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A
Aguilar, Juan Manuel
Sickness of the Soul - 1/1/92

Ayers, G.V.
The Impregnable Fortress - 1/1/97

B
Bailey, Alton B.
A New Church in Nassau, Bahamas - 1/1/92

Ballard, Voyd N.
    You Won't Have Any Trouble - 1/1/86
    Disease In The Cup? - 7/1/86
    Preaching Christ - 1/1/87
    The Mess They Are In - 2/1/87
   When He is Come - 6/1/87
    Withdrawal of Fellowship - 6/1/87
    "Shaking in His Boots" - 9/1/87

Barnes, Irvin
     Fellowship and the Marriage Question - 10/1/86
    The First Day Vs. The Sabbath - 7/1/91

Barrett, Gary
    The Effect of Criticism and Gossip on Relationships - 5/1/86
    I'm Simply Amazed - 2/1/87
    Did Jesus Give Us the King James Version - 7/1/87

Barrett, Gerald
    Is Baptism Essential for Salvation? - 11/1/87

Battey, George
    When A "Jehovah's Witness Knocks On Your Door" - 12/1/87
     Verbal Confession of Christ - Part 1 - 10/1/97
     Verbal Confession of Christ - Part 2 - 11/1/97

Baze, Terry
    If They Shall Fall Away - 7/1/86

Bonifay, Alan
    Should a Child of God Serve On A Jury In A Court of Law? - 1/1/92
    Guardian Angels - 10/1/97
    Angels Defined and Misconceptions About Them - 11/1/97
    The Origin Of Angels - 12/1/97
    The Nature of Angels - 1/1/98
    The Mission and Activities, and the Destiny of Angels - 2/1/98

Bowen, Steven
    Sweeter Than Honey - 12/1/86

Burns, Brian
    A Daily Treasure - 1/1/87
    Do We Correct Like Eli? - 10/1/87

Byars, Leland
    Worship: Our Response to God - 6/1/87

Campbell, Alexander
From the Pen of Alexander Campbell - 10/1/87

Canfield, G. A.
    The Great Salvation & The Day of Judgment - 8/1/87

Connor, Ryan
    I Will Not Be Mastered By Anything! 1 Corinthians 6:12 - 8/1/97
    Christian Men & Christian Women Make Christian Homes - 6/1/98

Cook, Clovis T.
    A Study of Heb. 6: 1-6 - 2/1/86
     The One-Man Preacher System - 12/1/87
     Breaking Bread - 7/1/91
     One Stone At A Time - 2/1/97

Criswell, Roy Lee
    The Christian Home - 5/1/86

Cryer, Bennie T.
    Psalm 110: 1-4 (Part 1) - 6/1/86
    Psalm 110 (Part 2) - 7/1/86
    The Day of Thy Power (Psalm 110 - Part 3) - 8/1/86
    Is It Yet The House Of God - 7/1/87
    The Good Gifts and The Perfect Gifts - 11/1/87
    Why Can't We Have Elders In That Church? - 5/1/91
    The Scriptural Observance of the Lord's Supper - 7/1/91
    Conquering The Devil - 12/1/97
    Should We Pray Directly To Christ? - 4/1/98

Cutter, Jack
    Crisis in the Home - 8/1/87
    The Work of An Evangelist - 1/1/91
    A Key Building Block - 4/1/91
    The Perfecting Process - 6/1/91

Cutter, Jerry
    Which Bible - 4/1/86
    An Observation - 5/1/86
    Can a Divorced Fornicator Remarry? - 1/1/86
    Points to Consider - 5/1/87
    You Must Be Born Again - 2/1/91
    Malawi: Early History - 6/1/91
    Malawi: Crisis Time - 8/1/91
    When Does The Lord's Day Begin and End? - 11/1/97
    You Will Be Called By a New Name - 7/1/98

Cutter, Jimmy
    Worship: Definition and Purpose of Worship - 2/1/86
    The Civil War and Pacifism (Part 1) - 4/1/86
    The American Christian Missionary Society During the Civil War (Part 2) - 5/1/86
    "We Can Never Divide"? (Part 3) - 6/1/86

