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Tracts on Conversion

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Today’s addition to the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary is a small booklet comprised of four tracts on the topic of conversion.  Like yesterday’s entry into the eLibrary, this one was also written by John Anderson.  But there was no date on this one.  We can only guess that it was put our sometime in the 1940’s or 50’s.

Contents

  1. The Best Life Here and Hereafter
  2. The Demands of the Gospel in Conversion
  3. To Anxious Enquirers: What Must We Do?
  4. The Kingdom of Heaven

To download this book for later use, or to read it online today, just click the link below!!!!

Tracts on Conversion (John Anderson)

-Bradley S. Cobb

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Baptism: The Purposes it Fulfills and Changes it Effects

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As we continue our anniversary celebration (The Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary is one year old this month!), we are proud to announce yet another addition to the FREE eBooks available exclusively from our website.

Today’s new offering was originally published in 1949 as a tract.  It is called “Baptism: The Purposes it Fulfills and Changes it Effects” and was written by John Anderson, a preacher in Australia.

We think you will find it interesting, as he approaches the topic of baptism in a slightly different way than you usually hear in sermons.

As always, we’ve reformatted and corrected this book so that you can enjoy it on your digital devices.  Just click the link below to add it to your collection!

Baptism: The Purposes it Fulfills and Changes it Effects (John Anderson)

-Bradley S. Cobb

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The Work of the Holy Spirit – A Sermon

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One of the most hotly-debated topics in so-called “Christendom” is the work of the Holy Spirit.  It’s been that way for well over a hundred years, as today’s entry in the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary shows.

Today’s addition to the eLibrary is a sermon delivered by James Anderson, with the title “The Work of the Holy Spirit.”  It was first published back in 1896 as a tract, and it still has value today.

Contents

  1. Life Comes from Life
  2. How the Spirit Operates
  3. The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
  4. Things We Do Not Believe
  5. Only One Way Out of Confusion
  6. An Earnest Appeal

This short work has been reformatted, and any errors that we caught were corrected so that you can have the best possible copy of this work available!

To download it, or save for later reading, just click the link below!

Work of the Holy Spirit (James Anderson)

-Bradley S. Cobb

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God and Me

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As promised, we are continuing to add more books to the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary!

Today’s addition is called “God and Me: Being a Brief Manual of the Principles that Make for a Closer Relationship of the Believer with God,” written by Peter Ainslie back in 1908.  It is a devotional book, encouraging the readers to think of God and walk with Him in every facet of life.

Contents

  1. FOREWORD.
  2. A MORNING PRAYER.
  3. BELIEF.
  4. REPENTANCE.
  5. OBEDIENCE.
  6. FRUIT-BEARING.
  7. BIBLE STUDY.
  8. PRAYER.
  9. THOUGHTS.
  10. TALKING.
  11. TEMPTATION.
  12. AMUSEMENTS.
  13. COMPANIONS.
  14. BOOKS.
  15. DAILY ROUNDS.
  16. FINANCES.
  17. TELLING THE STORY.
  18. MISSIONS.
  19. SORROW.
  20. ANOTHER.
  21. FORGIVENESS.
  22. DEATH.
  23. HEAVEN.
  24. AN EVENING PRAYER.

To read this book online, or to download it for further perusal, just click the link below!  And in case you were wondering, yes, we’ve done our part to try fix all the typos we could find and completely reformat it to make it a more pleasant reading experience for you.

God and Me (Peter Ainslie)

-Bradley S. Cobb

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The Inductive Method of Bible Interpretation

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Special thanks to our good friend Kyle Frank, who has been one of the biggest supporters of the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary.  He has helped so much with scanning books, he has helped with some proofreading, and also helped with encouragement.

I just thought I’d take that opportunity to let you all know about one of the great helpers behind the scenes.

