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Stephen Pribble

• Christ the True God vs. “The Passion of the Christ”
  Is a movie depiction of the last 12 hours of the Savior’s life a better means of evangelism than the preaching of the gospel? (15 KB)
  
  
• Is Arminianism a damnable heresy?
  Can an Arminian preacher be a “damnable heretic” who preaches a false gospel of man’s free will instead of the true gospel of God’s sovereign grace? Yes, surely. Find out why here. (8 KB)
  
  
• Do You Know the Truth About Being Born Again?
  Do you believe that being born again results from being born into a Christian family, water baptism, or “making a decision for Christ”? If so, hear what the Lord Jesus Christ says on the matter! (17 KB)
  
  
• Choosing a Church
  Questions you should ask before joining a church. (6 KB)
  
  
• Is Church Membership Optional?
  Is being a part of the “invisible church” enough? Must you also join a local church? (26 KB)
  
  
• Pronouncing the New Testament Using Modern Greek Pronunciation
  Reading the Greek Testament aloud daily can help markedly in acquiring a competent knowledge of biblical Greek. This consise guide shows you how.
  
  
• The Regulative Principle and Singing in Worship
  The elements of Christian worship must be only those which are revealed in Scripture. Is there biblical warrant for singing uninspired hymns? (45 KB)
  
  
• Should You Keep the Sabbath?
  Did the church change the day? Or does first-day observance have divine sanction? How should the Sabbath be observed? (13 KB)
  
  
• Scripture Index to the Westminster Standards
  At last! After 300 years, the first complete Scripture index to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms! Order a printed copy for your Bible reference library. (48 KB)
  
  
• Worship vs. Musical Concerts
  Should you skip church to go to a “Christian concert”? What does the Bible say? (6 KB)

Loraine Boettner

• What is the Gospel?
  An excellent brief defense of the oft-maligned “five points of Calvinism.” (55 KB)
  
  

Carl W. Bogue

• Berkouwer: A Hole in the Dike?
  In the “battle for the Bible,” is there a “middle way” between inerrancy and liberalism? (151 KB)
  
  
• Lessons from John F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Tragic Death
  Is there anything to be learned from the tragic plane crash which claimed the life of John F. Kennedy, Jr.? (5 KB)
  
  
• The Dating of the Book of Revelation
  Was the book of Revelation written in A.D. 90-95, as is commonly taught in some circles? What does the internal evidence within the book itself reveal about this matter? Check out this fascinating brief study. (6 KB)
  
  
• The Scriptural Law of Worship
  Is man free to add elements of his own innovation into the worship of God if it increases church attendance? What does God think about this? (37 KB)
  
  

J. I. Packer

• Introductory Essay to John Owen’s Death of Death in the Death of Christ
  A masterful introduction to “five points of Calvinism” by a well-known theologian. (71 KB)
  
  

Kevin Reed

• Biblical Church Government
  Has the Lord Jesus Christ left it up to man to decide the best way to run a church? Is the Presbyterian form of government scriptural? (80 KB/7 Parts)
  
  
• Presbyterian Worship: Old and New
  A review and critique of Worship in Spirit and Truth, by John Frame. (50 KB)
  
  
• True and False Worship
  An introductory essay to John Knox’s The Mass Is Idolatry. Powerful. (30 KB)
  
  

Max Wertheimer

• How a Rabbi Found Peace: Personal Testimony of Dr. Max Wertheimer
  Dr. Wertheimer had it all! He was a successful rabbi with a beautiful wife and family, well respected in his community. Then his life crumbled before his eyes. (16 KB)
  
  
• Max Wertheimer: Rabbi, Evangelist, and Bible Expositor, by Jacob Gartenhaus
  Excerpted from Famous Hebrew Christians (Hixson, Tennessee: International Board of Jewish Missions, 1979). (16 KB)
  
  
• From Rabbinism to Christ: The Story of My Life
  Book-length autobiography of Dr. Wertheimer’s journey from Orthodox and Reform Judaism to Christian Science and finally to historic Christianity. Long out of print.(144 KB)
  
  

G. I. Williamson

• The Reformed Faith and the Altar Call
  When the evangelist asks people to “get up out of their seats and come forward, ” we need to ask just one question: is this what the Bible teaches? Or doesn’t it matter? (37 KB)
  
  
• A Study of New Testament Eschatology
  What are the signs that will tell us that the second coming of Christ is about to take place? OR: will there be any? This study seeks to provide the answer. (79 KB)
  