Danao, Virgilio O. Sr.
    That You May Grow - 9/1/87
    Incarnation: The Virgin Birth of Christ Jesus - 12/1/87
    "Call Jesus, Lord, and Be Saved (?) - 7/1/97
    The Philippine Mission Work - 11/1/97
    "God Is No Respecter Of Persons" - 7/1/98

Deatherage, Mark
The Establishment of the Church - 2/1/97
Integrity - 6/1/97

DeGough, Greg
The Lord is Your Life Part I - 5/1/87
The Lord is Your Life Part II - 6/1/87

DeGough, Richard
    That Form Of Doctrine - 1/1/91
    Contribution or Giving - 7/1/91

Denton, Tony
    I Begged You For My Life, But You Couldn't Hear Me - 4/1/87
     Fulfilling Our Individual Duties To The Local Church - 9/1/97

Dickinson, Billy
    "They Shall Take Up Serpents" - 4/1/86
    Are Individual Cups An Aid? - 6/1/86
    Things Highly Esteemed Among Men - 11/1/86
    "Baptism Doth Also Now Save Us" - 1/1/87
    Arguments Pertaining to the Godhead - 4/1/87
    What Will 1991 Bring? - 1/1/91
    Building A Bridge To The 21st Century - 2/1/97
    Items Of Interest - 12/1/97
    Criticism - Giving and Receiving - 2/1/98
    The Farr-Walker Debate - 5/1/98
    Local Teachers Are Important! - 9/1/98

Dickinson, Jerry
    Alias: The Devil - 9/1/86
    Untying the Gordian Knot - 4/1/87
    "What I Have Written I Have Written" - 8/1/97
    Preaching More Than You Know - 1/1/98
    The Walls of Jericho and the Tooth Fairy - 6/1/98

E
Edwards, Doug
The Book of Daniel - 2/1/86
Looking to Jesus - 1/1/87

Elmore, Alfred
    A Miracle Feast - 6/1/87 (orig. 1924)

Elmore, Johnny
    Strengthen The Things That Remain - 2/1/86
    McGarvey on Fellowship - 7/1/86
    Four "Nots" For the Christian - 12/1/86
    An Unenviable Position - 10/1/87
    Is Christianity Worth It? - 2/1/91
    "Singing and Making Melody in Your Heart" Vs. Playing On An Instrument - 7/1/91
    What Does 1 Tim. 2:11-12 Teach? - 10/1/97

F
Fisher, John
    More 'Points to Consider' - 11/1/87

Fox, Raymond
    Reading For Life - 6/1/86
    For Those Who Are Hard of Hearing and For Those Who Are Not - 11/1/87

Franklin, Benjamin
    Eating The Lord's Flesh and Drinking His Blood (Selected from The Book of Gems) - 5/1/97
    Household Baptisms (Selected from The Book of Gems) - 6/1/97

G
Graham, Cris
    "But When That Which is Perfect Is Come..." - 11/1/87

Gay, Homer A.
    Why The Movies Are Unsafe - 1/1/44

Gay, Greg
    The Good Confession (Part 1) - 12/1/97
    The Good Confession (Part 2) - 1/1/98

H
Hammonds, Harvey
    Cancer and Christ - 2/1/98

Hammonds, Howard
    The Serenity Prayer (1937) - 2/1/98

Harper, H. C.
    The Millennium - 1/1/44
    "In the Name" and "Into the Name" Again - 11/1/86
    Foot Washing - 12/1/86
    "The Faith" - 2/1/87
    The Unjust (parts I & II) - 9/1/87 (orig. 1923)
    The Unjust (part III) - 10/1/87 (orig. 1923)
    The Imminent-Coming Heresy - 3/1/91 (orig. 1938)

Hawkins, Douglas
    Hawkins-Moore Debate - 3/1/98
        The Scriptures teach that the cup (drinking vessel) in the communion represents the new Covenant
     Promise Keepers: An Unholy Alliance - 5/1/98

Helwig, Murl
History of the Honduran Work - 8/1/91
   Just a Pile of Rocks - 2/1/92

Hibbs, Joe
    What Is The Work Of An Evangelist? - 6/1/91

Hickey, Brett
    Are We Really At The Right Place? (Part 1) - 4/1/97
    Are We Really At The Right Place? (Part 2) - 8/1/97
    Fire and Brimstone? - 5/1/98
    19th Century Apostles? - 7/1/98
     "Speaking To Yourselves In Psalms" - 9/1/98

