(J) for Jackhammer article [all of my articles from Aug 2006 to Feb 2011]
(T) for Thomas Ross article
Separation Is An Indispensable Message You Should Pick Up from the Whole Bible, But Let’s Start with Genesis
Leviticus
Embarrassment: Leviticus 18, NY Times, and Albert Mohler
Deuteronomy
Divorce, Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Remarriage, and New Testament teaching (T)
What I’ve Preached on Deuteronomy 24 (T)
1 Chronicles
Worship and the Ark Narrative in 1 Chronicles, pt. 1
Worship and the Ark Narrative in 1 Chronicles, pt. 2
Worship and the Ark Narrative in 1 Chronicles, pt. 3
Worship and the Ark Narrative in 1 Chronicles, pt. 4
Worship and the Ark Narrative of 1 Chronicles, pt. 5
Psalms
Gender Discord and Psalm 12:6-7
Psalm 12:6–7 and Gender Discordance: the anti-KJV and anti-preservation argument debunked (again) (T)
Psalm 12:6-7 Commentaries and the Preservation of Words (T)
Missions Exists Because Worship of God Doesn’t: Psalm 96
Psalm 46:10
Psalm 119, The Hate Psalm, and the Practice of Contemporary Christianity
A Meditation upon Psalm 119:148: “My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.” (T)
Proverbs
Proverbs 22:6 — Children of Obedient Parents Turning Out for God–Certainty or Mere Possibility? Part 1 (T)
Proverbs 22:6 — Children of Obedient Parents Turning Out for God–Certainty or Mere Possibility? Part 2 (T)
Proverbs 22:6 and Adoption, part 1 of 2 (T)
Proverbs 22:6 and Adoption, part 2 of 2 (T)
One Stop Shop on Prov 23:31 and “When It Is Red”
Isaiah
Isaiah 59:21 and the Perfect Preservation of Scripture (J)
The Mission of the Messiah’s Grace: A New Order of Living, Isaiah 42:1-4
Lamentations
Not God’s Problem: The Bible Does Answer the Question of Suffering in Lamentations
Daniel
Daniel 3:25: “the Son of God” or “a son of the gods”? (T)
Proof that the Bible is the Word of God from the Book of Daniel (T)
Matthew
The Devil in the Details? Matthew 5:18, 19 and the Authority of Scripture
The Devil in the Details? Matthew 5:18, 19 and the Authority of Scripture, part two
30, 60, 100: Can We Conclude That More Fruit Was Caused by the One Receiving the Seed?
A Meditation upon Matthew 25:21, 23: “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. . . . His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” (T)
Mark
Mark 7:4-5: Mark 7:4 & the “washing [baptidzo] . . . of tables:” Baptism is still Immersion in the Baptizing of Tables or Dining Couches (T)
Mark 7:4-5: Mark 7:4 & the “washing [baptidzo] . . . of tables:” Baptism is still Immersion in the Baptizing of Tables or Dining Couches, part 2 (T)
Mark 7:7, Corban: Rearing Its Ugly Head Again in Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism About Mark
Mark 7:13: The Pharisees to the Left: Little Faith, Weak Minds, Poor Arguments, But With a Loud Fanfare
Mark 11: Jesus Said, Have Faith in God
Mark 13:32: the Son’s Glorious Ignorance of the Day and Hour
Luke
The Ignorance of a Luke 10 Approach (J)
Luke 14:15-24: What It Means (part one)
Luke 14:15-24: What It Means (part two)
Luke 15: Why Doesn’t Tim Keller Include the Younger Son?
