Series: The Elephant in the RoomPart I: How the Apostles Read the Throne — Post 1 of 5 There is an elephant in the room whenever Christians discuss Israel, Jerusalem, Bible prophecy, and the return of Jesus Christ. We are often told that the Old Testament requires a future restoration of Israel as a distinct…
Jump to Table of Contents Introduction There is an elephant in the room whenever Christians discuss Israel, Jerusalem, Bible prophecy, and the return of Jesus Christ. We are often told that the Old Testament requires a future restoration of Israel as a distinct national people in the land, Jerusalem as the governmental center of Messiah’s…
Series: Why I Trust the KJV — Post 1 The Real Danger of Translation Philosophy There are many reasons I trust the King James Bible. Some of them involve manuscripts, textual history, and particular verses that have been weakened, altered, bracketed, or omitted in modern versions. Those matters deserve careful treatment, and we will come…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 8 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Obedience is not the price we pay to make God love us. It is the first fruit of a heart that has come to love Him. There is a kind of Christianity that speaks warmly of love while quietly resisting obedience….
Giants in the Land: Volume 1 (War for Possession) — Post 19 of 33Part III — The War for Rest Fighting From Christ’s Finished Work (Hebrews 4:1–11; Ephesians 6:10–18; Matthew 11:28–30) Rest is often misunderstood as the absence of warfare. Scripture presents something stronger. Biblical rest is not withdrawal from the battle. It is the position…
Giants in the Land: Volume 1 (War for Possession) — Post 18 of 33Part III — The War for Rest Peace as Inheritance, Not Therapy (John 14:27; Colossians 3:15; Philippians 4:6–9; Isaiah 26:3) Peace is one of the believer’s greatest inheritances in Christ. Yet peace is also one of the first territories the enemy seeks to…
Giants in the Land: Volume 1 (War for Possession) — Post 17 of 33Part III — The War for Rest Bread, Water, and Spiritual Supply Are Contested (Exodus 17; 1 Corinthians 10:1–4; Ephesians 6:10–18) Israel had been redeemed from Egypt, carried through the Red Sea, and led into the wilderness by the visible presence of God….
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 6 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant God does not lead His children to the throne by avoiding the cross, but by forming the life of the Lamb within them. Every disciple begins by following Christ, but few understand where He is leading. At first, we see His…
A disciple’s life does not rest upon the strength of his promise to God, but upon the faithfulness of God’s promise fulfilled in Christ. True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 5 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Modern discipleship often begins with man’s resolve. A believer becomes convicted and promises to pray more, read…
Why Living by Christ Does Not Mean Abandoning God’s Righteous Standard Introduction — When Words Trigger Concern Recently, a reader responded to an article of mine with a concern that is worth addressing carefully. He had spent decades in a movement shaped by the teachings of Witness Lee, and when he read the phrase “beyond…