Hisle, Joe
    The New Birth - 3/1/91
    Let Your Women Keep Silent - 7/1/91
    Hawkins - Hughes Discussion - 2/1/97

Hunter, Walter L.
    Escaping Temptation - 1/1/87

J
Johnson, Bob
Influence - 7/1/87

Johnson, Carl M.
    Editorial: Hisle-Bonner Debate - 5/1/87
    Is Saturday Night Communion Mandatory? - 6/1/97
    The Paul Problem - 9/1/97

Joyce, Taylor A.
    Turn The Radio On - 8/1/86
    "And They Continued Steadfastly In Prayers" - 7/1/91
    He Left Rockin' - 8/1/91

K
Kilpatrick, Wayne
Are You An Addict? - 10/1/87

King, Don L.
    More About the Woman's Hair - 5/1/86
    Our Singing - 6/1/86
    Editorial - 10/1/86
    As We Begin A New Year - 1/1/87
    The Spirits in Prison - 6/1/87
    Televangelists - 7/1/87
    Editorial - 12/1/87
    Looking Toward 1991 - 1/1/91
    The One Loaf - 7/1/91
    Be Not Deceived - 8/1/91
    Here and There - 1/1/92
    The Work Of Elders - 1/1/97
    Elders, Their Authority - 3/1/97
    The Philippine Work - 3/1/97
    The Work Of Elders, Etc. - 4/1/97
    Unity by Don L. King - 6/1/97
    "Ever Learning" - 8/1/97
    Women Teachers - 9/1/97
    Things To Consider - 10/1/97
    A New Confession? - 11/1/97
    Editorial - The Old Paths - 1/1/98
    Preservation of Unity - 4/1/98
    Returning Good For Evil - 6/1/98
    "Consistency, Thou Art a Jewel" - 9/1/98

King, Homer L.
    "Things to Which Our Salvation is Ascribed" - 1/1/87  (orig. 1924)
    Walking With God   - 7/1/97 (orig. 1960)

Lay, Larry
...And Who Will Motivate Me? - 5/1/91

M
McCord, Don
    This and That - 1/1/86
    "Lest We Forget" - 3/1/86
    Clippings and Comments from Here and There - 5/1/86
    Three Important Matters -- Just Thinking Out Loud - 10/1/86
    Notice Of Withdrawal of Fellowship - 4/1/87
    This and That - 7/1/97
    This and That - 1/1/98

McKamie, Wayne
    Adorning The Doctrine (Titus 2: 10-12) - 3/1/97
    The World of Romans One - 9/1/98

Martin, Rick
    Keepers of the Spring - 4/1/98
    Sacrificing The Future For Pleasures Of The Present - 9/1/98

Melton, Tony
    Godless Doctrine - 4/1/86
    Is Something Wrong With The Gospel We Preach? - 8/1/86
    Is Sin Dominating Your Life? - 5/1/91
    "Don't Delay! Call Your Psychic Hotline Now!" - 2/1/97

Morris, Edwin
     Fellowship-Communion - 4/1/86
    Singing - 7/1/86
    "One Church" - 8/1/87

N
Newberry, Alfred
    A Millstone Around the Neck - 9/1/86

Nichols, Paul O.
     Elders and Deacons: A Warning - 1/1/86
    Where Are We Headed? - 9/1/86
    I Ceased Not To Warn Everyone - 12/1/86
    The Work in Africa -- A History Of Its Beginning - 4/1/91
    Teaching The Word - 7/1/91
    "Let Your Yea Be Yea" - 4/1/97
    You Are Standing On Holy Ground - 6/1/97

O
Ong, Andrew
    The Devil for a Father-in-law - 2/1/87
    The Biblical Doctrine of Salvation By Grace Through Faith - 9/1/87
    Are Grace and Works Mutually Exclusive? - 12/1/87
    Long Hair and Women Preachers - 7/1/98

Orten, Billy
    The Mystery of Christ and the Church - 9/1/87
    Scriptures That Gave Me Strength In My Weakness - 3/1/97
    Preparing One's Heart To Worship God - 5/1/97
    Some Surprises In The Way God Deals With Me - 9/1/97
    The Mystery of Christ and the Church - 5/1/98

