Sermon on the Mount: Righteousness That Exceeds the Pharisees

By Keith Sharp The sermon on the Mount is the formal announcement by the Master of the nature of the righteousness of the kingdom of Heaven. The theme of this magnificent discourse is stated in Matthew 5:20: “For, I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye …

Handling Aright The Word of Truth (XIII)

By Morris W. R. Bailey Having pointed out in my previous article that the concept of universal church action was, in a great degree, responsible for the introduction of the American Christian Missionary Society in 1849, with Alexander Campbell as its first president, I now propose to point out its counterpart in Modern Cooperative Movements Some …

What Kind of Death Did Jesus Die?

By Stephen P. Willis In 1 Cor. 2:2, Paul said, “For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” In making a comparison between the wisdom of men and the wisdom of God, Paul singled out the theme of the Gospel Plan of Salvation: Jesus Christ and Him crucified. When discussing …