away with circumcision. However, the Bible and science show that there are good reasons why males should be circumcised, not as a religious rite anymore, but a law of good health. |
| Don't Reject God Because of Human Failure | Failure | 177 | by Larry J. Walker. Many people reject God because of the sins of religious people. This article shows the fallacy of this kind of thinking. |
| Jail and Prison Ministry - a Job For You? | Prisons | 178 | by Earl Lewis. How to minister to prisoners, blessings and pitfalls. |
| Sodomy in the Church of God | Homosexuality | 179 | What the Bible says about homosexuality. Relationship of feminism and homosexuality. How Christians should react to, and minister to, homosexuals. |
| Holy Anointing Olive Oil | Olives | 180 | Olive oil in the Bible. Olive oil is one of the major blessings God gives us. How to anoint. Are anointed cloths scriptural? |
| Cremation Versus Burial - Which? | Cremation | 181 | The Bible frowns on cremation. The example of the Bible is that to show proper respect for the dead, we should bury our dead. |
| Disfellowshipping and Marking | Disfellowship | 182 | by Dexter B. Wakefield. "Marking" means to warn, take note of, be on guard. "Disfellowshipping" means to forbid a disruptive individual fellowship with the Church. Marking and disfellowshipping are two different practices, both used for the health and protection of the Church. |
| King of the Jews | Messiah | 183 | by Dave Hunt. Understanding the background for the contention between Jews and Moslems is essential to fathom Bible prophecy. Both Jews and Arabs need to return to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is the Messiah, King of the Jews. |
| The Smugglers - God's Outlaws | Tyndale | 184 | (Wyclife, Hus, Tyndale). The story of three reformers gave their lives to resist Roman tyranny and spread Bible Truth. |
| All Roads Lead to Babylon | Babylon | 185 | Summary of the out-of-print book, Mystery Babylon the Great, by Ralph Woodrow. Catholic practices are directly derived from paganism. |
| Have You Been Sold A Different Gospel? | Gnosticism | 186 | (Gnosticism) by Douglas S. Winnail. Gnosticism, which perverted early Christianity, is today a major threat to the faith once delivered. |
| Imitators or Followers of Christ? | Followers | 187 | What is the best translation of I Corinthians 11:1? Should we be imitators or followers of Christ? |
| Alpha and Omega | 188 | The “omega wolf” is at the bottom of the pack, picked on and persecuted by all the other wolves. People are often like wolves, and abuse lowly brethren in the Church. We need to be a lamb, and not a wolf. |
| The "Serpent Seed" Heresy | Race | 189 | The “Serpent Seed” Heresy, by Robert Hoops and Steven Collins. The “Serpent Seed” doctrine says some races are descended from Satan himself. This dangerous heresy is thoroughly refuted in this excellent article. |
| The "Heart of Evil," and Essay on Evil | Evil | 190 | by Steve Kieler. It takes spiritual exercises to discern both good and evil, Hebrews 5:13-14. This unique article lists the characteristics of evil, and how we can keep from evil. |
| Martyrs: A Mirror of Christ in the World | Martyrs | 191 | The book, Martyrs Mirror is a classic text on persecution of Christians by professing Christians. Mark died on the day to the site of his burning. Luke was hung from an olive tree in Greece, while Antipas was roasted alive in a copper steer. Do we have the love of God to not only endure martyrdom, but bless our persecutors? |
| Scripture Memorization Can Be Fun | 192 | 300 important scriptures are listed, which can be put on scripture cards for memorization. |
| Let No Man Deceive You | Deception | 193 | The Holy Spirit is the antidote for deception. It is possible for true believers to be deceived. Examples of deception include the Serpent in the Garden of Eden, Nimrod, the Gibeonites, Absalom, and the Temptation of Christ by Satan. Scripture shows how we can avoid deception. |
| Hell: Where is It? What is It? | Hell | 194 | By E. E. Franke. The common Catholic/Protestant teaching of an ever-burning hell where lost sinners suffer for all eternity is anti-Biblical. This article is a thorough refutation of this doctrine. |
| Islam and You | Islam | 195 | A commonly-reported lie is that the religion of Islam is a peaceful faith, and that Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christians. Islamic writings prove that Islam teaches killing those who refuse to accept Islam, and death to Muslims who renounce their faith. |
| The Archers Have Sorely Grieved Joseph | Islam | 196 | The Muslim terrorists who struck the United States on September 11, 2001 were motivated by a hate which stretches back thousands of years. Modern descendants of Ishmael and Esau continue their destructive behavior. |
| A Physician Testifies About the Crucifixion | 197 | What was it like to be crucified? This doctor’s report helps us understand the suffering our Savior endured for us. |
| Europa Rides the Beast | Beast | 198 | by Craig White. The symbol of a woman riding a beast in Revelation is a direct reference to mythological Europa who rode the beast, and points to Europe as being the end time Beast power. |
| Rules of the Winds | Winds of Doctrine | 199 | by Steve Kieler. A guide to perplexed believers during these times of winds of doctrines. |
| Who's Who in the Bible | Bible | 200 | Matching quiz of famous Bible characters in both Testaments. |
| Books of the Bible | Bible | 201 | Matching quiz on Old Testament and New Testament books of the Bible. |
| www.greatsite.com | Bible | 202 | |
| The History of the English Bible | Bible | 202 | www.greatsite.com. How did we get our English Bible? |
| Korah's Rebellion - Its Real Lesson for Today | Korah | 203 | Ministers who cite Korah’s Rebellion don’t realize that this lesson may relate to them. |
| Patriotism or Pilgrimage? | Military Service | 204 | By Les Rinehart. Killing is not our calling. Attitude of early Christians toward military service. True Christians are conscientiously opposed to military service. |
| Land For Peace? | Islam | 205 | King Solomon’s “land for peace” deal gave away a portion of the Promised Land. It didn’t work then, and will not work today. |
| Catholic Priests Child Sex-Abuse Scandal | Catholics | 206 | by Dr. Samuel Bacchiocchi. Is the Catholic Church likely to give up its teaching on priestly celibacy? The evils fruits of this teaching. Scandals in the Church of God ministry. |
| The Fossil Record and Early Man | Evolution | 207 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. If human evolution were true, what would the fossil record indicate? If Creation was true, what would the fossil record indicate? Homo sapiens fossils exist back to the very earliest fossil period. |
| What Do You Mean, "You"? | Individual | 208 | This study of the words, “ye,” “you,” and “your” in Leviticus 23, demonstrates that the individual believer has a critical responsibility in observing the annual Holy Days. Karaite objections to calendar calculations are refuted. |
| Contrast Between Christ and Mohammed | Islam | 209 | Lining up the teachings of Mohammed and Christ shows the dramatic difference between these opposing world views. |
