These debates were quite difficult to endure (so much misrepresentation, non sequiturs, and other logical fallacies). Whether “Church of Christ” or “Oneness Pentecostal,” and as with many other such organizations, pathos far exceeds logos in these discussions. Emotional conviction, strong emphatic passion, and (not so) “witty” antics, cannot make up for the inability to follow…
Politics: Liberal, Conservative, or Biblical Where Do You Stand? [A Reference Chart] Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For…
NOTE – CONSOLIDATING WITH ANOTHER POST – LEAVE PRIVATE FOR NOW AND THEN DELETE INTRODUCTION Once again, Hebrew (Synonymous) Parallelism simplifies the matter for us; it will be clear from the following passage in Proverbs, that God’s instruction for His people, at any given time, constitutes His extant law for them. Before the Mosaic era,…
TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things Part Three / Conclusion By Curt Wildy Introduction to Part Three In Part One, and In Part Two, we covered the need to hear the teachings of other Christians attentively and objectively; receiving their words with all readiness of…
An Excerpt From Eight Years’ Labour in the Ministry at Leicester By A Watchman On The Walls (William Garrard) Leicester, March 29, 1850 BRETHREN— The apostle saith “In all things I am instructed.” And if we watch the Lord’s hand, in providence, without, and the work of His Spirit within, and see the end of…
Charity, Christ, and the Benefit of the Doubt Or Else: Judge, Jury, and (Ministry/Character) Executioner Hard Lessons Learned; Hard Lessons Still Learning Months back, I left Facebook mainly because of a growing, and powerful, sense of contention, arguing doctrine for doctrine’s sake, a spirit of judgmentalism and condemnation, and due to an increasing sense of…
The Great Preventive/Preventative Every -ism there is starts with a set of core beliefs; by definition, -isms are a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy founded upon some belief or another. The best way to remedy the proliferation of negative religious -isms, and to prevent them in the first place, is to stay in the word of God. Legalism…
Must It Really Be Like This? Some things should not be allowed to stand unanswered; not by me and not by others in a much better position than I to address such things (which is most brethren I believe). Yet, address it I will. I have heard it said that once we engage in ad hominems, especially when there…
Can You Identify Your True Family? Or, “The Absurdity of Calminianism” By Curt Wildy Imagine a child saying “Maybe you’ve met my father; his name is Joseph and he is five feet tall, eighty-five pounds, has gray hair, has black eyes, and walks with a pronounced limp.” Then imagine that same child a few weeks,…
Was Rahab Too Old To Be In The Royal Lineage? Revisited By Curt Wildy In Response To An Objection Raised Christoper L. responded to the article Was Rahab Too Old To Be In The Royal Lineage? with the following comment: Your summary is not correct. If we go by God’s word alone, we are not told specifically that Rahab the…
Spiritual Wrestlings 