Orten, James D.
    Training Children: To Spank or Not To Spank - 11/1/86
    Outline Of The New Testament - 6/1/91

Osburn, Glen
    The Question of "Tongues" - 12/1/87

Owens, Barney
    Organization - 1/1/86
    Editorial: Thinking Aloud - 3/1/86
    Key To Success: Discipline - 4/1/86
    The Right to Wear the Name Christian - 12/1/86
    Malpractice Concerns Ministers - 7/1/87
    Malpractice Concerns Ministers Part II - 8/1/87
    Worship Of The Lord's Church Is On The Lord's Day - 2/1/91
    Making God Wait - 2/1/97
    Is It A Life Or Not A Life? - 5/1/97
    The Sabbath Day - 7/1/98

P
Pepper, Bobby
God and Truth Are Inseparable - 8/1/86
Don't Be Ashamed - 2/1/91

Permenter, Duane
   What Is Repentance As Taught In The Bible? - 5/1/97
What Does The Bible Mean By Inspiration? - 8/1/97
    Promise Keepers and The Christian - 5/1/98

Phillips, J.D.
       Brother Sommer Speaks Concerning My Tract - 10/1/86 (orig. 1936)

Presley, Kevin
    "Let Her Be Covered" (Inside and Out!) - 6/1/97

R
Roden, Bill
1 Corinthians 11:1-16 - 3/1/86

S
Smith, C. A.
    By Way of Remembrance (Part 1) - 9/1/87
    By Way Of Remembrance (Part 2) - 1/1/87
    Empty Temples (Acts 17:24) - 1/1/97

Smith, Cecil
    What Crucified My Lord? - 6/1/98

Smith, Garland T.
    Give Heed - 4/1/98

Smith, Jimmie C.
    Those Church Lawsuits - 3/1/86
    Respecting The Silence of the Scriptures - 11/1/86
    The Names We Wear - 2/1/87
    "I Just Don't Love You Anymore" - 4/1/91
    The Worship of the New Testament Church - 7/1/91

St. John, William
    Will Ye Also Go Away? - 6/1/86

Stands, David A.
Should A Christian Fast? - 1/1/86

Thomasson, T.F.
    Rebellious Nations - 1/1/44

Tidmore, Randall M.
    Meet Brother Juan Manuel Aguilar 1/1/92
    Baptism: Is It Necessary For Salvation? - 2/1/98