| Universal Nature of the Flood | Evolution | 210 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. The immense size of the ark, and the definition of the Biblical “kind,” demonstrate that Noah’s Ark was capable of preserving life during the great Flood. |
| Genesis Flood's Effect on Earth's Geology | Evolution | 211 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Geological science demonstrates the significant effects the Flood had on the earth. |
| The Cancer Answer | Cancer | 212 | by Alex Nicholson. What is cancer? What is the role of the immune system, and how can you keep your body cells healthy so you are unlikely to get cancer? |
| Table of Symbolical Words in Scripture | Bible | 213 | by Charles A. Weisman. List of more than one hundred symbolical words in Scripture, their meaning, and text example. |
| NIV Bible Quiz | Bible | 214 | from the Internet. You will flunk this test, which demonstrates the inferiority of the NIV Bible. |
| That Other Feast | Feasts | 215 | by Dan L. White. This article traces the history of the change in observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread from a spiritual eight-day Feast to a more secular occasion. |
| Days of Zeal Gone By | Zeal | 216 | Comparing the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread in 1962 versus 2002 shows a striking decline of zeal in the Church of God. Let us observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread with zeal! |
| The Real Face of Jesus | Jesus | 217 | by Mike Fillon. Using forensic and archaeological evidence, scientists demonstrate that Jesus looked like a normal first Century Jew. The Shroud of Turin is proven to be a forgery. |
| A Story of Grace | Grace | 218 | by Delmar L. Leger. This inspiring sermon shows that grace does not do away with the law. |
| Exodus 34:22 and the Calendar | Calendar | 219 | by United Church of God. The Bible does not specifically mention the equinox, which is pivotal to determining the sacred calendar. This is one proof that the Bible does not define a calendar. |
| Lessons for Pentecost | Pentecost | 220 | Pentecost means count fifty (five tens). Sivan 6 cannot fall on any day of the week. Monday Pentecost is clearly indicated by the Scriptures. |
| The Promise of the Parakletos | Holy Spirit | 221 | by Larry J. Walker. Jesus Christ is the Parakletos, the Comforter. |
| The Real Father's Day | Sabbath | 222 | by Barbara de Parada. The Father’s Day holiday brings to mind the real Father’ Day, the Sabbath. It teaches us to please our Heavenly Father. |
| The Three Angels' Messages | Prophecy | 223 | The Three Angels’ Messages, by Eugene Shubert, and Richard C. Nickels. The Three Angels’s Messages, to be given in the future by angels, counter the three Temptations of Satan. |
| The Sea of Glass | Misc. | 224 | by Bill and Cheryl Nichols. The Heavenly Father sees all the world through the Sea of Glass before His throne, something like a giant live television screen. |
| Begotten Again or Born Again, Which? | Born Again | 225 | By David Nield. The New Birth occurs at the resurrection. Christians are now begotten by God’s Spirit and must grow through the Law of God. |
| Mary's Stars on the European Flag | Beast | 226 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. The official European Union flag has twelve stars, which were purposely selected to represent Mary worship. |
| Opening/Closing Prayer Guidelines | Prayer | 227 | by Glen Gilchrist. Here are practical guidelines for how to give an opening or closing prayer before/after services. |
| How to Give a Sermonette | Ministry | 228 | by Glen Gilchrist. Tips for giving an effective 15-minute sermonette. |
| Danite Exodus From Egypt | Israel | 229 | by Messianic Church of God. Portions of the Tribe of Dan left Egypt in ships, and settled in Greece, at the same time Moses led the rest of Israel out of Egypt on land. |
| Ichabod, The Glory is Departed! | SDA's | 230 | Traditional Seventh-day Adventists lament the paganization of their church, which has occurred in spite of the warnings of Ellen G. White. |
| The Sabbath and the Trinity | Trinity | 231 | by Kaj-R Nilsen. Explains how and why SDA’s came to accept the Trinity doctrine. A light regard for the Sabbath leads to acceptance of the Trinity doctrine. |
| Table of Unusual and Archaic KJV Words | KJV | 232 | by Charles A. Weisman. Cross reference of many archaic KJV words, their modern meaning, and where they are found in the Bible. |
| Three Sabbaths: Lord's Sabbath, Jewish Sabbath, Papal Sabbath | Sabbath | 233 | by E.J. Waggoner. Keeping the true Sabbath of the Lord points to His works, and is the antidote to legalism and works-based salvation. It is impossible for a non-Christian to keep the Lord’s Sabbath. Sunday is the sign of man’s assumed power to save himself by his own works, entire apart from and in spite of the Lord. |
| Doctrine by Anarchy! | 234 | By Steve Kieler. Doctrinal anarchists today sabotage God’s Truth. |
| Thou Shalt Not Show the Ten Commandments | Law | 235 | by Scott Ashley. The removal of the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama Supreme Court building is a sign of the American government imposing a national religion of disbelief and atheism on the people of this country. |
| Seven Holy Day Offerings? | 236 | The tradition of taking up seven holy day offerings has no basis in Scripture. |
| The Book of Hebrews | Hebrews | 237 | Chapter-by-chapter analysis of this neglected, but important, book. Major themes of the Book of Hebrews. |
| Remembering Our Marriage Covenant | Marriage | 238 | The marriage ceremony used by United Church of God. |
| Benefits of the Sabbath | Sabbath | 239 | The Sabbath is a family day, a day of joy, meeting with God, a day of equality, a day of freedom, a day of remembrance, a “palace in time,” and a service day. We should not pass up the Sabbath Benefit Plan. |
| Funeral Services | Funeral | 240 | by Herb Teitgen and United Church of God. Suggestions for conducting a funeral service. |
| Gopherwood and the Construction of the Ark | 241 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Gopherwood does not refer to a type of tree from which the wood was derived, but a laminated pitched wood. |
| Biblical Music | 242 | A listing of many Bible scriptures relating to music. |
| Christ the Firstfruits | Firstfruits | 243 | by David Miller. How Jesus Christ represented the offering of the first fruits. |
| Have You Been Matthew 18'd? | Misc. | 244 | Matthew 18 is one of the most difficult scriptures in the Bible to follow. If we have a problem with a brother, the first step is not to go to the minister, but go to your brother. |
| Replacement Theology | Misc. | 245 | The Deception of , by Ludwig Schneider. The Church has not replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people. |
| This Thing is Done of Me | Misc. | 246 | by Bill and Cheryl Nichols. The scattering of ancient and modern Israel is part of the plan of God. |
| The Sabbath in John | Sabbath | 247 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. An explanation of John 5:17, “My Father is working still, and I am working.” |
| Is Not Romethe Harlot? | Catholics | 248 | From the Internet. The persecuted saints for centuries have labeled Rome as the great whore of Revelation. |
| The Elect in Babylon | 249 | by Peter A. Huizar. We need to come out of this Babylonish system. |
