Short Papers

C. H. Mackintosh.

Introduction A Word to Our Readers How to Study Scripture Questions — and How to Meet Them Epaphroditus Self-Surrender Restoration Deliverance The Law and the Gospel Dead to the Law Grace and Holiness Isolation A Workman's Motto Authority and Power Obedience and Dependence Stability and Peace Obedience: What is it? Preaching Christ: What is it? Jonathan The Alabaster Box Responsibility and Power Privilege and Responsibility Exhortation The Two Links Four Points of Knowledge "If the Lord Tarry"

God Preaching Peace "Rivers of Living Water" A Fragment on Worship Separation: Not Fusion Two Impossibles "Reconciled and Saved" "Accepted" and "Acceptable" Relief for a Burdened Heart Three Precious Gifts Resurrection The Judgment Seat of Christ What is a Castaway? Self-Denial Self-Judgment Self-Emptiness Self-Control Provision for Perilous Times The Closing Scenes of Malachi and Jude The Sympathy and Grace of Jesus "Loops of Blue" Christ and His Yoke The Divine Anathema The Two Altars Cloven Tongues Israel and the Nations A Heart for Christ Stephen

Peter on the Water Alone with Jesus A Sleepless Night "Have Faith in God" "What Wait I For?" An Earnest Appeal "Let Us Go Again" John the Baptist What Should I Read? The Work of God in the Soul "Five Words" The Book and the Soul The Study of the Book of Psalms Superstition and Infidelity The Grace of God Christian Life: What is it? Devotedness: What is it? "The Well of Bethlehem" David's Last Words The Priest's Place and Portion The Brazen Sea The Grapes of Eshcol The Two Mites

"He From Within" A Motto for the New Year Reason and Revelation "Nevertheless" Headship and Lordship David's Three Attitudes "Gain to Me" The Sufficiency of the Scriptures Prayer The Divine Character of Faith The Law Marriage Children Servants Business Money and Debt Insurance Going to Law The Leading of the Spirit The Father's Discipline A Spirit of Love and Grace Lending Books Assembly Fellowship and Discipline The Lord's Supper Singing Ministry and Service

The Role and Deportment of Women Unity Separation from the World False Positions and Unequal Yokes Military Service The Future State Self-Occupation Paul and the Twelve Reconciliation Righteousness Atonement The Sovereignty of God etc. Baptism The Coming of Christ The Believer's Security Dispensational Matters The Doctrine of Christ Judgment The Path of Faith and Exhortation Fiction "The Unpardonable Sin" Repentance and Conversion Judging

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION TO THE 1995 EDITION

Charles Henry Mackintosh was well known for both his spoken ministry and his written ministry which spanned 50 years. In style and character, his writings, often under the initials C.H.M., clearly showed his very deep love for the Lord Jesus and for His saints. He believed in and wrote about the narrow pathway the Christian is called to walk by the Word of God, but for a need of a large heart of love and grace while never giving up or failing to practice any truth found in that Word. Although he wrote a number of years ago, his writing seems very up-to-date in speaking of deteriorating world political and moral conditions — a giving up of the truth of the Word of God even by professed Christians.

Many of CHM's writings were in the form of short articles and letters to persons who asked him questions. We are thankful to those who, in the past, have collected these articles and letters for publication and arranged them in the published order. Although this order is generally random, some which naturally fall together are placed together.

This 1995 edition of Short Papers retains about 98% of CHM's original words, but for the modern reader, a number of words, little used today, have been changed to their modern equivalents. Some very long sentences and paragraphs have been broken up to enhance readability, and much of the heavy punctuation has been lightened. A few references to events or publications no longer relevant today have been removed. The King James Translation is used, unchanged, except for updating the word “charity” to “love” and capitalizing pronouns referring to deity.

Believers Bookshelf sends forth this 1995 edition with the prayer that these writings will be a blessing to a whole new generation of readers around the world. We thank the unnamed ones who spent many hours reviewing, finalizing and typesetting this manuscript. We commend it to you with the Scriptural admonition to “prove all things, hold fast the good” (1 Thess. 5:21).

July 1995