Henry Pinnell on Baptism Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:19 Original source: Henry Pinnell (1600’s) on Baptism “As for Baptism, I leave you and others also to the freedom of your faith therein. But if…
Category: 07. Controversies
Reclaiming Words (Impartation): Is Righteousness Imparted To The Christian As Well As Being Imputed?
-Or- Can It Ever Be Said That Righteousness Is Imparted, By God, To The Christian, Or Is Righteousness Only Imputed? Definitions: Before we answer, let us first ask the question, “what does the verb “impart” mean?” 1828 WEBSTER: “IMPART” 1. To give, grant or communicate; to bestow on another a share or portion of something;…
We’re Not Trying To Be (Nor Are We Being) Offensive…
We’re Not Trying To Be (Nor Are We Being) Offensive… Please understand, if a Christian doesn’t “like” your religious comment or post; doesn’t say “amen” to the theological position or sentiment that you share; doesn’t affirm that a deceased loved one “is in heaven right now;” or otherwise doesn’t affirm/confirm your religious viewpoint, it isn’t…
The Spiritual Law Before Moses [More Notes / From 07/20/2018 Discussions]
The Spiritual Law Before Moses [Notes From Today’s Discussion-MCW3/07/20/2018/FB] These are some of the key points from a Facebook discussion today, one focused upon the nature of that law written in the hearts of both the Pre-Moses unregenerate (carnally observed and manifested, and which cannot please God) and the Pre-Moses regenerate (spiritually observed and manifested…
Assurance of Salvation: Why Some Lack It and God’s Means For Obtaining It
Assurance of Salvation Why Some Lack It and God’s Means For Obtaining It Three Foundational Passages Annotated, With the Annotations To Be Proven Below Before reading the three annotated passages, and as you read the rest of this article, please keep in mind the following: God often define his own terms by using the following…
The True Nature Of Agapē Love: How Love & Obedience Are One And The Same
The True Nature Of Agapē Love How Love & Obedience Are One And The Same -or- How Agapē Love Literally Is God-Wrought Obedience To God’s Extant Law Introduction The following is one of the most important doctrines that I have researched/written about, concerning the Christian’s walk before God in light of their justified state. Why is it so…
Biblical Flat Earth: Why Would “They” Lie About The Shape of the Earth?
WHY WOULD “THEY” LIE ABOUT THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH? (A) No heliocentric, globe earth model, no astronomical evolution; (B) no astronomical evolution, no chemical (molecular compound) evolution; (C) no chemical (molecular compound) evolution, no abiogenetic biological evolution; (D) no abiogenetic biological evolution, no biological macro-evolution; (E) no biological macro-evolution, no human evolution; (F) no…
Progressive Sanctification, Rule of Life, Moral Law, and Antinomianism… Revisited
What If We Used Words Objectively? Imagine if Christians, rather than fighting against terms needlessly, took those terms back, defining them clearly and objectively, and educating others on the right use of them. Progressive Sanctification (Literally, proceeding onward in, forward in, or increasing in, being set apart for a sacred purpose)1913 Webster Dictionary: Progressive: Moving…
Flat Earth: There Is No Real Controversy
The True Form and Magnitude of the Earth
The True Form and Magnitude of the Earth Zetetic Astronomy, Chapter IV, by ‘Parallax’ (Samuel Birley Rowbotham), 1881 Reproduced without Footnotes from http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/za/za22.htm THE facts and experiments already advanced render it undeniable, that the surface of all the waters of the earth is horizontal; and that, however irregular the upper outline of the land itself…
Spiritual Wrestlings 