Today, we are giving you another FREE eBook, and this time it’s a really interesting look at the methods behind properly interpreting the Bible.  Originally called “The Organon of Scripture,” we think that the subtitle is much easier to remember and much better in describing the book: “The Inductive Method of Biblical Interpretation.”

Contents

  • BOOK FIRST: OF THE METHODS HITHERTO PURSUED.
  • PART I: PRELIMINARY.
    • CHAPTER I: Characteristics Of Current Skepticism.
    • CHAPTER II: The Present State Of Hermeneutical Science.
    • CHAPTER III: The Dependence Of Rules Upon Method.
  • PART II: OF THE MYSTIC METHOD.
    • CHAPTER I: Origin Of The Mystic Theology.
    • CHAPTER II: Sketch Of The Mystic Theology.
    • CHAPTER III: Mysticism Among Protestants.
    • CHAPTER IV: Of The Literal Parts Of Scripture.
    • CHAPTER V: Of The Figurative Parts Of Scripture.
  • PART III: OF THE DOGMATIC METHOD.
    • CHAPTER I: Of Scholasticism.
    • CHAPTER II: Of The Theory And The Practice Of Protestantism.
    • CHAPTER III: The Effects Of Protestant Inconsistency.
    • CHAPTER IV: Of Protestant Creeds.
  • BOOK SECOND: THE ORGANON.
  • PART I: THE INDUCTIVE METHOD.
    • CHAPTER I: Definition Of Terms.
    • CHAPTER II: Of The Practicability Of Inductive Exegesis.
    • CHAPTER III: Of Bacon’s Idola.
    • CHAPTER IV: Of The Collection Of Materials.
    • CHAPTER V: General Classification.
    • CHAPTER VI: Of Special Classification.
    • CHAPTER VII: Canons Of The Inductive Method.
    • CHAPTER VIII: The Inverse Or Deductive Process.
  • PART II: OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF WORDS.
    • CHAPTER I: Preliminary Observations.
    • CHAPTER II: Of The General Meaning Of Words.
    • CHAPTER III: Of The Secondary Sense Of Words.

The book has been reformatted (as always), and is a good introduction to a deeper understanding of biblical interpretation.  We’re happy to make this available for you to read online or download for later reading.  Just click the link below to do either:

Lamar, JS – Inductive Method

-Bradley S. Cobb

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Our One Year Anniversary Gift to You

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You might be scratching your head right now, especially if you’ve been following us very long.  We’ve been online since April 7th, 2014–more than two years now.  So what is this one year anniversary gift thing?

It was one year ago this month that the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary was launched.  And to celebrate this moment, we are going to be doing something very special.

Jimmie Beller

But before I get to that, please read this short story about Jimmie Beller.  Back in 1968, Jimmie’s draft number was called, and the US Army claimed him.  Jimmie knew it was coming, and he shared his main concern with his father before it did.  It wasn’t getting killed.  It wasn’t contracting some horrible disease.  It was this: “Dad, I don’t know if I can kill someone.”  His dad, Roy Beller (who is a great Christian man, and one of our closest friends), a veteran himself, said, “That’s a decision you’ll have to make for yourself.”

Jimmie went to boot camp and excelled, catching the attention of his commanding officers.  One day, his father and mother came down to the base to see him, but he was still in the middle of exercises.  The top officer, however, found out that Jimmie’s dad was there, and asked to meet with him.  So, Roy went to his office and sat down.  The officer told him that Jimmie was top of the recruits in everything.  Well, everything except for one thing.  When it came time for them to practice stabbing a dummy with the bayonet at the end of their gun, Jimmie always hesitated.  And, as the officer stated, when you hesitate, you die.

Roy told the officer about the conversation they had prior to Jimmie’s drafting, and the officer asked him, “So, is he a conscientious objector to the war?”  Roy shook his head, “No, he wants to serve his country, but he doesn’t like the idea of killing people.”  The officer was unsure what to do.  But then Jimmie came, and they talked, and Jimmie made it known that he was ready to go to Vietnam, but that he wasn’t going to shoot anyone–he wanted to go in as a medic, to help people.