| Thirty-Eight Reasons Why I Question SDA Doctrines | SDA's | 250 | by Elder W.H. Olson. An expert in SDA teaching presents some of the many problems with Seventh-day Adventist teaching. |
| God Will Bring Again the Captivity of Israel | Israel | 251 | The Second Exodus is a major theme of Bible prophecy, yet it is so little talked about. Dozens of scriptures describe this great future event. |
| If We Could Have Been There | Prophecy | 252 | by Del Leger. Prophetic events did not happened by chance, but show evidence of grand design. |
| Twelve Kinds of Proverbs | Proverbs | 253 | by Randy Stiver. The Book of Proverbs contains corporate proverbs, communication proverbs, and proverbs of leadership, wealth, parenting, husband-wife, sexual immorality, health and stress, friendship, fools, righteous-wicked, and greatness and goodness of God. |
| Bible Names | Names, Bible | 254 | by Roger Waite. The meanings of the names of major Bible characters. |
| Did Moses Marry a "Cushite" Woman? | Race | 255 | By Church of the Eternal God. The “Cushite” woman that Moses married was either Zipporah or a princess of Ethiopia. |
| Keeping the Sabbath | Sabbath | 256 | by Roderick C. Meredith. Principles for how to keep the Sabbath. |
| Why Abortion is Wrong | Abortion | 257 | Lots of information about the abominable practice of abortion. |
| Why Unleavened Bread? | 258 | |
| Passover and You | 259 | |
| Book of Psalms | Psalms | 260 | |
| Reasons Women Should Not Be Pastors | Women | 261 | |
| A Wild Olive Tree | Olives | 262 | |
| A Favorite Son | 263 | |
| Celtic Sabbath-Keeping | Sabbath | 264 | |
| The Importance of Tithing | Tithing | 265 | |
| Dispelling the Sacred Name Philosophy | Sacred Name | 266 | |
| Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus Christ, the Messiah | Messiah | 267 | |
| Without Natural Affection | Love | 268 | |
| The Sabbath and Military Service | Military Service | 269 | |
| Every Man Shall Sit Under His Vine | 270 | |
| Fourteen Rules for Bible Study | Bible Studies | 271 | |
| Do All Races Share in Salvation? | Race | book by Dan Gayman reviewed by Richard C. Nickels |
| The Fellowship of the Father and the Son | Fellowship | by Aloysius Abdiel |
| The Sacred Names Question | Sacred Name | by B.L. Cocherell |
| Is Your House In Order? | 071 | The untimely deaths of my sister-in-law and her entire family in 1980 teaches us to put our houses in order and work diligently on life’s priorities. |
| What Should We Do? Where Should We Go? | 107 | |
| Prayer | 135 | by Wayne Holmes. The purpose of prayer, to whom we should pray, what we should pray about, where should we pray, at what times, in what physical condition, what prayer is, what prayer is not. |
| From a Distance | 142 | From A Distance. Why is the Church of God at war amongst itself? From a distance, we differ so little, yet we make so much of our differences and continue fighting against one another. |
| Alpha and Omega | 188 | The “omega wolf” is at the bottom of the pack, picked on and persecuted by all the other wolves. People are often like wolves, and abuse lowly brethren in the Church. We need to be a lamb, and not a wolf. |
| Scripture Memorization Can Be Fun | 192 | 300 important scriptures are listed, which can be put on scripture cards for memorization. |
| A Physician Testifies About the Crucifixion | 197 | What was it like to be crucified? This doctor’s report helps us understand the suffering our Savior endured for us. |
| Doctrine by Anarchy! | 234 | By Steve Kieler. Doctrinal anarchists today sabotage God’s Truth. |
| Seven Holy Day Offerings? | 236 | The tradition of taking up seven holy day offerings has no basis in Scripture. |
| Gopherwood and the Construction of the Ark | 241 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Gopherwood does not refer to a type of tree from which the wood was derived, but a laminated pitched wood. |
| Biblical Music | 242 | A listing of many Bible scriptures relating to music. |
| The Elect in Babylon | 249 | by Peter A. Huizar. We need to come out of this Babylonish system. |
| Why Unleavened Bread? | 258 | |
| Passover and You | 259 | |
| A Favorite Son | 263 | |
| Every Man Shall Sit Under His Vine | 270 | |
| Bible Names | Bible | 254 | by Roger Waite. The meanings of the names of major Bible characters. |
| Worship Not the Beast With 666 | Mark of | 102 | by John I. Ajalli. The Roman Empire, and the Roman Catholic Church which is pattered after Rome, are branded with the number 666. |
| Why Abortion is Wrong | Abortion | 257 | Lots of information about the abominable practice of abortion. |
| The Berryfields of Gresham | Agriculture | 156 | Youth need meaningful work to learn character. The destruction of opportunities for young people to work is a sign of the downfall of our society. |
| Is It Christian to Drink? | Alcohol | 049 | by Norman F. Rowe. The Bible supports moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages, but condemns drunkenness. |
| What is an Apostate? | Apostate | 025 | An apostate is one who has utterly renounced the faith, and departed from the Truth. We need to admonish brethren who are in the process of giving up the faith altogether. |
| Theme of the Apostles | Apostles | 012 | by John Trescott. Preaching the Kingdom of God requires preaching the way into that Kingdom through Jesus Christ granting repentance and remission of sins. |
| Put on the Whole Armor of God | Armor of God | 021 | by Jim DeFrancisco. Ephesians 6, describes our spiritual armor: truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation and the sword of the spirit. With this armor, we can overcome evil with good. |
| All Roads Lead to Babylon | Babylon | 185 | Summary of the out-of-print book, Mystery Babylon the Great, by Ralph Woodrow. Catholic practices are directly derived from paganism. |
| Worship Not the Beast With 666 | Beast | 102 | by John I. Ajalli. The Roman Empire, and the Roman Catholic Church which is pattered after Rome, are branded with the number 666. |
| Europa Rides the Beast | Beast | 198 | by Craig White. The symbol of a woman riding a beast in Revelation is a direct reference to mythological Europa who rode the beast, and points to Europe as being the end time Beast power. |
| Mary's Stars on the European Flag | Beast | 226 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. The official European Union flag has twelve stars, which were purposely selected to represent Mary worship. |
| I Believe in Jesus Christ, What's it all about? | Belief | 100 | by John I. Ajalli. Believing in Jesus Christ is obeying Him. |
| Who's Who in the Bible | Bible | 200 | Matching quiz of famous Bible characters in both Testaments. |
| Books of the Bible | Bible | 201 | Matching quiz on Old Testament and New Testament books of the Bible. |
| www.greatsite.com | Bible | 202 | |
| The History of the English Bible | Bible | 202 | www.greatsite.com. How did we get our English Bible? |
| Table of Symbolical Words in Scripture | Bible | 213 | by Charles A. Weisman. List of more than one hundred symbolical words in Scripture, their meaning, and text example. |
| NIV Bible Quiz | Bible | 214 | from the Internet. You will flunk this test, which demonstrates the inferiority of the NIV Bible. |
