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Author of books on early Christianity, apostolic faith, and church history. Official site:
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- Paul’s Potentially Prejudiced Personal Paraphrase: 1 John 3:7 and 1 John 5:13
- Why the Earliest Churches Never Debated Faith vs. Works
- Just Do It! No, Wait, Just Think It!
- Bible Warnings and Why I Don’t Believe Eternal Security
- The Real Debate Behind Eternal Security: It’s Not About Security—It’s About the Atonement
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- When Grammar Shapes Theology: Wisdom, Jesus, and Proverbs 8
- How I Became a Heretic (to the Evangelicals)
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- Understanding the Trinity: How Proverbs 8:22-31 Harmonizes Scripture and Personalizes Creation
- The Appearance of the Apostle Paul
- Through the Bible: 2 Kings 16-20
- What It Takes To Be a Missionary
- Entertainment and Training in Overcoming Temptation
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Category Archives: Bible
Paul’s Potentially Prejudiced Personal Paraphrase: 1 John 3:7 and 1 John 5:13
I’m hoping God lets me continue a series beginning with today’s “Paul’s Potentially Prejudiced Personal Paraphrase.” I told Lorie, my wife, about it, and she said, “Perfect!” (LOL). 1 John 3:7, NASB: “Little children, let no one lead you astray. … Continue reading
Why the Earliest Churches Never Debated Faith vs. Works
Today to a person asked, “If faithfulness is required to inherit the kingdom [Col. 1:22-23; Gal. 5:19-21; 2 Pet. 1:10-11], doesn’t that violate saved by grace?” I wrote (you get the edited version): I’ve wrestled with these passages since 1986. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Verses Versus Verses
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Bible Warnings and Why I Don’t Believe Eternal Security
I’ve never believed in eternal security. I attended two churches when I was first saved, an all-black Pentecostal Church every other week when my boss, the greatest Christian who ever lived, was preaching, and an almost all-white Assembly of God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Evangelicals, Gospel
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The Strange Case of Symbolic Baptism: A Doctrine in Search of a Text
I’m looking at a defense of symbolic baptism written by a an intelligent and godly man with long experience in the Scriptures. You may be like him, a follower of Jesus that, to borrow a John Wesley quote about Georg … Continue reading
Will God Judge You by Your Church Membership?
I was asked, “Can I be saved if I don’t join the Eastern Orthodox?” I answered: I am so sorry you are having to ask this question. Here’s the simplest answer I can give you. Read Ezekiel 18:20-32; Matthew 25:31-46; … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Early Christianity, Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Teachings that must not be lost, Unity
Tagged Christian fellowship, church membership, discipleship, eastern orthodox, following Jesus, Judgment day, salvation, walking in the spirit
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Connecting the Dots: Why Paul and John Speak Differently About Eternal Life
I asked ChatGPT what I could do in the public forum to communicate better. In fact, I used the phrase “be more systematic.” It replied: If I were looking for one improvement in your public communication, it would not be … Continue reading
Posted in atonement, Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Evangelicals, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged 1 John, Biblical Theology., Eternal Life, gnosticism, ignatius of antioch, John 5, Judgment According to Works, resurrection, Romans 2, salvation
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What Is Tradition: Jesus, the Apostles, and our Bible
I can’t do better than my long ago article, “Apostolic Tradition.” It looks nicer than my blog does as well.
What Does Aphesis Mean? Forgiveness, Jubilee, and Freedom in Christ
Today the word aphesis seems so important. It is the word Paul and much of the New Testament uses for forgiveness. Well, maybe I should say that translators translate the word as forgiveness. It is the same Greek word that … Continue reading
Posted in atonement, Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Gospel, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged aphesis meaning, atonement, For freedom Christ has made us free, freedom in Christ, Greek word for forgiveness, Jesus' blood ransoms us, Jubilee theology, Luke 4:18, more than forgiven, no longer slaves, release and forgiveness, septuagint, set free in Christ
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How to Walk in the Spirit?
Here’s my thoughts, and some Scriptures, on how to walk in the Spirit/spirit. Someone asked me about how to walk in the Spirit. I think it is essential to understand that walking in the spirit, small s, leads to walking … Continue reading