If you are in a dark room, then only a small light will allow you to see a lot. That’s because darkness is not a thing. It’s a lack of […]
GRACE AND MERCY: WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT IS WRONG
We’ve probably all heard it said that grace is getting from God what we don’t deserve, and mercy is not getting what we do deserve, in other words, not getting […]
WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT HEALING – PART 2 OF 2
WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT HEALING – PART 2 OF 2 Last time, we began discussing supernatural healing, the fact that it is part of Christ’s atonement package for us, and […]
THE LOST ART OF CRITICAL THINKING
It is very troubling that Christians seem to be losing the ability to think critically. In a world where technology giants are easily directing our society into places we don’t […]
IT’S ALWAYS GOD’S WILL TO HEAL
Just a couple of simple questions: Does not God promise that anything we ask in faith, believing, we will receive it? “Therefore I say to you, all things for which […]
JESUS DID NOT DIE TO GUARANTEE YOU HEAVEN
I’ll start right off with a disclaimer so you won’t just shut me down immediately: yes, faith in Jesus brings eternal life. The Bible is crystal clear about that. But […]
THE ROLE OF PROPHETS IN 2021
Lots of people are disparaging the prophetic these days. And by this, I mean they are disparaging both the people who are claiming to be prophets and the prophetic gift […]
FAITH AND BELIEF ARE NOT THE SAME
Faith is substance. This is evident in the well-known scripture Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith is a […]
IS GENESIS 1-11 HISTORICAL NARRATIVE?
Many Christians demand that the first few chapters of Genesis must be historical narrative. From this assumption comes the primary cornerstone upon which all young-earth creationism (YEC) is built. If […]
AMERICAN PATRIOTS AS MORDECAI: A STUDY OF ESTHER
I read through the book of Esther recently and was frankly blown away by it. I found an uncanny parallel to today’s events, and what I see as an awesome […]
WE’VE GOT IT ALL BACKWARD – PART 2
WE’VE GOT IT ALL BACKWARDS – 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 Just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered […]
WE’VE GOT IT ALL BACKWARD – PART 1 (INTRO)
Have you ever heard some Christian teacher waxing eloquent about some passage of scripture, and you’re thinking in the back of your mind “That’s not at all what that verse […]
THE ROMANS 7 DEBACLE: PART 4 OF 4
Welcome back to Dangerous Heretics. We’ve been talking about how Romans 7 is actually a description of life under the Old Testament law, and a picture of how hopeless that […]
THE ROMANS 7 DEBACLE: PART 3 OF 4
So I’d just like to give you some more scriptural examples of who we really are in Christ, and why Romans 7 does not apply in the way many of […]
THE ROMANS 7 DEBACLE: PART 2 OF 4
So, welcome back to Dangerous Heretics. Last time we talked about how Romans 7 is not for you, if your are born again, and I promised you a bunch of […]
THE ROMANS 7 DEBACLE: PART 1 OF 4
Roman 7:14-24: 14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold cinto bondage to sin. 15 For what I am doing, I […]
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN CHRIST’S ATONEMENT? PART 3 OF 3
So, continuing from the last episode, the big bomb I dropped is this: most Christians submit their theology to their personal experience, rather than interpreting their experience through proper theology. […]
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN CHRIST’S ATONEMENT? PART 2 OF 3
It’s obvious from a simple reading of the Bible that the gifts of the Spirit and the fruits of the Spirit are all part of our ongoing relationship with Jesus […]
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN CHRIST’S ATONEMENT? PART 1 OF 3
I was once chastised by a friend for daring to declare that healing is part of the atonement package of Jesus Christ. This series of posts will discuss that whole […]
IDENTITY: PART 2 OF 2
In part one we discussed the fact that as a Christian, you are perfect and blameless in God’s sight. That’s who you are. It’s a rock-solid, fundamental biblical truth. Now, […]