| How to Memorize Bible Scriptures | Bible Memory | 083 | The key to memorizing portions of Scripture is to "get familiar" with your Bible. You should obtain a lifetime wide margin King James Version Bible. Our list of "Key Bible Chapters" helps you to know the main portions of scripture, which is the basis for generally knowing where to find important subjects |
| How to Prepare, Conduct, and Participate in Group Bible Studies | Bible Studies | 138 | How to make home Bible Studies effective tools for spiritual growth. |
| Fourteen Rules for Bible Study | Bible Studies | 271 | |
| Begotten Again or Born Again, Which? | Born Again | 225 | By David Nield. The New Birth occurs at the resurrection. Christians are now begotten by God’s Spirit and must grow through the Law of God. |
| Daily Bread, True Bread, Living Bread, Bread From Heaven | Bread | 032 | Scripture places a tremendous emphasis on bread, and uses bread as a symbol and object lesson many different ways. |
| Exodus 34:22 and the Calendar | Calendar | 219 | by United Church of God. The Bible does not specifically mention the equinox, which is pivotal to determining the sacred calendar. This is one proof that the Bible does not define a calendar. |
| The Cancer Answer | Cancer | 212 | by Alex Nicholson. What is cancer? What is the role of the immune system, and how can you keep your body cells healthy so you are unlikely to get cancer? |
| A City on Seven Hills | Catholics | 150 | by Dave Hunt. The Roman Catholic Church is identified as the woman riding the beast of Revelation. Almost a billion Catholics are deceived into trusting their Church, instead of Christ, for salvation. |
| Catholic Priests Child Sex-Abuse Scandal | Catholics | 206 | by Dr. Samuel Bacchiocchi. Is the Catholic Church likely to give up its teaching on priestly celibacy? The evils fruits of this teaching. Scandals in the Church of God ministry. |
| Is Not Romethe Harlot? | Catholics | 248 | From the Internet. The persecuted saints for centuries have labeled Rome as the great whore of Revelation. |
| Herbert W. Armstrong and Church Government | Church Government | 141 | Review of the famous "1939 Article" on Church Government. Correction of misunderstanding about this important article. Comparison of 1939 Article and later Worldwide Church of God practice. |
| The Seven Churches of Revelation | Church History | 164 | From Ephesus to Laodicea, each of the Seven Churches of Revelation have striking historical lessons for the Church of God today. |
| Truth About Circumcision | Circumcision | 134 | The importance and meaning of physical and spiritual circumcision. |
| The War Against Circumcision | Circumcision | 176 | There is a mounting campaign to do away with circumcision. However, the Bible and science show that there are good reasons why males should be circumcised, not as a religious rite anymore, but a law of good health. |
| Contention in the Church of God | Contention | 119 | Contentiousness abounds in the church today, coming from wrathful, selfish people who argue over trivial matters. We need to put on Christ’s humility and withdraw from contentious persons. |
| Our Road to Damascus | Conversion | 109 | This is the story of my conversion. Each of us has a personal "road to Damascus." We must never forget how the Almighty led us to repentance. Young people in the church should prepare to meet their Maker, accepting God’s challenge. |
| Receiving Correction From God | Correction | 116 | God can give us correction, even through unsavory individuals. We need correction from God and should be willing to receive it. |
| Don't Take Your Brother to Court! | Court | 001 | It is wrong for brethren in the faith to take one another to court. How are matters to be handled in God’s Church? Who is your brother? What should you do if you are sued? |
| Cremation Versus Burial - Which? | Cremation | 181 | The Bible frowns on cremation. The example of the Bible is that to show proper respect for the dead, we should bury our dead. |
| Three Days and Three Nights | Crucifixion | 065 | by Milburn Cockrell. There are clear, simple proofs that the crucifixion was on Wednesday and the resurrection on Saturday. |
| Are You a Member of a Cult? | Cults | 146 | Characteristics of cults. Four-point test for cults. Marks of a cult. Is the Worldwide Church of God a cult? |
| Do Not Prostitute Thy Daughter | Daughters | 173 | by Roger Normann. Fathers need to guide their daughters. Lack of godly Fathers leads their daughters to corruption. |
| Don't Die in That Church! | Death | 088 | Righteous people should gather together at the death of one of the saints. A cold-hearted minister sent a funeral sermon tape to a dying man’s wife, but he later recovered. |
| Let No Man Deceive You | Deception | 193 | The Holy Spirit is the antidote for deception. It is possible for true believers to be deceived. Examples of deception include the Serpent in the Garden of Eden, Nimrod, the Gibeonites, Absalom, and the Temptation of Christ by Satan. Scripture shows how we can avoid deception. |
| The Diotrephes Complex | Diotrephes | 124 | John’s short second and third epistles have a powerful message to us today. In a period of apostasy of the vast majority, a faithful few held on to doctrinal truths. Instead of wanting to put ourselves first, like Diotrephes, we should put others first and serve the brethren. |
| Disfellowshipping and Marking | Disfellowship | 182 | by Dexter B. Wakefield. "Marking" means to warn, take note of, be on guard. "Disfellowshipping" means to forbid a disruptive individual fellowship with the Church. Marking and disfellowshipping are two different practices, both used for the health and protection of the Church. |
| Who Are the Wise Servants? | Doing | 016 | Wise servants will be doing when the Master returns. How can we be wise teachers? |
| What Are You Doing Spiritually? | Doing | 052 | |
| What Should We Be Doing? | Doing | 076 | By Ronald H. Stewart |
| The Little Sabbath-keeping Red Hen | Doing | 079 | This children’s story teaches us what we should be doing to further the Master’s work. We need to be like the little red hen! |
| Reach Out and Touch Someone | Doing | 112 | |
| Ten Basic Qualifications of an Elder | Elder | 026 | I Timothy 3 and Titus 1 give ten qualifications for an elder. Deacons must have similar qualifications. These are strict requirements for the ministry today. |
| The Elijah To Come | Elijah | 137 | The characteristics of Elijah the Tishbite. Comparison of Elijah and John the Baptist. Comparison of end time Two Witnesses and Moses/Elijah. Comparison of Elijah/John the Baptist and Herbert W. Armstrong. How to recognize the Elijah to Come. |
| Casting Pearls Before Swine | Evangelism | 082 | Today is not the only day of salvation. Giving religious literature to those who do not want it is casting pearls before swine. |
| Personal Evangelism | Evangelism | 114 | |
| The "Heart of Evil," and Essay on Evil | Evil | 190 | by Steve Kieler. It takes spiritual exercises to discern both good and evil, Hebrews 5:13-14. This unique article lists the characteristics of evil, and how we can keep from evil. |
| The Collapse of Evolution | Evolution | 172 | Evolution does not stand the test of scientific investigation. Our earth is younger than commonly thought. Review of Scott Huse's book, The Collapse of Evolution. |
