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There are a lot of opinions and rumors about Constantine, the Council of Nicea, and the events of the fourth century that changed Christianity to Christendom. Not only will you get the incredible story, with all its twists, plots, and intrigues, but you will find out how history is done and never wonder what is true again.-
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Contrasting John with the Rest of the New Testament
I wrote about this subject back in 2020. I did not provide a lot of Scripture, though; I just pointed out the kind of differences there were. In this post, I want to list some of the Scriptures that show … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Evangelicals, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Protestants, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost, Through the Bible
Tagged Eternal Life, final judgment, gnosticism, John vs. other apostles, John vs. other New Testament writers, properly interpreting Paul, reconciling Paul and John, salvation
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How to Read the Bible: First, Don’t Misinterpret Paul and Matthew based on John
This was a response in a comment to a reader who asked me about where to start to read the Bible: I tell people to read Mark first because it was the first of the Gospels. Matthew and Luke had … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Evangelicals, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Protestants, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost, Through the Bible
Tagged Bible, Eternal Life, eternal life in John, how to read the Bible, Is eternal life a reward or a gift?, John and living in the now, New Testament and Old Testament, where to begin in the Bible
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Rejoicing Over the Judgment of the Wicked
To read Ezekiel 18 and then Psalm 98 right after one another was an astonishing revelation. My Bible reading plan had me do that because I’m reading through the Psalms one at a time as I read through multiple chapters … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged Bible, Epistle to the Romans, ezekiel, Ezekiel 18, faith, final judgment, James 1:26-27, judgment of the wicked, Psalm 98 and the judgment, rejoicing over judgment, the righteous and the wicked, works and faith
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How to Become a Christian
A friend of mine suggested that people want to know: How to become a Christian How to live as a Christian How to stay a Christian He and I want to work towards a course, a curriculum, that addresses these … Continue reading
What the Bible Says about Baptism
The following are verses about water baptism in the New Testament followed by excuses I have personally heard in an attempt to justify the tradition that baptism is a symbolic public testimony. Mark 16:16 – He who believes and is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Early Christianity, Evangelicals, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Verses Evangelicals Ignore
Tagged Acts 22:16, Acts 2:38, baptism, baptism-now-saves-us, baptismal-regeneration, baptized-into-christ, philippian-jailer, regeneration, washing-of-regeneration, water baptism
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Rebooting Redemption, Part IV: Jesus Paid the Price for What?
Warning: my links to Greek definitions are at StudyBible.info, which can be slow to load. I don’t know why, but the site is so useful I bear with it. Link to Part 1. I have a link there to all … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged "sinful nature", atonement, bought by Jesus, flesh and spirit, he who seeks to save his life, purchase, put to death the deeds of the body, redemption, sin in the flesh, walk in the Spirit
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Part 3 of Rebooting Redemption: Ezekiel 18, the Final Judgment, and Repentance
A lot of things have happened since August 28, but I am trying to get back on track today. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t. I am going to keep these shorter. Today I just … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Early Christianity, Evangelicals, Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Protestants, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged atonement, Ezekiel 18:20-30, final judgment, Galatians 6:7-9, Matthew 25:31-46, Romans 2:4-9, the judgement of the sheep and the goats
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Part 2 of Rebooting Redemption: An Ancient Perspective on Jesus’ Atonement
Yesterday, I said I would cover the other Greek words for “redeem” or “redemption” in the New Testament, but yesterday was a really long post. I can’t do that again today, so I am just going to provide something to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Evangelicals, Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Protestants, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost, Verses Evangelicals Ignore
Tagged Eternal Life, final judgment by works, good works and eternal life, Jesus died so we can do good works, perseverance in doing good reaps eternal life, Romans 2:5-8 with Galatians 6:7-9, sowing to the Spirit reaps eternal life
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Rebooting Redemption: An Ancient Perspective on Jesus’ Atonement
Purpose of This Series of Posts Part 2 , Part 3 , and Part 4 are written. Honestly, I probably wrote too much and got too far into the definitions of “redeem” and “redemption” in this first post. You should skim … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Evangelicals, Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost, Through the Bible, Verses Evangelicals Ignore
Tagged atonement, energized by God, Jesus paid the price, purpose of Jesus' death, ransom, redeemed, redemption, why Jesus died
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The Danger of False Assurance: Can a Saved Person Go to Hell?
Assurance We like to assure a new convert that they have eternal life. We point them to verses like John 6:47 and 1 John 5:13 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life. (John 6:47) … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dealing with Scripture Honestly, Evangelicals, Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Protestants, Rebuilding the Foundations, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, assembling ourselves together, assurance of salvation, Bible, church, define exhortation, define parakaleo, final judgment, gifts for good works, inspiration and purpose of the Bible, John Chrysostom, judgment by works, lexicon parakaleo, mutual exhortation, Romans 6:22-23, Titus 2:11-15
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