Library of Articles

Paul warned that Satan's ministers appear as ministers of righteousness, not as open enemies. This study examines why the counterfeit stands inside the Christian column rather than beside it, why sincerity, results and personal godliness cannot test a teacher, and what Paul actually gives the Body to test him with.

The golden calf was never announced as a rival god. Aaron called it a feast to the LORD. The idols in the modern church do the same thing: they wear the name of Jesus while the congregation worships its own appetites. This companion to The Worldly Church names the idols the heart actually serves, and the one god standing behind them all.

How the post-apostolic church came to keep the wrong apostle — exalting Peter, whom Scripture never made its head, while forsaking Paul. Two departures, the rise of the apostate church, what became of Israel's believing remnant, and the test that still exposes another gospel.

The departure from Paul's distinct grace gospel began even during his own ministry. This article examines the historical drift away from the sound words committed to Paul and why his thirteen epistles remain the doctrinal standard for the Body of Christ in this present dispensation of grace.