| The Fossil Record and Early Man | Evolution | 207 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. If human evolution were true, what would the fossil record indicate? If Creation was true, what would the fossil record indicate? Homo sapiens fossils exist back to the very earliest fossil period. |
| Universal Nature of the Flood | Evolution | 210 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. The immense size of the ark, and the definition of the Biblical “kind,” demonstrate that Noah’s Ark was capable of preserving life during the great Flood. |
| Genesis Flood's Effect on Earth's Geology | Evolution | 211 | by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Geological science demonstrates the significant effects the Flood had on the earth. |
| Don't Reject God Because of Human Failure | Failure | 177 | by Larry J. Walker. Many people reject God because of the sins of religious people. This article shows the fallacy of this kind of thinking. |
| The Scatterings | False Ministers | 035 | by James Vivo and Richard C. Nickels. False ministers have scattered God’s sheep. There are many scatterings in God’s prophetic plan for His people. |
| False Ministers, False Brethren | False Ministers | 158 | Both Testaments are replete with scriptures indicating that false ministers and false brethren wreak havoc with God's people, and cause untold suffering and captivity. |
| That Other Feast | Feasts | 215 | by Dan L. White. This article traces the history of the change in observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread from a spiritual eight-day Feast to a more secular occasion. |
| Christian Fellowship -- Why and With Whom? | Fellowship | 004 | by Richard A. Wiedenheft. You should fellowship where you can grow spiritually, learn, give and share, enjoying the company of brethren. |
| Fellowship: Mark of a True Christian | Fellowship | 028 | This short study examines the importance of proper fellowship. |
| Spiritual Cannibalism | Fellowship | 034 | Today there is a famine of the word, and God’s people have the tendency to devour themselves. How can we avoid end time spiritual cannibalism? |
| The Importance of Spiritual Fellowship | Fellowship | 136 | Importance of Spiritual Fellowship. What is fellowship? True spiritual fellowship is rare. It is a salvation issue. Rules of friendship. Wrong fellowship to avoid. |
| The Fellowship of the Father and the Son | Fellowship | by Aloysius Abdiel |
| Christ the Firstfruits | Firstfruits | 243 | by David Miller. How Jesus Christ represented the offering of the first fruits. |
| Imitators or Followers of Christ? | Followers | 187 | What is the best translation of I Corinthians 11:1? Should we be imitators or followers of Christ? |
| Biblical Liberty and Freedom | Freedom | 104 | |
| Funeral Services | Funeral | 240 | by Herb Teitgen and United Church of God. Suggestions for conducting a funeral service. |
| Is Gambling a Sin? | Gambling | 098 | Yes, gambling is a sin. This article shows why. |
| Genesis Finds Its Complement in Revelation | Genesis/Revelation | 117 | There are least 34 amazing parallels between the books of Genesis and Revelation. |
| Have You Been Sold A Different Gospel? | Gnosticism | 186 | (Gnosticism) by Douglas S. Winnail. Gnosticism, which perverted early Christianity, is today a major threat to the faith once delivered. |
| Should a Christian Work in Government Office? | Government | 038 | Under certain circumstances, it would not be proper for a Bible believer to work for the government. There are some conditions whereby government work is acceptable. |
| A Story of Grace | Grace | 218 | by Delmar L. Leger. This inspiring sermon shows that grace does not do away with the law. |
| The Solution to the Grasshopper Plague | Grasshoppers | 087 | Swarms of grasshoppers are the direct cause of disobedience to the Eternal’s Laws. Obedience to the Almighty helps get rid of pesky bugs better than the most powerful insecticide. |
| Thank God For My Handicap! | Handicaps | 148 | Every member of the Messiah’s body has a gift given by Him to be used in His service. Yet also we all have handicaps, which we struggle with. My speech impediment, like that of Moses and Paul, has been a useful tool to get me closer to God. |
| Heaven is Not the Reward of the Saved | Heaven | 078 | The Bible does not support the notion that Heaven is the abode of the saved. Numerous verses are often mis-interpreted which seem to indicate the righteous go to Heaven. There are serious consequences for believing the lie in going to Heaven. |
| The Book of Hebrews | Hebrews | 237 | Chapter-by-chapter analysis of this neglected, but important, book. Major themes of the Book of Hebrews. |
| Hell: Where is It? What is It? | Hell | 194 | By E. E. Franke. The common Catholic/Protestant teaching of an ever-burning hell where lost sinners suffer for all eternity is anti-Biblical. This article is a thorough refutation of this doctrine. |
| We Saw a High Place! | High Place | 089 | Medicine Wheel in Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains is an ancient Indian "high place" similar to those mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. We need to eliminate the "high places" of our lives. |
| At the Ritz in High Tech City | High Tech | 095 | Despite man’s advances in computer technology, computers will not solve human problems. Life illustrates the "GIGO" principle: garbage in, garbage out. |
| The Truth About God's Holy Spirit | Holy Spirit | 150A | |
| The Promise of the Parakletos | Holy Spirit | 221 | by Larry J. Walker. Jesus Christ is the Parakletos, the Comforter. |
| Sodomy in the Church of God | Homosexuality | 179 | What the Bible says about homosexuality. Relationship of feminism and homosexuality. How Christians should react to, and minister to, homosexuals. |
| Biblical Hypocrisy | Hypocrisy | 015 | God hates hypocrites. Hypocrisy is destructive and sinful. There are 18 characteristics of hypocrites. |
| Idolatry in the Church of God | Idolatry | 002 | Some religious leaders have become idols in the Church today. The Corinthian Church’s problem was idolatry. There are 15 symptoms of idolatry today. |
| Being Independent | Independence | 014 | by Norman F. Rowe. Being independent has its advantages and disadvantages. It is not sinful to work apart from an organized group. |
| What Do You Mean, "You"? | Individual | 208 | This study of the words, “ye,” “you,” and “your” in Leviticus 23, demonstrates that the individual believer has a critical responsibility in observing the annual Holy Days. Karaite objections to calendar calculations are refuted. |
| The Gospel of Isaiah | Isaiah | 143 | The book of Isaiah is the Old Testament prophecy most like the New Testament. The Gospel message of the Good News of the World Tomorrow is given throughout this inspiring prophecy. |
| Islam and You | Islam | 195 | A commonly-reported lie is that the religion of Islam is a peaceful faith, and that Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christians. Islamic writings prove that Islam teaches killing those who refuse to accept Islam, and death to Muslims who renounce their faith. |
| The Archers Have Sorely Grieved Joseph | Islam | 196 | The Muslim terrorists who struck the United States on September 11, 2001 were motivated by a hate which stretches back thousands of years. Modern descendants of Ishmael and Esau continue their destructive behavior. |
