There are different kinds of worship; not all worship is divine worship—i.e., the type of worship that someone gives to God or a god. This is less apparent to those of us who speak modern English, because in our idiom the word "worship" now refers almost exclusively to the reverence given to a deity; unless…
One of the most glorious truths of scripture is that Jesus of Nazareth—a Jewish man who had a mother, siblings, and friends, who ate, slept, and drank, and who put on his shoes one at a time just like anyone else—is also somehow the Creator who brought everything that exists into existence. Many biblical passages…
Did Jesus have facial hair? Unequivocally yes: Jesus had facial hair because the Bible says that he did. Isaiah 50:6 mentions Jesus’s beard when it describes his suffering thusly: “I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and…
Without putting too fine a point on things, cessationism is the idea that God allowed certain miraculous gifts to take place during biblical times, but these supernatural occurrences no longer take place in the modern church. In my experience, most cessationists do not believe that all miracles have ceased: if we pray for a sick…
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about Romans 13. Most people agree that this passage is talking about obeying civil government; but recently, I’ve heard some say that this passage of scripture is actually about church government. Keep reading to find out why Romans 13 is NOT about church government. #Church #Government #Bible #Christian #ChristianAuthor #Blog
Recently I posted an article responding to Damon Richardson’s mishandling of the Greek text of Acts 2:38. In return Damon has offered a response in one of the most scholarly ways possible: on Facebook. I have provided screenshots of his social media diatribe below. In this present article I will be addressing Damon’s “worded response.”…
On March 9th of this year Bishop Kevin L. Betton Sr., Elder Kevin L. Betton Jr., and Pastor Damon Richardson conducted a Facebook Live video "The Danger of False Doctrine." The main purpose of this nearly two hour long video was to refute Oneness Pentecostalism; because of the length of this video, it would be…
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article, Our Father and Our Lord, discussing the distinction between Jesus and God the Father. This dimension of our Christology is so important, and I really feel like it is underemphasized by a lot of Oneness believers. By focusing on Jesus' true humanity we gain so much. We find…
Jesus and the Father are both God; but there is only one God; but Jesus and the Father are distinct from one another---how can we reconcile these distinctions? How can we explain these truths without explaining them away? Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus give us some powerful verses to help us understand these powerful…
As I've been studying the pastoral epistles, I keep being impressed with just how often Paul stresses the importance of doctrine to the two young men that he is mentoring. In an age where so many preachers want to give inspirational sermons, I feel like the emphasis on doctrine in these books is extremely relevant…
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