The Baptism of John The river Jordan is a type of judgment. We read, “Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, AS THE LORD YOUR GOD DID…
They That Were Scattered Abroad Went Everywhere Preaching The Word
They That Were Scattered Abroad Went Everywhere Preaching The Word There is a teaching that suggests that God only saves His elect via pulpit preaching and never (or rarely) from the faithful witnessing of a Christian to those about them. The belief is that most all witnessing, most all attempts to declare the Gospel, and to reason with the hearers,…
What Is In A Name?
What Is In A Name? Kyrios In the majority of existing manuscripts of the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament), Kyrios is substituted for Jehovah (YHWH) much like how our AV/KJV Bible substitutes LORD for Jehovah (YHWH). In the New Testament, this same Greek word Kyrios is translated Lord and most often references the Lord Jesus Christ.…
Heaven
Heaven We live in a cursed world; sin has introduced all manner of ugliness and vileness. The wrath of God against sin brings forth calamity after calamity. Yet even in this cursed state, there is no shortage of beauty. There is beauty in faces, beauty in places, beauty in poem, and prose, and dialogue. We…
Must It Really Be Like This?
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…
The Warning Against Compromise
The Warning Against Compromise Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye…
Taking Christ Out of Xmas – Part One
Taking Christ Out of Xmas Part One [Repost – originally Posted in 2013] By Curt Wildy Introduction I have been debating for well over a year whether I should post an article specific to this subject. An incident with my daughter last year moved me to start the initial draft; I then let it be for some time. Only after the issue reared…
Biblical Proportionalism Concerning Legalism and Judgmentalism
Biblical Proportionalism Concerning Legalism and Judgmentalism By Curt Wildy I aim to make this my last post of this nature for a while… but the topic has been laid heavily on my mind over the last several weeks (and especially in the last few days) and I want to get this final one out. Right doctrine…
Waiting and Understanding
Personal Blog 3 Waiting and Understanding 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord… Personal blog 3 of over 700 posts; what does that say? I guess I cannot really analyze it at this point; too many of my thoughts now revolve around the reality that I have never personally known anyone who has died in…
The Cup And The Baptism – Part Three
The Cup And The Baptism Part Three or, Spiritual Baptism Our Answer of a Good Conscience By Curt Wildy Return to Part One Return to Part Two Matthew 20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto…
Spiritual Wrestlings 