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Books Available on Kindle
Please note that Thou Shalt Keep Them: A Biblical Theology of the Perfect Preservation of Scripture, as well as Heaven Only for the Baptized? The Gospel of Christ vs. Pardon Through Baptism, have both been made into Kindle books, so you can get them for your Kindle or related device at Amazon.com. Here are the […]
Abusive Parenting
The mainstream media cranks out another expose of a particular parental perversion of Christianity. Is what the Bible says now wrong, because somebody in a church abused what Scripture said? Some brakes failed so now we shuck the automobile? We feel turbulence, so we start strapping on the parachute? Living by faith requires not bailing […]
The Birth Certificate: Why It Remains an Issue
The United States has been a country of conspiracy theories. I’ve taught United States History and Government for over 20 years and the conspiracy theories can spice up a history or government class—they get people’s attention. If you are a conspiracy theorist, you are also considered to be a bit of a nut, and conspiracy […]
God’s Evaluation of the Judgment of an Individual Church
The world places a low value on the judgment of a church. Even churches today, or professing Christians, do not consider the decisions of a church to be worthwhile. But what does God think? Can we know what He thinks? We have a passage of scripture in which we receive the Divine point of view: […]
Somebody Did Something Bad So I’ll Do Something Just as Bad or Worse
Years ago a Jewish rabbi wrote a bestselling book entitled “Why Bad Things Happen to Good People.” Maybe someone has already written it, but a better and more scriptural title would be, “Why Good Things Happen to Bad People.” Much more realistic. People do bad things. They have done and they will do too. And […]
Day 31 of P90x
I take a break from the regularly scheduled programming for a mid-term evaluation of P90x. I’ve been working out since I was a boy in various ways, starting to lift in a consistent way at about 22 and continuing that up until now (49 today). Weights, like me, have gotten old. I kept hearing P90x […]
When I Left Fundamentalism Part Six
Fundamentalism and evangelicalism struggle with the same doctrinal conundrum—if the body of Christ is all believers, and there is to be no schism in the body, then how do individuals and churches deal with false doctrine and practice? People claim to be saved and churches claim to preach a true gospel, but they differ in […]
Observations about Church Discipline from 1 Corinthians 5
Part five of my story about how I left fundamentalism engendered some controversy in the comment section of the post about a few points therein. The most contention came with the attack on a case of discipline practiced by our church. At least two readers questioned the veracity, integrity, or credibility of our church. They […]
Open Letter on the Integrity of the New Testament Church
by Dr. Gary Webb I have been reproved by 2 writers for sarcasm and a “sniping attitude”. I believe in both cases the critics are far more concerned with my “attitude” than the content of what I am writing. Both the Lord and Paul demonstrated impatience and/or used sarcasm with those who dealt loosely with […]
When I Left Fundamentalism part five
Fundamentalism is a movement. For what is good about fundamentalism, you don’t need fundamentalism. If unity is between all believers, you aren’t getting that by being a fundamentalist. If unity is in the church, you don’t need fundamentalism for that. You need only your church.On the other hand, choosing not to be a fundamentalist doesn’t […]
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