| Land For Peace? | Islam | 205 | King Solomon’s “land for peace” deal gave away a portion of the Promised Land. It didn’t work then, and will not work today. |
| Contrast Between Christ and Mohammed | Islam | 209 | Lining up the teachings of Mohammed and Christ shows the dramatic difference between these opposing world views. |
| Danite Exodus From Egypt | Israel | 229 | by Messianic Church of God. Portions of the Tribe of Dan left Egypt in ships, and settled in Greece, at the same time Moses led the rest of Israel out of Egypt on land. |
| God Will Bring Again the Captivity of Israel | Israel | 251 | The Second Exodus is a major theme of Bible prophecy, yet it is so little talked about. Dozens of scriptures describe this great future event. |
| Is Jesus YHVH? | Jesus | 108 | by Ronald H. Stewart. People who deny the pre-existence of Christ today are similar to the Jews in Christ’s time who could not accept His pre-existence either. Jesus Christ has always existed; He IS God. |
| The Real Face of Jesus | Jesus | 217 | by Mike Fillon. Using forensic and archaeological evidence, scientists demonstrate that Jesus looked like a normal first Century Jew. The Shroud of Turin is proven to be a forgery. |
| Joseph: A Portrait in Mercy | Joseph | 006 | The story of how Joseph reacted when he found Mary to be pregnant demonstrates God’s mercy and how we should be merciful unto others so that God will be merciful to us. |
| King James Version Errors | KJV | 122 | We use and recommend the King James Version, as opposed to modern translations. However, you should be aware of several KJV translation errors and changes in meanings of certain words since 1611 when the KJV was published. |
| Yea, Hath God Said? | KJV | 147 | How modern translations, especially the New International Version (NIV) corrupt the Word of God. Nineteenth Century Biblical scholars Westcott and Hort led the modern movement to pervert the Bible. |
| The Battle for the Bible | KJV | 160 | There are two major Bible texts: the Received Text and the Nestle Aland United Bible Society text. The KJV and NKJV are based on the more accurate Received Text. |
| It Does Make a Difference Which Version You Use | KJV | 162 | A comparison of several verses between the KJV and the NIV and RSV show the superiority of the KJV. |
| Table of Unusual and Archaic KJV Words | KJV | 232 | by Charles A. Weisman. Cross reference of many archaic KJV words, their modern meaning, and where they are found in the Bible. |
| Korah's Rebellion - Its Real Lesson for Today | Korah | 203 | Ministers who cite Korah’s Rebellion don’t realize that this lesson may relate to them. |
| And From the Laodicean Front | Laodicean | 152 | by Lee H. Clark. The Laodicean message applies to us, today. |
| Biblical Law | Law | 103 | |
| Thou Shalt Not Show the Ten Commandments | Law | 235 | by Scott Ashley. The removal of the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama Supreme Court building is a sign of the American government imposing a national religion of disbelief and atheism on the people of this country. |
| The Lion, the Lamb, and the Koala Bear | Lion & Lamb | 171 | Each of these animals teaches us great spiritual lessons. |
| Pursue Love | Love | 151 | by Lee H. Clark. I Corinthians 13 is like a drama, with ten succeeding scenes. |
| Without Natural Affection | Love | 268 | |
| Was Luke a Gentile? | Luke | 169 | by Thomas S. McCall. There is strong indication that, contrary to popular opinion, Luke was actually a Jew. |
| Remembering Our Marriage Covenant | Marriage | 238 | The marriage ceremony used by United Church of God. |
| Martyrs: A Mirror of Christ in the World | Martyrs | 191 | The book, Martyrs Mirror is a classic text on persecution of Christians by professing Christians. Mark died on the day to the site of his burning. Luke was hung from an olive tree in Greece, while Antipas was roasted alive in a copper steer. Do we have the love of God to not only endure martyrdom, but bless our persecutors? |
| King of the Jews | Messiah | 183 | by Dave Hunt. Understanding the background for the contention between Jews and Moslems is essential to fathom Bible prophecy. Both Jews and Arabs need to return to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is the Messiah, King of the Jews. |
| Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus Christ, the Messiah | Messiah | 267 | |
| Patriotism or Pilgrimage? | Military Service | 204 | By Les Rinehart. Killing is not our calling. Attitude of early Christians toward military service. True Christians are conscientiously opposed to military service. |
| The Sabbath and Military Service | Military Service | 269 | |
| What Does It Mean To Minister to the Saints? | Ministry | 030 | Ministering to the saints is helping them in their physical needs, and a vital part of every believer’s life. |
| What is the Ministry? | Ministry | 031 | There are many kinds of ministry. Every follower of Christ must have a ministry, even women! |
| God Did Not Call Me to Preach | Ministry | 058 | |
| How to Give a Sermonette | Ministry | 228 | by Glen Gilchrist. Tips for giving an effective 15-minute sermonette. |
| Gird Up Your Loins | Misc. | 060 | "Girding up your loins" means to follow the Almighty’s specific instructions. |
| The Sea of Glass | Misc. | 224 | by Bill and Cheryl Nichols. The Heavenly Father sees all the world through the Sea of Glass before His throne, something like a giant live television screen. |
| Have You Been Matthew 18'd? | Misc. | 244 | Matthew 18 is one of the most difficult scriptures in the Bible to follow. If we have a problem with a brother, the first step is not to go to the minister, but go to your brother. |
| Replacement Theology | Misc. | 245 | The Deception of , by Ludwig Schneider. The Church has not replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people. |
| This Thing is Done of Me | Misc. | 246 | by Bill and Cheryl Nichols. The scattering of ancient and modern Israel is part of the plan of God. |
| Yahweh is My Strength, My Song, My Salvation | Music | 042 | Singing is a vital part of worship. We have many reasons to sing praises to our Maker! |
| Why I Don't Close My Letters With "In His Name" | Name of God | 008 | Using the Eternal’s name in prayer is proper, but not in closing our letters. Paul’s letters closed, not with "in Jesus name," but merely "Amen." |
| Why Hebrew? | Name of God | 013 | by Bill Phillips with notes by Richard C. Nickels. This article gives a brief look at the "Sacred Name" doctrine. |
| Bible Names | Names | 254 | by Roger Waite. The meanings of the names of major Bible characters. |
| The New Age Movement | New Age Movement | 128 | A thorough comparison of the New Age religion versus the religion of the Bible in the areas of the nature of God, Man, Sin and Man’s Destiny, shows that man’s choice is to believe in either Naturalism or Supernaturalism. New Age theology has deeply infiltrated the Church of God today. It was prophesied. God’s Word condemns the occult, witchcraft and New Age Movement. |
| Nicolaitanes | Nicolaitanes | 155 | by J.H. Allen. The doctrine of the is lordship, harsh rulership, of religious leaders over the lay persons. |
| Do You Have a Right to be Offended? | Offense | 175 | The way to avoid offending others is to not be offended yourself. Can you say that nothing can offend you? |
