The kingdom of this world is not the kingdom of God. God had in His heart a world-system- a universe of His creatingwhich should be headed up in Christ His Son (Col. 1. 16, 17). But Satan, working through man's flesh, has set up instead a rival system known in Scripture as "this world "-a system in ... Read More
"No man should boast before God....ust as it is written, 'Let him who boasts boast in the Lord'" (1 Corinthians 1:29, 31). God does everything in such a way that no man will ever be able to boast in eternity concerning anything that he himself did or accomplished. God is a jealous God and He will ne... Read More
One of the first things we read that happened to Adam as soon as he sinned, and when God came and spoke to him, was that he got afraid. It’s the first time that fear is mentioned in the Bible. When God came to him and He asked where he was hiding among the trees. And he said, “I was afraid,” and eve... Read More
Scriptural Principles of Gathering OR Why I Meet Among Those Known as Brethren by Alfred P. Gibbs Foreword by John Bloore Plainfield, N. J. February, 1935. As the years pass and the Lord calls home those who have been used to bring out the essential teachings of God's word as to the truth of the gos... Read More
The term “ecclesiology” (from Greek ecclesia meaning “meeting,” or “assembly” and logos meaning “word,” “matter,” “topic”) refers to the study of the church as the assembly of those who know the Lord and in whom the Spirit of God dwells (Romans 8:9). It often deals with such topics as the nature of ... Read More
Letter to Norman and his response regarding the use of the expression “Christ as me” and “Christ as you. Editors Note: There is no question that puzzles and upsets newer readers of UNION LIFE more than our frequent use of the expression “Christ as me,” (which obviously has implications that go a lot... Read More
he time of the rapture is really a secondary outgrowth of dispensationalism’s distinctive doctrine of the church, which derives from their own peculiar and novel view of the mystery. It is a false view of the mystery that supports a false view of the nature of the church, which supports dispensation... Read More
The cornerstone of replacement theology is ‘Preterism,’ - “the belief that holds that the Tribulation prophecies occurred in the first century [A.D.], and thus are past” (Kenneth Gentry). The hallmark of Preterism is its denial of the futurity of ‘the great tribulation’ (specifically Mt 24:21). But ... Read More
Israel: The Key to History The history of Israel is the history of miracle, even as it is the miracle of history. (Adoph Saphir) Israel is a sign and witness to the spirit of prophecy. The hope of Israel is sustained by a unique philosophy of history issuing from an inspired prophetic consciousness ... Read More
THE following letters are published at the request of many. Many arguments have been, and, no doubt, will yet be, offered against the sentiments. The most weighty of them I have noticed; but the most common are unworthy of notice, being nothing but retoiled refined stuff of human invention--bold uns... Read More
THE DIVIDE OF THE CROSS
(The Full Gospel) 13. No Man Can Boast In God's Presence
Freedom from Fear
Scriptural Principles of Gathering
Lecture Nine—Ecclesiology: The Church
The Eternal Duality
One or Two Peoples of God? Reflections on the Mystery of Israel and the Church
Preterism's Achille's Heel
Reflections on the Historic Impasse between Church and Synagogue
Atonement: The Substance of Two Letters Written to a Friend.