The Apostle Paul and Ethics in Evangelism: Exposing the Corruption of Modern Methods
What method is required to “preach the gospel to every creature”? One, go to every creature. Two, preach the gospel. Done. Of course though, we’ve messed this up for various reasons that are worth exploring more in other posts. People haven’t received the gospel because the church won’t do either one or two or both. […]
The Dishonesty over the Version or Preservation of Scripture Issue
In my experience, someone like myself, who believes what scripture says about its own preservation, must answer every possible gotcha question about textual variants in the handwritten copies of the New Testament. I have to give an honest answer, knowing that these are gotcha questions. Among these are, “Which printed edition of the TR (textus […]
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 4 of 9, the Lexica
The significance of abide as a synonym of remain, continue, endure, or persevere appears clear from an examination of the texts. While continuing with a person may often be connected with fellowship, the word itself does not signify any necessary personal communion. This fact is confirmed by an examination of the lexica. The standard classical Greek lexicon provides the following definitions for […]
Everyone Justified by Faith Has the Unction and the Anointing
When you receive Jesus Christ, you have “an unction from the Holy One” (1 John 2:20). Every truly saved person also has “the anointing” mentioned in 1 John 2:27. These are not blessings received of God some time after justification by faith, that is, second blessings, that might bring someone to greater spiritual power. “Unction” […]
The Gospel Doesn’t Change What God Expects
Paul in his letter to the Galatians dealt with a serious problem, the perversion of the gospel in the churches of Galatia. In confronting the main corruption, Paul exposes other defilement too. No doubt the big problem was adding works to grace, essentially expecting Gentiles to become Jews before they could become Christians, as seen […]
Samaritan Ministries Election: My Vote
Readers of this blog are likely aware of my posts Dangers in Samaritan Ministries part 1, part 2, and part 3, as well as Health Threats from Samaritan Ministries part 1 and part 2. Samaritan Ministries ought to cease promoting quack nonsense that is dangerous to the health of Christians and, if followed, will lead to […]
All Audio and Video Up for 2017 WORD OF TRUTH CONFERENCE
The 2017 Word of Truth Conference, which was again on the theme of The Gospel and November 8-12, has all the audio (here) and video (here) available. Please watch and listen. Enjoy. Next year’s conference, Lord-willing, is November 7-11, Wed-Sun, and will again be the theme of The Gospel, probably the fourth and final installment […]
Do Women Bring It On or Ask for It?
As more and more men have lost their careers through accusations of sexual harassment, molestation, or assault, I wanted to enter the danger, high voltage area of whether women bring it on or ask for it. Before I do though, I should declare my standard on these matters, whether I’ve kept that standard perfectly or […]
Church Autonomy, Pastoral Authority, Closed Communion, and the Gospel: The Means Becoming the End
I believe scripture teaches church autonomy, pastoral authority, and closed communion — all three. I think I’m strong on all three, because scripture teaches all three. If you lose the gospel, none of the three matter any more though. Church autonomy, pastoral authority, and closed communion are about protecting and propagating the truth. They are […]
Divorce, Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Remarriage, and New Testament teaching
Deuteronomy 24:1-4 is an important passage relating to the Biblical teaching on divorce and remarriage. The text reads as follows: 1 כִּי־יִקַּח אִישׁ אִשָּׁה וּבְעָלָהּ וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא תִמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינָיו כִּי־מָצָא בָהּ עֶרְוַת דָּבָר וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתוֹ׃ 2 וְיָצְאָה מִבֵּיתוֹ וְהָלְכָה וְהָיְתָה לְאִישׁ־אַחֵר׃ 3 וּשְׂנֵאָהּ הָאִישׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת […]