Ye Shall Know: The Expectation or Assumption of Knowing in the Bible
Forms of “know” in the Bible occur 1,580 times. Knowing is expected or assumed. Knowing something implies certainty. Men can and should and do know. Scripture says it. The first time the English word “know” appears in the New Testament is Matthew 6:3 in the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus says: But when thou doest […]
The King James Bible Research Council Defends a False Gospel
In 2015 I wrote a blog post entitled “The Dean Burgon Society and the King James Bible Research Council: Would I Join Them?” Despite their commendable and Biblical defense of the Received Text and the King James Bible, I had to answer the question “no” for a number of reasons which can be examined by […]
It Seems Like It Would Be Much Easier For Me
I see the world headed for disaster inescapably or precipitately. Why would I want to jump on the handbasket and ride with it? I wouldn’t, but I understand why people take that handcart. The expression comes from a Hieronymous Bosch painting, The Haywain (c. 1515, below) in the middle of which is a large cart of […]
Answering “Conservative Christianity and the Authorized Version: Introduction”
Is the recommendation of, usage of, or belief in modern versions of the Bible, which translate the modern critical text, compatible with or representative of conservative Christianity? Religious Affections Ministries (RAM) board member Michael Riley writes at their blog site in essence an answer to that question in a series entitled, “Conservative Christianity and the […]
Careless Virtue Signaling
I’m intrigued by some of the new terms invented to describe iterations of bad behavior arising from new media: armchair warrior, call-out culture, concern troll, hashtag activism, social desirability bias, and social justice warrior, among others. I’m focusing though on virtue signaling, which I contend exists since the fall of man, but exponentially grew out […]
Jessie Penn-Lewis: Christians Demon Possessed (part 12 of 22)
The content of this post is now available in the study of: 1.) Evan Roberts 2.) The Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 3.) Jessie Penn-Lewis on the faithsaves.net website. Please click on the people above to view the study. On the FaithSaves website the PDF files may be easiest to read. You are also encouraged […]
Brothers and Their Sisters
Scripture says a lot about the relationship with or responsibility of parents to children and children to parents. Much instruction exists for the husband and wife relationship. The Bible says less about siblings. Overall, the Lord Jesus Christ taught something to siblings in Matthew 12: 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his […]
The Unambiguousness of the Standard or Definition of Nakedness in the Bible
Previous Post On This Subject In the comment section of a post about music, someone commented: Is there any place in the Bible where God condemns Daisy Dukes? Being a dishwasher at a strip club? Someone else made an earlier comment in answer to another person: But until we can agree that God’s Word is […]
Clear Gospel Tracts
At various times people have asked me about clear gospel tracts that they can use in their ministries. I have a number that can be downloaded and used by Bible-believing Baptist churches at the “All Content” link on my website. There are many Independent Baptist printing ministries that will publish gospel tracts and pamphlets as […]
The Incongruity of Country and Jesus
Country music arose in the 1920s from the American South, also the so-called Bible belt, beginning with the first family of country music, The Carter Family. The Carters were raised under the influence of gospel music, an earlier iteration than even country. However, their “gospel” also influenced country. “Gospel,” which was a distortion, and increasingly […]