V
Vannoy, Jimmy
Did Jesus Die For Our Physical Infirmities - 7/1/87

Vergara, George
Bible Principles of Dress for Christians - 7/1/86

Vernon, J.P.
Homosexuality - 10/1/87

W
Wade, Ronny F
     "It is Not Lawful For Thee To Have Her" - 10/1/86
    Moore Wade Debate - 3/1/87
    Editorial - Will C.W. Mickey Stand Behind His Challenge? - 11/1/86
    Editorial - CW Mickey Meekly Bows Out - 2/1/87
    Advertising Trouble - 4/1/91
    History of Individual Cups - 7/1/91
   "Querist Column" Articles:
     Would you please explain how the devil works today? 7/1/87
      Who are the sons of God mentioned in Gen. 6:2? - 9/1/87
       What does the word nature mean in I Cor. 11:14? - 9/1/87
      When did Paul receive the Holy Ghost, when he was baptized? - 10/1/87
      In a congregation that does not have elders, is it scriptural to vote in our business meetings? - 10/1/87
      What should happen when a brother continually retards the growth and progress of the church by refusing to go
      along with those who desire to work and move forward? - 10/1/87
      If baptism is not a replacement of circumcision, then how is Col. 2:11-12 to be explained? - 11/1/87
      Does John 6:51-63 refer to the Lords Supper? - 12/1/87
      Is it necessary for us to sing a hymn after we observe the Lord's Supper as was apparently done by the disciples
      in Mt. 26:30? - 1/1/91
      When Christians are traveling on the Lord's day and there is no church close by, is it scriptural for them to have
      the communion in their motel room? - 1/1/91
      Is it scriptural for a church to plan a meeting (or work) larger than they can afford and receive funds into their
      treasury from other congregations to support it? - 2/1/91
      Is it wrong for Christians to observe Christmas? Is it wrong for Christians to have a Christmas tree? - 3/1/91
      In 1 Cor. 11:7 man is made in the image of God, and apparently not woman. Why? Because God is male?
      How are a man's prayers hindered by not respecting his wife? - 4/1/91
      What Scriptures, if any, indicate how much a man is to he given for his work of preaching? What if the man is
      not a full time preacher? - 5/1/91
     If a Christian commits a sin of a private nature, may he pray for himself or does he need to seek a brother to
      pray for him? - 6/1/91
      If one is baptized insincerely, does he become a child of God? - 6/1/91
     May a woman confess faith in Christ in a church service? How does this relate to Paul's instructions in
      I Cor. 14:35? - 6/1/91
      Why did the Lord try to kill Moses and why did his wife Zipporah call him a bloody husband because of the
      circumcision Ex. 4:24-26? - 8/1/91
      Can we baptize in the name of Jesus only, or does Mt. 28:19 give the full formula for baptism? - 8/1/91
     If a woman trims her hair, is she violating I Cor. 11:1-16? Is Paul merely addressing a custom that applied to
      that time and place? -1/1/97
      Please explain James 5:14-15. Is this for the church today? - 2/1/97
      What is the meaning of death in James 1:13-15? If one spiritually dies, how may that person be restored to
      God? Must they be baptized again? - 3/1/97
      Does John 6:53-56 refer to the Lord's Supper? If so, and one forsakes the supper on an ongoing basis and
      dies spiritually, do they need to be re-baptized? - 3/1/97
      Does Psalms 51:5 teach that children are born in sin? - 4/1/97
      Does Luke 1:48 teach that we are to worship the virgin Mary?  - 5/1/97
      What scriptures teach that miracles have ceased? - 5/1/97
     Why did God require blood in his sacrifices? - 6/1/97
      What are the scriptural considerations in the location of a church building? Could you list them in order of
      priority? - 6/1/97
      Is it wrong to invest money in the stock exchange? Is this gambling? - 7/1/97
      Do you contend that it would be alright to prepare juice for the communion from grapes with tomatoes added
      for enrichness? - 7/1/97
     Who were the first people in the Bible of color? Were Adam and Eve white? Was the
    Ethiopian Eunuch black? - 8/1/97
     Why do the majority of the congregations meet in church buildings instead of members' homes, since that is the
      example given in the New Testament? - 9/1/97
      My question for you is twofold: (1) where do you find the scripture or scriptures to justify the practice of public
      confession by an erring brother, (2) before he may take part in the worship service? - 10/1/97
     It is wrong to place a steeple or a bell tower/ bell on a church of Christ building? - 11/1/97
      In Acts 17:26, is "blood" used to denote human blood or is the idea that God no longer recognizes Jew and
      Gentile but all are one blood in Christ? - 11/1/97
      If a brother or sister stops coming to the services of the church or if they attend a digressive congregation and
      the brethren never contact or discuss this matter with them, on returning does that person need to make a
      public confession to be back in fellowship with the church? 1/1/98
      What is the rapture? Does Luke 17:34-36 and I Thess 4:15-18 have any bearing on the subject? 4/1/98
      With reference to I Corinthians 14:15, what is poetic license? Is it a biblical concept? Does
      such require an individual to sing if that person feels the song is unscriptural? 5/1/98
     Is it wrong (sin) for a Christian to use their contributions to the Church as a tax deduction
      on their income tax returns? 5/1/98
      Does God sanction the death penalty? If so, who is to carry it out? Wouldn't this be a violation of the
      scripture which teaches us we should not kill? - 6/1/98
      Do you believe that everything we do is worship? I have heard of some who are teaching this. - 7/1/98
      Is it scriptural to help those who are not Christians out of the church treasury? Does Mt. 10:8 support
     such an idea? - 9/1/98

Walker, Paul
    "Take the Name of Jesus With You" - 1/1/86

Waters, Ervin
    Consistency! Where Art Thou? - 1/1/44

Wilks, K. G.
    Bible Translations, Versions and Transliterations Defined - 4/1/87
    The (One) Gospel - 1/1/86