| Holy Anointing Olive Oil | Olives | 180 | Olive oil in the Bible. Olive oil is one of the major blessings God gives us. How to anoint. Are anointed cloths scriptural? |
| A Wild Olive Tree | Olives | 262 | |
| Personal Spiritual Object Lessons | Overcoming | 061 | Personal incidents in my life have taught me spiritual lessons. |
| Don't Look Back | Overcoming | 170 | by Earl Lewis. We are sometimes hindered by not being focused on what is ahead, but looking back to the past. Here is how to be positive about tomorrow. |
| Is Christianity Pagan? | Paganism | 007 | adapted from The Faith magazine, January, 1976. Paganism crept into the early church and changed the religion of the Messiah into baptized paganism. |
| Shifting Paradigm: Where Will it End? | Paradigm | 154 | By David Barton. Belief in evolution destroys the purpose of history and creates a society with no roots, and nowhere to go. |
| Lessons for Pentecost | Pentecost | 220 | Pentecost means count fifty (five tens). Sivan 6 cannot fall on any day of the week. Monday Pentecost is clearly indicated by the Scriptures. |
| Be Ye Therefore Perfect | Perfection | 062 | The Bible commands us to be perfect. What is perfection? There are ten marks of perfection. Perfection is possible. |
| Petra and the Place of Safety | Petra | 127 | Scripture and history confirm that God has and will protect His people. The history of Petra is fascinating. We need to put our trust for protection in our Savior, not in a rock of death in the Middle East. |
| Philo: Classical Expounder of Law, Sabbaths | Philo | 129 | Philo, an Alexandrian Jew and contemporary of Jesus, supported Biblical Law and the Sabbaths. |
| Seven Men Who Rule the World From the Grave | Philosophy | 133 | Review of Dave Breese’s book. Shows how Satan uses the ideas of seven dead men to rule the world: Darwin, Marx, Wellhausen, Freud, Dewey, Keynes, and Kierkegaard are insidiously affecting us. |
| The Problem of Giving to the Poor | Poor | 121 | Helping the poor is honoring the Creator, but there are lazy "bums" who should not be helped. It’s a problem to find someone you can truly help. It is not the responsibility of the church organization to help the poor; it is each member’s responsibility. |
| A Lonely Place | Prayer | 070 | From time to time, we, like the Savior, need to be alone in God’s creation to pray to Him, and receive spiritual strength. |
| Every Prayer an Answered Prayer | Prayer | 165 | by Kenneth V. Ryland. Answers to prayer are vital to real spiritual growth. |
| Opening/Closing Prayer Guidelines | Prayer | 227 | by Glen Gilchrist. Here are practical guidelines for how to give an opening or closing prayer before/after services. |
| Ye Visited Me Not | Prisoners | 047 | by Manuel Torres. A letter from a prison inmate illustrates the need for all of to be loved. |
| Message to Prisoners | Prisoners | 145 | My friend in prison, and our difficulties helping him. What the Bible says about prisons. Biblical laws of crime and punishment. |
| Jail and Prison Ministry - a Job For You? | Prisons | 178 | by Earl Lewis. How to minister to prisoners, blessings and pitfalls. |
| Claiming the Promises of God | Promises | 166 | God promises blessings or cursings. What do we need to do to claim God's blessings? |
| Promotion Comes From God | Promotion | 051 | Promotion in my job taught me lessons relative to spiritual promotion, and realization of the fact that all real promotion comes from God. |
| The Decline and Fall of America | Prophecy | 066 | by Dr. Charles Halff. There were five causes for the decline of the Roman Empire. America has these characteristics and is destined for a fall. |
| The Three Angels' Messages | Prophecy | 223 | The Three Angels’ Messages, by Eugene Shubert, and Richard C. Nickels. The Three Angels’s Messages, to be given in the future by angels, counter the three Temptations of Satan. |
| If We Could Have Been There | Prophecy | 252 | by Del Leger. Prophetic events did not happened by chance, but show evidence of grand design. |
| The Game of Proverbs | Proverbs | 080 | This simple card game involves matching two halves of many important verses from the book of Proverbs. It is a family fun game for all ages, that helps us memorize the wisdom of Solomon. |
| Lessons from Proverbs | Proverbs | 140 | Lessons From Proverbs. Alphabetical list of major topics of the instructive Book of Proverbs. |
| Twelve Kinds of Proverbs | Proverbs | 253 | by Randy Stiver. The Book of Proverbs contains corporate proverbs, communication proverbs, and proverbs of leadership, wealth, parenting, husband-wife, sexual immorality, health and stress, friendship, fools, righteous-wicked, and greatness and goodness of God. |
| Book of Psalms | Psalms | 260 | |
| The "Serpent Seed" Heresy | Race | 189 | The “Serpent Seed” Heresy, by Robert Hoops and Steven Collins. The “Serpent Seed” doctrine says some races are descended from Satan himself. This dangerous heresy is thoroughly refuted in this excellent article. |
| Did Moses Marry a "Cushite" Woman? | Race | 255 | By Church of the Eternal God. The “Cushite” woman that Moses married was either Zipporah or a princess of Ethiopia. |
| Do All Races Share in Salvation? | Race | book by Dan Gayman reviewed by Richard C. Nickels |
| Rechabites and Edomites | Rechabites | 131 | The remarkable faithfulness of the Rechabites of Jeremiah 35 is contrasted to the lack of faithfulness of the Edomites. |
| Fruits Worthy of Repentance | Repentance | 056 | Many lack an understanding of repentance, and the fruits (evidence) of repentance that God requires. The Church of God today needs to repent! |
| Coming Clean | Repentance | 144 | We must all confess our sins and not cover them up. A review of Garner Ted Armstrong’s booklet, The Origin and History of the Church of God, International. |
| Repentance Without Restitution | Restitution | 157 | Restitution is one of the most neglected doctrines of the Bible. Repentance without restitution is like faith without works. |
| Similarities and Differences Between Sabbatarian Churches | Sabbatarians | 163 | Most Sabbatarians do not know much about other Sabbath-keepers. In this article, we compare the similarities and differences of major Sabbatarian groups. |
| The Real Father's Day | Sabbath | 222 | by Barbara de Parada. The Father’s Day holiday brings to mind the real Father’ Day, the Sabbath. It teaches us to please our Heavenly Father. |
| Three Sabbaths: Lord's Sabbath, Jewish Sabbath, Papal Sabbath | Sabbath | 233 | by E.J. Waggoner. Keeping the true Sabbath of the Lord points to His works, and is the antidote to legalism and works-based salvation. It is impossible for a non-Christian to keep the Lord’s Sabbath. Sunday is the sign of man’s assumed power to save himself by his own works, entire apart from and in spite of the Lord. |
| Benefits of the Sabbath | Sabbath | 239 | The Sabbath is a family day, a day of joy, meeting with God, a day of equality, a day of freedom, a day of remembrance, a “palace in time,” and a service day. We should not pass up the Sabbath Benefit Plan. |
| The Sabbath in John | Sabbath | 247 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. An explanation of John 5:17, “My Father is working still, and I am working.” |
