How Rome elevates Mary beyond scripture, turning her into a quasi-divine figure Yes, Mary is the “mother of Jesus,” and therefore in a limited sense the “Mother of God”—because Jesus is God. But that title, coined later in church history (Theotokos, “God-bearer”), was originally a defense of Christ’s divinity, not a license to elevate Mary….
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 12 “See that ye refuse not him that speaketh… Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.”— Hebrews 12:25–26, KJV Christian Zionism has exalted the wrong center….
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series I. Introduction: A Growing Movement In recent years, the Hebrew Roots Movement has gained surprising traction among evangelical Christians, especially those disillusioned with mainstream denominations. Through social media, YouTube, and home-based fellowships, a growing number of believers are turning to Torah observance, Hebrew names for God, and…
Dismantling the Core Division at the Heart of Dispensationalism “The church is a New Testament organism… Israel is an ethnic/national entity…”— Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology This is the sine qua non of Dispensationalism: that God has two distinct peoples, two plans, and two sets of promises. But Scripture tells another story — one rooted not…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Exposing the Modern Judaizing Movement “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” — Galatians 5:1 (KJV) Introduction: Why This Matters In every generation, the gospel of Jesus Christ faces counterfeits. Some are…
Series: Twisting the Scriptures — Post 3 A New Gospel by Vocabulary Substitution “Now the serpent was more subtil…” — Genesis 3:1 “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” — Psalm 11:3 A shift in vocabulary can cause a shift in theology. Satan’s strategy in the garden wasn’t just to question God’s…
Series: Twisting the Scriptures — Introduction “…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.” — 2 Peter 3:16 (KJV) We are living in a time when Scripture is more available—and more misused—than ever before. From pulpits to podcasts, from study Bibles to social media reels,…
Post 1 of Already Fulfilled: Misused Prophecies in the End Times Debate Does the Gospel Begin and End with Israel? The gospel is older than Israel. The promise of a Redeemer was given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15 — “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed…
Series: Twisting the Scriptures — Post 22 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” — 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) Introduction There is a subtle danger in quoting the Bible — and it’s not the quoting that’s the problem. It’s when a verse…