Abortion(July 2021) [Download here]“You took your sons and daughters whom you had borne to Me and sacrificed them to idols to be devoured. Were your obscene practices a trivial matter? You slaughtered My children and offered them to idols by making them pass through the fire.”Ezekiel 16:20-21.   Table of Contents(Links work only in downloadable PDF available on the articles page)(Click page number...

Sabbath[Download here]“The one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works,as God did from His.Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest…”Hebrews 4:10-11a.      For over six years now via weekly installment, I’ve been going line by line through the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. These are available on Biblecia.com in the devotional archives. They began in Aug...

Imputed Righteousness[Download here]“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which ...

What Happens to Babies When They Die?A Brief Treatment on the Matter [Download here]      For over three years now I’ve been going line by line through the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 as my devotionals on Biblecia.com. I post them just about every week. As of the date of this letter I’m in section 10 of 32 in that work. Normally they’re just short devotionals. I decided to make this...

The Logical Sovereignty of God.On the Notion of Freedom[Download here]“Known to God from eternity are all His works,” Acts 15:18 (NKJV).      I don’t believe you can uphold a proper view of God’s sovereignty in relation to our salvation without a sound understanding of man’s freedom. We must grasp after the relationship between our freedom and God’s. Some won’t have any interest in this subject. O...

Everybody Follows Somebody[Download here]“Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul”? 1 Corinthians 1:13.      We know more about the Corinthian church than any other group in the New Covenant. Paul had spent a year and a half there personally establishing the church (Acts 18:11) and had come to know them well. He shared his faith there diligently, and...

Love Ain’t Easy(29 Aug 15) [Download here]“…Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures,” 2 Peter 3:15-16.      Love. Though we’re not accustomed to it I submit t...

God’s Design in Denominations and Their Benefits in a Unified Body of Jesus Christ(9 Aug 15)[Download here]“Till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”Ephesians 4:13.     Just the other night I asked if I could listen in on a conversation between two strangers. I’d come to get a pop o...

The Death of Sin through Life in Christ(2012)[Download here]Oh, how I hate sin! Let me count the ways.“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live,”Romans 8:13.     The Christian life is one at war with sin. Prior to my conversion, Scripture says that I was literally, “…Free in regard to righteousness,” Romans 6:20...

Every Carnal Man’s PhD[Download here]“Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame…the craftsmen themselves are mere men…The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm…He plan...

The Hypostatic Union[Download here]“By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory,”1 Timothy 3:16.     The context of the passage above teaches the church that God Himself at one time became a man. In English His name is Jesus. “Christ...

Satan’s ism [Download here]“You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it,”John 8:44.     A Satanist is not necessarily a volitional follower of Satan. With the evil ...

Why?[Download here]“…of Him and through Him and to Him are all things…”Romans 11:36.     In our suspicious generation there are many under the sway of the spirit of the age. Many are so convinced that there are no answers to the big questions that they feel even the questions are no longer worth asking. This is the worst kind of defeat I think because cynicism soon follows. I know this to be true,...

Joy[Download here]“…These things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves,”John 17:13.     We’ve missed it! We’ve missed so very much. How will we ever return to a right mind now? We are too far gone and there is nothing so dogmatic as experience. It is often said in debate and philosophy that whoever frames the argument, wins. Perhaps I can frame this argument now...

Sanctification- How Long?![Download here]“The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit,”2 Corinthians 3:17-18. (NIV).     One thing I’m sure of is that whatever God does is perfect. He has a...

Hell[Download here]“Now see that I, even I, am He,And there is no God besides Me;I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal;Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. For I raise My hand to heaven,And say, “As I live forever,if I whet My glittering sword, and My hand takes hold on judgment,I will render vengeance to My enemies,And repay those who hate Me,”Deuteronomy 32:39-41.“If I ascend int...

Ambassadorship[Download here]“…God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation,”2 Corinthians 5:19.     I was driving through Virginia recently on business and was listening to a broadcast on a local radio station. There was a lady giving her opinion about how Christians should witness to non-Christians. ...

The Five Points[Download here]Why I for one believe in the doctrines of graceAnd as Isaiah said before: “Unless the LORD of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have been made like Gomorrah,”Romans 9:29.The short version (including introduction):     The following five statements on the five points (which will be introduced in the introduction) are some up-fron...

The Freedom and the Fetter[Download here]“God…through us…diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death,and to the other the aroma of life leading to life,”2 Corinthians 2:14-16.          Love is the highest and the greatest comm...