| Keeping the Sabbath | Sabbath | 256 | by Roderick C. Meredith. Principles for how to keep the Sabbath. |
| Celtic Sabbath-Keeping | Sabbath | 264 | |
| YAHWEH, Inc.? | Sacred Name | 074 | The lawsuit of the Assemblies of Yahweh in 1983 against former members continuing to use a similar name in their new organization profanes the very name they hold to be "sacred." |
| Dispelling the Sacred Name Philosophy | Sacred Name | 266 | |
| The Sacred Names Question | Sacred Name | by B.L. Cocherell |
| Spiritual Schizophrenia | Schizophrenia | 125 | "Split personality," or schizophrenia, is a spiritual disease affecting many in the church today. A warm, family relationship in the Church of God is the best prescription for spiritual schizophrenia. |
| What Seventh-day Adventists Should Know About Other Sabbath-Keepers | SDA's | 063 | Sabbath-keepers need to know about other Sabbath-keepers. Review of major Sabbatarian groupings. |
| We are Sabbath-Keepers, Not Seventh-day Adventists | SDA's | 064 | Eighteen similarities between our beliefs and SDA's. Why we are not Seventh-day Adventists. |
| Ichabod, The Glory is Departed! | SDA's | 230 | Traditional Seventh-day Adventists lament the paganization of their church, which has occurred in spite of the warnings of Ellen G. White. |
| Thirty-Eight Reasons Why I Question SDA Doctrines | SDA's | 250 | by Elder W.H. Olson. An expert in SDA teaching presents some of the many problems with Seventh-day Adventist teaching. |
| Why Do the Seas Roar? | Seas | 096 | The ocean displays the power of God. The seas remind us of the coming of our Saviour. |
| Right in Our Own Eyes | Self-righteousness | 090 | Right In Our Own Eyes. Like it was in the time of the judges, so it is today. Because there is no great faithful spiritual leader, every professed believer does what he or she thinks is right. What are some ways to NOT do what is right only in our own eyes? |
| Seminar Format Feast of Tabernacles | Seminars | 159 | Instead of the tired old format of songs, sermonette, announcements, and sermon, some groups are successfully implementing a seminar format as an added feature to enhance interactive learning and participation by more of the brethren in services. |
| How to Recognize a True Servant of God, by William B. Scherer | Servant of God | 120 | Use these guidelines to put ministers to the test to verify if they are or are not true servants of God. |
| Awake Out of Sleep! | Sleep | 118 | God’s Church of today is in a deep spiritual sleep. There are four reasons why people today are not "on fire" for God. |
| Socialism in the Church of God | Socialism | 139 | The government cannot fulfill our obligation to help the poor. Comparison of state welfare programs contrasted with God’s Laws for the poor. |
| Yahweh is My Strength, My Song, My Salvation | Song | 042 | Singing is a vital part of worship. We have many reasons to sing praises to our Maker! |
| Walking in the Spirit, Eph. 5:1-21 | Spiritual | 167 | by Earl Lewis. How to walk in the Spirit is clearly explained. |
| Love the Stranger | Stranger | 057 | Believe it or not, some religious organizations think little or nothing of "strangers" (foreigners)! We need to diligently serve strangers and help them obey God’s Laws. |
| A Look at the Pope's Pastoral Letter, "Dies Domini," | Sunday | 168 | by Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi. In his 1998 letter, Pope John Paul II claims that the Scriptures authorize Sunday keeping, and that civil governments should enforce Sunday sacredness. |
| The Wheat and the Tares | Tares | 149 | How the Parable of the Wheat and Tares explains why aberrant teachings arise among God’s people. God’s people need to be aware of tares growing in their midst. An example is the false teaching that the Messiah was resurrected on the first day of the week. The Worldwide Church of God has taught a first-day resurrection since 1974, and yet few know this fact. |
| The Importance of Tithing | Tithing | 265 | |
| The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit | Trinity | 069 | Has Jesus eternally existed? Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons and "Moonies" have false ideas about the nature of our Savior. Colossians 1:14-15 and Revelation 3:14 have been twisted by some to conclude that the Messiah was created. |
| History of the Trinity Doctrine | Trinity | 132 | Early Adventists were against the Trinity doctrine. Trinitarianism has entered Sabbath-keeping churches through a slow insidious process, a "death by a thousand cuts." |
| God is NOT a TRINITY | Trinity | 161 | Although Trinitarianism is an article of faith by mainstream Catholic and Protestant faiths, the doctrine of the Trinity is not in the Bible, which clearly contradicts trinitarianism. |
| The Sabbath and the Trinity | Trinity | 231 | by Kaj-R Nilsen. Explains how and why SDA’s came to accept the Trinity doctrine. A light regard for the Sabbath leads to acceptance of the Trinity doctrine. |
| The Smugglers - God's Outlaws | Tyndale | 184 | (Wyclife, Hus, Tyndale). The story of three reformers gave their lives to resist Roman tyranny and spread Bible Truth. |
| United Religions Organization | United Religions | 174 | Like the United Nations, the seeks to unify the world spiritually. This article describes the dangers of this growing movement. |
| Usury -- A Universal Sin | Usury | 050 | Debt money is the foundation of today’s economic system. The Bible condemns wicked usury. |
| Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive | Virgin Birth | 126 | Old and New Testaments confirm the virgin birth of the Messiah, Savior of Mankind. |
| Voting -- Is It a Christian Duty? | Voting | 081 | Although there might be a rare circumstance whereby we should vote on some local issue affecting morality or safety of believers, Christians should generally NOT vote in elections for candidates for public office. |
| Spiritual Dogs | Wicked | 033 | The Bible takes a dim view of dogs, using them as a type of the wicked. Let us not become spiritual dogs. |
| Rules of the Winds | Winds of Doctrine | 199 | by Steve Kieler. A guide to perplexed believers during these times of winds of doctrines. |
| Spiritual Winners, Spiritual Losers | Winners | 016 | There are basic characteristics of spiritual winners and spiritual losers. The Bible gives us principles to be a spiritual winner. |
| The Seven Pillars of Wisdom | Wisdom | 130 | by Steven J. Kieler. The beatitudes demonstrate seven pillars of God’s Wisdom. These are the opposites of the seven things God hates. We need to get wisdom! |
| Women's Responsibility in the Church | Women | 003 | by Keith Hunt. What responsibilities can women perform in the church? Are women allowed to teach in the church? |
| Reasons Women Should Not Be Pastors | Women | 261 | |
| The Blessing of Wool | Wool | 153 | Wool is a great blessing from God. |
| How Should Worship Services Be Conducted? | Worship | 005 | This article explains how worship services should be conducted. We all should contribute something to worship services. The elder plays a key role. |
| Days of Zeal Gone By | Zeal | 216 | Comparing the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread in 1962 versus 2002 shows a striking decline of zeal in the Church of God. Let us observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread with zeal! |