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….
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 7 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Suffering does not automatically make a person spiritual. But when it is received beneath the faithful hand of God, it can become the place where endurance is formed, illusions are stripped away, and the life of Christ becomes more deeply rooted…
(When Revelation Gives Way to Reconstruction — Post 17) One of the striking things about the New Testament is something most readers never notice. The apostles rarely retell the stories of Jesus’ earthly ministry. They do not reconstruct His timeline nor did they harmonize the Gospels. They did not attempt to arrange events chronologically. Instead,…
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…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 38 How Christ still gives “sent ones” without re-laying the foundation After establishing that the original apostles were foundational witnesses of the risen Christ, an honest question naturally follows: If the apostolic foundation is complete, why does Scripture still say Christ gave “apostles” to the Church? Paul writes: “And he gave…
(Truth in the Last Days — Post 20) Why the New Testament Changes the Question When disasters strike, wars erupt, or societies decline morally, a familiar statement quickly appears among Christians: “This nation is under the judgment of God.” Sometimes it is applied to America. Sometimes to Europe. Sometimes to other countries depending on the…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 30 One of the strongest objections that arises after discussing head coverings is not really about hair at all. It is about fear of disorder. The concern usually sounds like this: “Surely God cares about order. If we don’t define it outwardly, won’t the church become chaotic — even a circus?”…
Few passages are quoted more often in the discussion of predestination than Romans 8:29–30. Many readers are told this text proves that God predetermined who would believe and who would not — that our very act of faith was settled in advance. But that assumption quietly asks a question the passage itself is not answering….
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 11 How God Teaches His Children Through Adversity When Our Understanding Reaches a Cliff One of the great transitions of the Christian life is the transfer of trust — from self to God. But no man abandons his own understanding while it still works for him….