He served in Vietnam, narrowly escaping being shot on at least one occasion, but he never shot at anyone.  He always made sure he worshiped God on the Lord’s Day, and made sure as many of the other soldiers as he could convince did as well.

Jimmie died from cancer last year–cancer that most likely was brought on by exposure to Agent Orange while he was in Vietnam.  But he had no regrets about serving his country and serving his Lord at the same time.  We still miss him very much.  And it’s because of him that the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary is so important to us.

Now, for the special announcement…

We are going to do our absolute best to post 20 new books this month–starting tomorrow–as a celebration of our one-year anniversary.  That averages out to one each weekday for the whole month!

Please tell others about the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary!

-Bradley S. Cobb

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Baptism, Our Lord’s Command

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It’s been just a little bit, but we’re happy to announce that we are posting more new books on the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary.  And today’s is one we think you’ll really like.

This book was originally published in Australia, 1913, by the Austral Publishing Company of Melbourne.  We have not changed any content from the original, but we have made some changes that we believe you will find worthwhile: (1) We have Americanized the spelling of words [for example, baptise is now baptize], (2) We have corrected incorrect Scripture references [usually, this was simply a reference to the wrong chapter in a book], (3) We have also corrected punctuation mistakes when we came across them.

Also, just like with every other book that we have published, we have completely reformatted it to give it a more pleasing look.  We have changed the font size, increased the size of the headings, and just overall tried to give it a facelift.

We are happy to present “Baptism: Our Lord’s Command (Containing a Reply to ‘The Question of Baptism’ by Mr. A. Madsen, a Methodist Minister)” by A.R. Main.

Contents

  1. PREFACE. 2
  2. Introduction to the 2016 Edition. 3
  3. Baptism: Our Lord’s Command. 5
    1. HOW MAY WE SETTLE THE QUESTION?. 7
  4. New Testament Example and Precept. 11
    1. SOME STRIKING ADMISSIONS. 14
    2. SCHOLARLY AUTHORITIES. 16
  5. The Commission. 20
  6. The Argument from Circumcision. 30
    1. THE PÆDOBAPTIST ARGUMENT STATED. 32
    2. REPLY. 33
    3. CHURCH CONTINUITY. 35
    4. DID CIRCUMCISION ADMIT INFANTS INTO THE CHURCH?. 37
    5. HAS BAPTISM TAKEN THE PLACE OF CIRCUMCISION?. 39
    6. COLOSSIANS 2:11-12. 42
  7. Jewish Baptism. 46
  8. Family Baptisms. 52
    1. CORNELIUS. 53
    2. CRISPUS. 54
    3. THE JAILER. 54
    4. STEPHANAS. 56
    5. LYDIA. 57
    6. OIKOS AND OIKIA. 58
    7. PÆDOBAPTIST ADMISSIONS. 63
    8. PLUMMER ON HOUSEHOLD BAPTISMS. 66
  9. Jesus and the Little Ones. 70
    1. “OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM.”. 71
    2. “BABES AND SUCKLINGS.”. 74
    3. “FEED MY LAMBS.”. 75
    4. TO YOUR CHILDREN (ACTS 2:39). 76
    5. ACTS 21:4-5. 79
    6. PAUL’S LETTERS. 80
    7. 2 JOHN. 81
    8. CHILDREN OF CHRISTIAN PARENTS HOLY (1 COR. 7:14). 82
    9. BABES IN HEAVEN. 86
  10. A Pædobaptist Miscellany. 88
    1. JOHN’S BAPTISM. 88
    2. THE EUNUCH. 89
    3. SIMON MAGUS. 90
    4. THE BAPTISM OF SAUL. 91
    5. THE LORD’S DAY. 92
  11. Post-Apostolic Practice. 94
    1. THE DIDACHE. 95
    2. JUSTIN MARTYR. 96
    3. IRENÆUS. 97
    4. ORIGEN. 97
    5. TERTULLIAN. 98
    6. CYPRIAN. 101
    7. “A HISTORICAL FACT.”. 103
  12. The Action of Baptism. 109
    1. LEXICONS. 110
    2. DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPÆDIAS. 112
    3. CHURCH HISTORIANS, ETC. 113
    4. SECONDARY MEANING OF “BAPTIZO.”. 115
    5. LUTHER AND CALVIN. 118
    6. NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING. 120
      1. The Baptism of John. 120
      2. The Eunuch. 122
      3. Baptism a Burial. 123
      4. John 2:23. 127
      5. Baptism of Suffering. 128
      6. Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 128
      7. 1 Corinthians 10:1-2. 130
      8. 1 Peter 3:20-21. 131
      9. Baptism of Three Thousand. 132
      10. Baptism of the Samaritans. 133
      11. Ezekiel 36:25. 135
  13. The Evil of Infant Sprinkling. 137