  
• Holy Days of Men and Holy Days of God
  Does God want His church to celebrate special sacred days other than the weekly Lord’s Day? This study seeks to answer this question. (19 KB)
  
  
• Professing Your Faith
  A study course for communicant church membership based on the four membership vows of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. “Must reading” for understanding basic Bible doctrine. (offsite, 2 KB table of contents)
  
  
• The Singing of Psalms in the Worship of God
  Why are the Psalms so widely neglected today in Presbyterian and Reformed Churches? Is this the way things ought to be? This tract investigates the matter. (68 KB)
  
  
• Understanding the Times
  Why has America changed so much in the past fifty years? Do you understand it? This study attempts to show why! (162 KB) | Also available in Adobe Acrobat® PDF format
  
  
• Wine in the Bible and the Church
  Adobe Acrobat® PDF format. (168 KB)
  
  

Other Writers

• Baptism, by Rev. John Scott Johnson, Ph. D.
  A classic work which is “must read.” Has never been refuted. (124 KB)
  
  
• Berkhof on Baptism, by Prof. L. Berkhof
  Excellent summary of the Reformed doctrine of baptism extracted from Louis Berkhof's Systematic Theology. (33 KB)
  
  
• The Prayer of Jabez: A Dangerous Book, by Bruce Davis
  Millions of people are reading a book about prayer. Is this a good thing? (11 KB)
  
  
• Beware of the Confidentiality Trap, by Marc Graham
  Should counselors automatically honor the request of a counselee for absolute confidentiality in the counseling room? What light does the Bible shed on this question? (4 KB)
  
  
• The Covenant of Grace: A Key to Understanding the Bible, by Calvin Knox Cummings
  Which is the better framework for understanding Scripture—dispensationalism or covenant theology? Here is a classic, very understandable explanation and defense of covenant theology. [off-site]
  
  
• Feeding Sheep or Amusing Goats, by C. H. Spurgeon
  Is the church’s mission to provide amusement for those who do not want to hear the gospel? (5 KB)
  
  
• Images of Christ a Violation of the Second Commandment
  Classic writing by Marcellus Kik, John Murray, etc. Very good! (25 KB)
  
  
• The Mass Is Idolatry (1550), by John Knox
  A vindication of the doctrine that the sacrifice of the mass is idolatry. (87 KB)
  
  
• Six Reasons Why the KJV Should Be Retained, by Edward F. Hills
  Should the Bible read like the text of this morning’s newspaper? Is the King James Version hopelessly unintelligible? Amid the plethora of new Bibles coming out every year, are there sound reasons for retaining the KJV? (14 KB)
  
  
• Children and Worship, by Karl A. Hubenthal
  Are church nurseries and special worship services for children a biblical solution to disruptive behavior during public worship? (17 KB)
  
  
• Finding a Truly Biblical Church, by Jeffrey K. Boer
  What are the important things to look for in a church? If you talk to ten different people, you’ll get ten different answers. That’s why we must look to the Bible for the answer to that question. (44 KB)
  
  
• Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God, by Jonathan Edwards
  “The bow of God’s wrath is bent and the arrow made ready on the string. Justice directs the bow to your heart, and strains at the bow. Nothing but the mere pleasure of God—that of an angry God—without any promise or obligation at all, keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.” (36 KB)
  
  
• Skeptical Trends in New Testament Textual Criticism: Inside the Alexandrian Priority School and Why Bible Change Is Coming, by Dennis Kenaga
  Is the Alexandrian text based on scientific principles? A look at the methodology underlying the Greek text upon which most modern English Bible versions are based (199 KB). Also PDF (463 KB).
  
  
• Goat-Sensitive Worship, by Geoffrey Thomas
  Is the purpose of worship to please the goats, or to please God? (6 KB)
  
  
• The Godhead of God, by A. W. Pink
  A defense of God’s absolute sovereignty in nature and grace. (41 KB)
  
  
• Xmas, by A. W. Pink
  Why are the circus and the theater far less obnoxious in the sight of God than the Christmas celebration of Romish and Protestant “churches.” Because the latter are done under the cover of the holy name of Christ; the former are not. (10 KB)
  
  
• Are Evening Worship Services a Matter of Personal Preference for God’s Children?, by William J. Vermeulen
  Why God’s people should be attending evening worship services. (10 KB)
  
  
• Is Immersion Necessary for Baptism? by William Shishko
  Read this insightful article for the surprising answer. Mr. Shishko is pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Franklin Square, New York. (off-site, 11 KB)
  

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