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…
Rediscovering the Indwelling Righteousness of Christ The Half Gospel Many Christians today have been taught a gospel that ends at justification — as if being declared righteous on paper is all that matters, while who we are in practice makes no difference. The result? A church with no power, no holiness, and no fear of…
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….
One of the most spiritually dangerous aspects of the Septuagint is its inclusion of the Apocrypha — a group of writings that were never part of the Hebrew canon and were never affirmed by Christ or the apostles. By accepting these books as Scripture, the Septuagint opens the door to doctrines that contradict the gospel…
One of the most compelling reasons to question the reliability of the Septuagint is its catastrophic impact on biblical chronology. Far from being a faithful mirror of the Hebrew Scriptures, the Septuagint introduces errors so severe that they distort the biblical timeline and undermine the integrity of Scripture’s historical record. 1. Methuselah Survives the Flood?…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 14 Many believers are unsettled by Romans 9. Calvinists cite it to teach that God predestined some people to eternal life and others to eternal damnation—before they were born—based on His own mysterious will alone. But is that what Paul is really teaching? Let’s walk…