Without allowing for the historical context given to us in Acts and Galatians, which clearly shows us the theological problems that were happening in Jerusalem and what was being taught there erroneously, and treating James’ letter as an apostolic document (he was not an apostle!) rather than a historical/wisdom document that should be included in […]
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Parables are a storehouse for you to bring out the treasures of whatever doctrine you have been instructed in (good and bad), and through them, you’ll either speak well of the Lord and glorify Him or you’ll speak harsh words against him and show what you really believe about him
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I’ve been needing to put a “statement of faith” together that summarizes our theological perspective for some time. A number of my writings recently have been a “warmup” for this. This will be posted as a menu item on my site for anyone who has questions about our perpsective. I believe that “statements of faith”
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Paul’s language, which describes his ministry, gives us the origin of the phrase “dispensation”: The word “dispensation” is one possible translation of a Greek word, “oikonomia” which means “household law.” In the English KJV, that word is translated “administration” (Eph 1:10), dispensation (Col 1:25-27; Eph 3:1-5), stewardship (lk 16:2) and godly edification (1 Tim 1:4).
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Regarding this AI, I’m very concerned about it. This is the way you’ll use your computer. Everything’s going to change. You’re going to wake up one day in the next few weeks and Edge and Windows will have been updated, and in addition to your search option, you’re going to have a chat window. So
The alarm bells tell us to calm down and think about whats going on. Read More »
People are rightfully cautious about the technological leap forward represented by the new chat experience with AI. In the last few messages, I discussed the importance of setting the context. A Christian should not go into a chat with an AI that has been trained on the entirety of Google’s index without being aware that
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ispensationalism is not just about prophecy charts or future events. It is a framework for understanding the distinction between the prophetic program that focuses on Israel and the mystery of Christ as presented by Paul. This distinction especially impacts the believer’s view of sanctification and rewards because when we do not make this distinction, we tend to believe that even though we are justified by faith, our rule of life is law.
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Galatianism is not a new phrase. It has been around for almost two hundred years. Any Pastor that’s been through a dispensationalist seminary and has ever had an old Scofield Study Bible with the Notes on Galatians KNOWS THIS. “ I posted the above about 2 and 1/2 months ago on my YouTube wall along
Galatian error” or “Galatianism” is not a new phrase. Read More »
Transcribed from YT Original Message Dated 1/29/22: I want to try to encapsulate something I feel like I’m just starting to see more and more clearly in the Word. We are all learning and growing and seeing things more clearly, and it is the Lord’s mercy. No one can claim, “I got a special revelation;”
Msg 1 Obeying Truth Rather than Following Men Gal 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Here Paul is already distinguishing himself from the people that are influencing the churches in Galatia. The people that are influencing them are much about perception and man’s authority and man’s stamp of approval. “He’s associated with James therefore I should
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