Luke 18:18-30: The Rich Young Ruler: Tell-Tale Passage for Soteriology, Number One
Luke 18:18-30: The Rich Young Ruler: Tell-Tale Passage for Soteriology, Number Two
Luke 18:18-30: The Rich Young Ruler: Tell-Tale Passage for Soteriology, Number Three
Luke 23:43: Where Does the Comma Go? Was the Thief in Paradise That Day? “Verily, I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise,” as in the KJV, or “Verily I say unto thee to day, Thou shalt be with me in paradise,” as the Watchtower Society, Seventh Day Adventism, and other annihilationists teach? (T)
John
John 6: Church Growth Methods and Other Sins
John 6: Church Growth Methods and Other Sins, pt. 2
The Truth Shall Make You Free, pt. 1 (John 8:32)
The Truth Shall Make You Free, pt. 2 (John 8:32)
John 10:35, the Scripture Cannot Be Broken, and Perfect Preservation of Scripture
John 12:24-25: The Corn / Grain of Wheat Dying in the Ground: A Second Blessing? (T)
“Abide in Me,” John 15:1-8: Saved or Unsaved, Not Christian or Better Christian
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 5 of 9, Old Testament Background to the Vine Image of John 15 (T)
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 6 of 9: Exposition of John 15:1-3 (T)
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 7 of 9: Exposition of John 15:4-5 (T)
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 8 of 9: Exposition of John 15:6-11 (T)
What Is the Guidance of the Holy Spirit in John 16:13?
Acts
Acts 2:38–Baptism Essential to Salvation? (T)
Acts 11:26: All Christians are Disciples (T)
Acts 22:16–Baptism Essential for Salvation? (T)
Exploring Unacceptable Degrees of Normativeness of the Book of Acts
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:19-22: Wisdom and Signs: Two Characteristics Rampant in Churches
1 Corinthians 2:7: Don’t Fix Stupid: Stupid Doesn’t Need Fixing
1 Corinthians 6:1-4 — God’s Evaluation of the Judgment of an Individual Church
1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Ability to Judge, Standard of Judgment, and Judging Effeminate Behavior (and Separating from It)
1 Corinthians 11:2-16, Headcoverings, and Historical Doctrine
Proof-Text Perversions: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (part one)
Proof-Text Perversions: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (part two)
Proof-Text Perversions: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (part three)
Proof-Text Perversions: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (part four)
Proof-Text Perversions: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (part five)
Proof-Text Perversions: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (part six)
A Review of Kevin Bauder’s Article on 1 Corinthians 12:13
En Protois and 1 Corinthians 15:3: First of All, First In Order
1 Corinthians 15:3: En Protois, First in Order or First in Importance, and Ranking Doctrines
1 Corinthians 15:1-4: When An Exegetical Fallacy Becomes a Translation and then a Philosophy
Gospel Minimization: Is Paul Saying in 1 Corinthians 15 that the Gospel Is Merely the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ?
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 2:12-17: An Imperative Passage for a Right View of Ministry Success
How Big Is Disobedience to 2 Corinthians 6:14?
Romans
Romans 1:18 (Operation Suppression)
Let’s Think about Romans 6:23 in Its Context for a “Gospel Presentation”
Romans 8:14-16: Bondage and Fear: Not the Result of a Higher or “Stricter” Standard
Romans 10:9-13: Are “Confess” and “Call” Post-Justification?
