Series: Understanding Mid-Acts Dispensationalism — Post 4 of 20Section I: Understanding the Framework The Heart of the Mid-Acts System “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began…” —…
Series: Understanding Mid-Acts Dispensationalism — Post 3 of 20Section I: Understanding the Framework The Architecture Behind the Conclusions “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.” — Matthew 7:24 (KJV) More Than Individual Doctrines Every building has features…
Series: Understanding Mid-Acts Dispensationalism — Post 2 of 20Section I: Understanding the Framework Part of a 20-part study examining Mid-Acts Dispensationalism through the teaching of Christ and His apostles. The Framework Behind Mid-Acts Why Individual Doctrines Make Sense Once You Understand the System More Than a Collection of Doctrines If someone asked me six months…
Series: Understanding Mid-Acts Dispensationalism — Post 1 of 20Section I: Understanding the Framework Part of a 20-part study examining Mid-Acts Dispensationalism through the teaching of Christ and His apostles. A Berean Invitation to Understand Before We Evaluate “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 42 Understanding Hebrews 12:17 What Does “He Found No Place of Repentance” Mean? “For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.” (Hebrews 12:17) At first glance,…
A Study of How the Apostles Teach Us to Read the Bible “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” — Acts 17:11 (KJV) Jump to Table of Contents How to Read This Series…
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…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 41 Introduction — When Faith Looks for Proof Many are coming to see the Shroud of Turin in my city this week. Having been raised in a Catholic family, I grew up watching people venerate relics, objects believed to be connected to Christ. Over the years, I have seen the Shroud…
(Truth in the Last Days — Post 22) One of the things that has become increasingly noticeable in recent years is how many younger believers (and even older ones), even those raised in Christian homes, have a surprisingly thin grasp of basic biblical theology. It seems the biblical literacy rate has decreased exponentially. This is…
Sometimes a thought spreads widely online because it feels humble and compassionate. Recently a post on X argued that the great lesson of the book of Job is this: the best theology may be silence. The reasoning goes like this. Job’s friends had correct theology but applied it with too much certainty. God later rebuked…