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Steps in the Right Process for Belief Change (Part Two)
Part One Change, Sanctification, and God’s Purpose The Bible says change is God’s purpose for people. The Apostle Paul in a pivotal moment in his epistle to the church at Rome, writes (Romans 8:28-30): 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the […]
Early Attack on True Doctrine Upends Catholic and Protestant Historical Argument
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Early Departure In one sense, I’m circling back to part one of this series, by reaffirming the early departure from the path of truth in the early church. Some might say this is a convenient historical position, but what is most convenient is […]
You Can’t Separate the Distorted Doctrine from Its Deviant Source of Allegorical Interpretation
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Doctrine, False or True, Emerges from Interpretation When you read a doctrinal statement, you might see scripture references attached as proof texts for the various doctrinal pronouncements. That could serve to signal that the doctrine comes from the Bible. Someone might use a verse […]
What Does the Apostle Paul Mean When He Says “One Body”?
The Terminology “One Body” The Apostle Paul uses the two words “one body” eleven times in his epistles. Theologians, teachers, and others have perverted the meaning of the expression, “one body,” through the years, reading into it something not there. They over complicate it to see one of their presuppositions and twist it like a […]
The Post Text and Version Debate Attack on the Thomas Ross “Landmark” Ecclesiology
On February 18, 2023, when Thomas Ross debated James White on the superiority of the KJV and its underlying text to the LSV and its underlying text, I was overseas. I got back to the United States yesterday. After the debate, I tried to find information about it, and could find very little to none. […]
Local Only Ecclesiology and Historical Theology
My graduate school required a large amount of theology, which included the branch of historical theology. Before I took the class, I must admit, I had not thought much about the category. I know men introduced historical theology to me at different times and varied manners in other classes, but it became important to me […]
Debunking of Nine Marks Dual Church View: Both Universal and Local Churches, Part Three
Part One Part Two Nowhere does scripture make a connection between an earthly church and then a final heavenly church. Neoplatonic Christianity or professing Christianity invented this idea, one borrowed by Jonathan Leeman in his article, The Church: Universal and Local, for the 9 Marks parachurch organization. A believer in a salvific way has […]
The Judgmental Church: Apostolic, New Testament, and Seeker-Friendly?
The Judgmental Church! Everyone knows that being judgmental is one of the greatest sins that a person can possibly commit. The sin of being “judgmental” is mentioned and condemned in the following verses in the Bible: The sin of being judgmental is regularly mentioned in 1st and 2nd Opinions, books […]
A Defense of the Trail of Blood by James M. Carroll as Accurate Landmark Baptist History
Have you ever read the pamphlet The Trail of Blood by James M. Carroll? It is a classic presentation of the true history of Baptists–that they had an actual succession of churches from the time of Christ, who founded the first Baptist church, throughout the patristic, medieval, reformation, and modern eras until today. If you […]
When “One” Doesn’t Mean “One”: The Church, One Body
Institutions declare, “One team.” Whole nations announce to themselves and to other nations, “We are one.” You’ve got, “one office,” to promote productivity for the work place. To express the unity of a city, there’s “One Atlanta.” Not surprisingly, you see “One Philadelphia” too.A single team isn’t saying, “We’re numerically one team.” No. The people […]
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