Romans 10:9-13: Are “Confess” and “Call” Post-Justification? (part two)
Romans 10:9-13: Are “Confess” and “Call” Post-Justification? (part three)
Romans 10:9-13: Are “Confess” and “Call” Post-Justification? (part four)
Romans 10:9-13: Are “Confess” and “Call” Post-Justification? (part five)
Romans 14: Disputations about Doubtful Disputations (J)
Galatians
The Epistle to the Galatians and Evangelicalism or New Evangelicalism: Slaves or Sons
Does Christ live the Christian Life for the Christian? The Keswick View of Galatians 2:20 Examined, part 1 of 4 (T)
Galatians 2:20–the Keswick “Christ-life”? part 2 of 4 in Does Christ live the Christian Life for the Christian? The Keswick View of Galatians 2:20 Examined (T)
Do Keswick Critics Routinely Misrepresent Keswick Theology? Part 3 of 3 (T)
The Keswick Christ-life-other alleged Scriptural support: part 4 of 4 in Does Christ live the Christian Life for the Christian? The Keswick View of Galatians 2:20 Examined (T)
Paul Obliterates Pandering in Galatians: Social Justice Panderers
Paul Obliterates Pandering in Galatians: His Antidote to Pandering
Ephesians
As the Church Is Subject Unto Christ
Ephesians 6:19-20, Open My Mouth Boldly
Philippians
Philippians 2:14-16, Serious Griping
Colossians
Solution to All Human Problems (Colossians 1:1-2) (J)
A Valid Prayer Request (Colossians 1:9) (J)
If Ye Continue (Colossians 1:23) (J)
The Essential for Ministry (Colossians 1:24-25) (J)
Hearts Comforted (Colossians 2:1-2a) (J)
Keeping Rank, Holding the Line, and Marching Forward (Colossians 2:4-7) (J)
The Sufficiency of Jesus (Colossians 2:8-10) (J)
Spiritual Bullies (Colossians 2:16-17) (J)
Massively Exaggerated to the Point of Dishonest Applications of Colossians 2:20-23
A Way Into Heaven Before You Die (Colossians 3:1-4) (J)
Kill Yourself (Colossians 3:5) (J)
The New Refusal to Put Off the Old Man (Colossians 3:6-10) (J)
How Can I Forgive? (Colossians 3:13) (J)
Three Imperatives for the New Man (Colossians 3:15-17) (J)
The Relationships of the New Man (Colossians 3:18-4:1) (J)
Evangelistic Prayers (Colossians 4:2-6) (J)
A Brother, A Help, and A Fellow Slave of the Lord (Colossians 4:7) (J)
1 Thessalonians
Does 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 Describe Conversion or Some Post Conversion Sanctification Experience?
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 4:10: “Saviour Of All Men”: What Does It Mean?
2 Timothy
Are Accurate Copies and Translations of Scripture-Such as the KJV-Inspired? A Study of 2 Timothy 3:16, part 1
Are Accurate Copies and Translations of Scripture-Such as the KJV-Inspired? A Study of 2 Timothy 3:16, part 2
Are Accurate Copies and Translations of Scripture-Such as the KJV-Inspired? A Study of 2 Timothy 3:16, part 3
Are Accurate Copies and Translations of Scripture-Such as the KJV-Inspired? A Study of 2 Timothy 3:16, part 4
Titus
“Having Faithful Children” in Titus 1:6 (J)
Hebrews
James
The “Altar Call”: James 1:21 and the Circumstances of Worship
James 5:14-20: The Pentecostal Doctrine of Faith-Healing and James 5:14-20, part 1 (T)
The Pentecostal Doctrine of Faith-Healing and James 5:14-20, part 2
The Pentecostal Doctrine of Faith-Healing and James 5:14-20, part 3 (T)
The Pentecostal Doctrine of Faith-Healing and James 5:14-20, part 4 (T)
James 5:14-20 and Unconventional or Alternative Medicine, part five (T)
1 Peter
Judgment Must Begin in the House of God
Judgment Must Begin in the House of God, pt. 2
2 Peter
2 Peter 3:16: Hard to Be Understood
1 John
1 John 4:1-3: The Command to “try the spirits” and the Rise of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Word of Faith Doctrine of Exorcism, part 1 of 3 (T)
1 John 4:1-3: The Command to “try the spirits” and the Rise of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Word of Faith Doctrine of Exorcism, part 2 of 3 (T)
1 John 4:1-3: The Command to “Try the spirits” and the rise of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Word of Faith Doctrine of Exorcism, part 3 of 3 (T)
2 John
Point of 2 John: Truth the Boundary of Acceptance
2 John 7-11: Case Study or Comprehensive?
Revelation
The Book of Life and Eternal Security–do Revelation 3:5 & Revelation 22:18-19 Teach that a Christian may Lose his Salvation? (T)
Revelation 12, Christmas in the Apocalypse
Revelation 22:18-19 and the Perfect Preservation of Scripture (J)
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