On Evangelism(2006)[Download here]Have no gods before MeDo not make any graven imageDo not take the name of the Lord yourGod in vainRemember the Sabbath to keep it holyHonor your father and your motherDo not murderDo not commit adulteryDo not stealDo not lieDo not covet     I hear far too many people saying that they make no normal effort to reach strangers with the Gospel but would prefer to simp...

The Holy Spirit Reveals All Things Well(An example of Peter’s vision of the great sheet)[Download here]“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; andHe will tell you things to come,”John 16:13.     The Holy Spirit has reserved Himself. He is always mentioned last in the Godhead...

Judaism and Christianity(2009)[Download here]“For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ,for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes,for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,“The just shall live by faith,”Romans 1:16-17      The Gospel is the answer for the sin problem evident in us all. W...

Marriage, Divorce and Union with Christ[Download here]“…Do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law),that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?”Romans 7:1.     This letter is addressed to the saved, the unsaved and the not so sure. I’ve often heard the word “Personal” used in churches when salvation is discussed. Titles like “Personal Savior” are applied to Jesu...

Apostolic Foundations for Christian PresentationsExamining the Source of Christian Education(2008)[Download here]     In the study of what makes a Bible message it is important for every Christian to remember that the Bible does not prepare sermons; it prepares preachers. A preacher of any generation “…Cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard,” Acts 4:20. This is the impetus behind...

The Mind of Christ’s DiscipleDefinitions for Christian Life, Church and Education(2008)[Download Here]     Christians study to be approved before their God and inherit a confidence that they are filled with the wisdom that the Bible brings by many God ordained witnesses. 2 Timothy 2:15. They are educated by any means to which this term can rightly apply. A person cannot be converted to Jesus Chris...

Theology Proper in Proper TheologyProperly Mirrored in Tri-unityReflections on God and the Love of Creedal Affirmation∞ The Holy Trinity ∞(2008)[Download Here]“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen,”2 Corinthians 13:14.     No one in any type of scriptural dispute ever fails to add wording to their positions. I’ve never ...

The Seed of Promise(2008)[Download here]THESIS     Jesus Christ is the Seed and the fulfillment of all of the promises made by the God of creation to Abraham and to his descendants. These promises included the Gentile nations as well.INTRODUCTION     By all Biblical account Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah. This Messiah’s incarnation in Israel is the reason the world was created. In this is the re...

God’s Omniscience(2007)[Download here]“Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world,”Acts 15:18.     Do you truly perceive that? As I’ve spoken to believers I find that a great number of us have some trouble with the idea of omniscience because we don’t really believe it or know what it means. Is God omniscient? Omniscience – “The state of being omniscient; having infinite know...

The Word of Faith ReligionPart 3(2006)[Download here]Asaph the Psalmist spoke for God saying,“Now consider this, you who forget God,lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver,”Psalm 50:22.      It breeds idolatry to exalt any single attribute of God to the exclusion of the others and call that attribute your God. If any of you have ever seen the Westboro Baptists in action you’ve seen...

The Word of Faith ReligionPart 2(2006)[Download here]“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness,who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of Godin the face of Jesus Christ.But we have this treasure in earthen vessels,that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us,”2 Corinthians 4:6-7.      In our last letter we defined the WFR as...

The Word of Faith ReligionPart 1(2006)[Download here]“…Evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse,deceiving and being deceived,”2 Timothy 3:13.     I’ve not been forthcoming regarding my long-standing opinions of the word-of-faith religion that I was once a champion of. I’ll be referring to word faith as WF, or the word faith religion as WFR. This movement is also known as the “Blab-it-n-gra...

Not One NationA Sure Evidence of the God behind the New Birth.(2006)[Download here]“Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing,”Genesis 12:1-2.     And so began the nation the world would later call Isra...

Recommended Resources List(Updated in April 2023)Most recent additions are underlined[Download here]“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15I first created this list back in 2004. Please note that I cannot speak for all of the theology behind all of these resources. Reader, this isn’t just ...

The Promised and Prepared HeartIn Simeon a True Israelite.(2005)[Download here]“…It is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham;but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.” Romans 9:6-7. Besides clearly opposing all that in our day would be called decision based salvation in this chapte...

On Free Will and Categories of Love(2005)[Download here]“Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin,”John 8:34. Sin doesn’t make men free in any sense of the word, it makes them slaves. That’s truly the whole premise of this letter. While this is simple and agreeable as a propositional truth statement, many believers in the whole scheme of existence s...

Biblecia Statement of Faith(Updated in 2021) [Download] Christianity cannot be accurately reduced to just a few basic things. Nonetheless, it’s in no way devoid of propositional truths. The first eight of the truths below reflect doctrinal essentials as I believe they’ve been codified by Christ in his church in our history. They must therefore serve as division when division is necessary. They sta...