To download this well-researched book, or read it online, simply click the link below:

Baptism: Our Lord’s Command (A.R. Main)

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A Very Early History of the Restoration Movement

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The year was 1844.  A man named I. Daniel Rupp had the idea to compile an authoritative encyclopedia of the various religious bodies in the United States.  So he appealed to members of each group to submit a history of their rise and progress, with specific mention of any doctrines that made them different from the others.

Robert Richardson, who would later go on to write the two-volume Memoirs of Alexander Campbell, was selected to submit this early history.

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You have to remember that at this time, both Thomas and Alexander Campbell ere still alive.  Barton W. Stone was still alive (he would die later that year).  The missionary societies had not yet reared their ugly head; and none of the churches had introduced instrumental music.

So Richardson’s entry pictures the Disciples at a time when they were still united on the Bible, on biblical principles, on biblical worship, and on the biblical plan of salvation.

As always, we’ve tried to remove any typos, correct the spelling, and reformat this book for the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary so that you can enjoy it as much as possible.  On this offering, we’ve also taken the two footnotes and inserted them into the text in parentheses (they were short footnotes).

Just click the link below!

Disciples of Christ (Robert Richardson, 1844)

-Bradley S. Cobb

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A Debate on Infant Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

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Continuing our theme of new additions to the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary this week, we’re proud to offer you this:

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Where does the Bible authorize–or even mention–infant baptism?

It doesn’t.

This debate, held in 1937, is between G.K. Wallace (Christian) and E.E. Stauffer (Lutheran).  Wallace attacks the false doctrine of infant baptism from several different angles, and leaves Stauffer with nothing to say except for “let’s move on to the Lord’s Supper.”

Wallace then exposes the false idea that the Lord’s Supper literally turns into the physical skin and blood of Jesus.  Stauffer is unable to counter his arguments and calls the debate to a close.

Back in 2014, we took this debate and gave it the full Cobb Publishing treatment, correcting all the mistakes we could find, and refurbished the whole thing to give you the best possible reading experience.  We still have it available in print (just $5.99), but we’re also making it available as an eBook for free in the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary!

To read it online, or download for later enjoyment, just click the link below!

Wallace-Stauffer Debate on the Lord’s Supper and Infant Baptism

-Bradley S. Cobb

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Some Brief Congregational Sketches … Written in 1869!

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Today’s free book, exclusively from the Jimmie Beller Memorial eLibrary, is a brief one, but with a nice, long title.

Licking County Disciples

This book is only 12 pages, but it gives some interesting historical notes about the Lord’s church and the preachers who worked in that area.  If you’re a Restoration Movement enthusiast, or you like short histories, this one is for you.

As always, we’ve prettied this one up, correcting the typos we found and reformatting it to make it easy on the eyes.

To read it online, or to download it to your computer for later perusing, just click the link below.

Historical Sketches of the Disciples Churches in Licking County

-Bradley S. Cobb