God’s Progressively Changed Law

This article documents how God has progressively changed his law standard over time regarding humans. This does not mean God has changed as to his nature or who and what he is. It means he has changed how he interacts...

Sexual Purity

To understand God’s laws concerning sex before marriage Exodus 22:16-17 and Deuteronomy 22:13-29 are instructive. Though the death penalty and dowry requirements Jesus dispenses with as illustrated by John 8:1-11, the principles of sexual purity yet apply. Basically the standard...

Easter or Passover Controversy

Though I certainly disagree with some of the Roman Catholic doctrines, adherents to Roman Catholicism do maintain a website named New Advent that seems to present an unbiased comprehensive presentation of church history. The below is taken from that site’s...

Church History

This document is intended to capture available references on church history. CHURCH FATHERS: Home Philip Schaff: NPNF2-01. Eusebius Pamphilius: Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine – Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Legitimacy of Holydays, Holidays, & Other...

Celebration of any historical or current or future event is legitimate and righteous as long as such a celebration is not forbidden by God in principle and the celebrations use holy methods and means. Moreover, just because some people may...

Different Cultural Norms As a Matter...

Cultural norms are the expectations among those who are members of a group or society. These norms come in the form of ideas, customs, values, behaviors, dress, language, and similar matters short of laws or commandments or involving option or...

Easter and Leviticus 23 Feasts

Easter is an annual celebration in which the church honors Christ resurrection in a special way. However, in practice we end up in a special way recognizing and remembering Jesus Christ birth, life, sacrificial death, burial, resurrection, and ascension with...

An Intentionally Divided Christianity

It is abundantly clear some early church fathers/leaders had the improper attitude toward the relationship between Gentile Christians and Jewish/Israelite Christians. A concerted effort on the part of Gentile Christians of Christianity was made to diminish the unity of the...

A Note On Grace, Law, and...

In my conversations with folks in life on and off social media, folks seem to be divided into “grace believers” and “law believers”. Indeed what both need is to ensure they have the proper biblical balance between grace and law....

On Heaven and Hell

We have from childhood heard about going to heaven being better than going to hell. Heaven is that place of eternal life, hell of eternal death. Heaven is that place of eternal rewards for the righteous, hell of eternal anguish,...

The Law is Not Done Away...

There is law under the New Covenant but different from law under the Old Covenant. The law is not done away with but there is a difference between the law under the Old Covenant and the law under the New...

Does God Have a Different Law...

In Matthew 16:13-18 Jesus has a conversation about his disciples as to who others and they say he is. As part of the conversation in Matthew 16:18, Jesus says he will build his church. When one considers the entirety of...