Category: Articles by Keith Keyser

  • The Royal Family, by Keith Keyser

    Recent news headlines have been dominated by facts concerning the sudden death of Princess Diana. This story bears all of the traits of a made-for-television drama. Romance, wealth, fashion, and tragedy have come together to produce a soap opera-like media circus. The sad life and death of this beautiful public…

  • The Peace Offering, by Keith Keyser

    The intricate design of the Scriptures bears witness to their divine inspiration Whether studying the Old or New Testaments the unbiased reader must conclude that this is no mere holy book; rather, it is “God-breathed” (literal translation of 2 Timothy 3:16a.) The offerings in the first seven chapters of Leviticus are…

  • The Hatred of God, by Keith Keyser

    In modern colloquial English the word “hate” is commonly used to mean something far weaker than its dictionary definition. People often say “I hate traffic jams,” or “I hate the Dallas Cowboys.” What they usually mean by such statements is that they dislike such phenomena or people. When God uses…

  • The Gracious Editorial Ministry of God, by Keith Keyser

    When I was a college student, learning the fundamental principles of historical research and writing the need for editing in writing was stronger impressed upon me. One of my professors-who himself had authored several historical books and countless articles-maintained that even the best authors write numerous drafts. Many times I…

  • The Cult of Intellectualism, by Keith Keyser

    The following quote appeared in a recent discussion of dispensationalism by a well-known Bible teacher: “Many of these men [i.e. early proponents of dispensationalism] were self-taught in theology and were professionals in secular occupations. Darby and Scofield, for example, were attorneys, and Larkin was a mechanical draftsman … Unfortunately some…

  • The Age of Elijah and Elisha, by Keith Keyser

    The call of the notable prophet Elisha is most instructive for modern day Christians. What is the connection between a prophet who has been dead for almost 2,800 years and modern man? Our contemporary world is not much different from the conditions that prevailed during the lifetime of the aforementioned…

  • Who Killed The Bible Reading? by Keith Keyser

    Believers that seek to meet according to the New Testament pattern for assembly gathering have been blessed with a long succession of gifted teachers over the past one hundred and eighty years. Men like John Nelson Darby, William Kelly, Henry Soltau, Edward Dennett, John Gifford Bellett, Frederick W. Grant, and…

  • God’s Thesaurus, by Keith Keyser

    People love a good mystery. Throughout the millennia, man has been captivated by seemingly inexplicable puzzles. Whether it is natural phenomena like gravity or electricity, or strange occurrences such as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, it is clear that people are fascinated by the unexplained. Interest in uncanny happenings is…

  • Christ As The Burnt Offering, by Keith Keyser

    The work of Christ is so unfathomable to the human mind that God has given us numerous pictures of it in the Old Testament in order to help us appreciate the multifaceted glory of the Messiah. Due to past abuses of typology, in recent days the typological significance of many…