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Rightly Dividing or Wrongly Accusing: A Response to Ruckman's Attack on Mid-Acts Dispensationalism
Posted by Edward Cross on June 10, 2026
Peter Ruckman's 1985 booklet attacking Mid-Acts dispensationalism substitutes ridicule for exegesis. This systematic response examines each argument on its merits — showing that Ruckman's scriptural case is weaker than his confidence suggests, his own dispensationalism has fewer proofs than ours, and the apostle Paul's plain words about his own gos…
The Rapture: The Blessed Hope Revealed to Paul Alone
Posted by Edward Cross on June 10, 2026
Paul calls the rapture a mystery — kept secret since the world began and revealed to him alone. This article examines why the catching away belongs exclusively to the Body of Christ, why Matthew 24 is not the rapture, and what the blessed hope actually is for those living under the dispensation of grace.
The Rapture: Comfort in Sorrow and Deliverance from Wrath
Posted by Edward Cross on June 10, 2026
Paul gave the Body of Christ two great comforts: grief at the grave is answered by the catching away, and fear of the tribulation is answered by our deliverance from wrath. But the certainty of the blessed hope is precisely what frees Paul to plant us in the present truth of who we already are in Christ.
Can Anyone Make You Believe?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 9, 2026
Can belief be forced? This article examines the nature of belief itself — how it forms, what sustains it, and why it cannot be manufactured by pressure or technique. Beginning with general principles and moving through Paul's methods of reasoning, the evidence for man's guilt and God's grace, the role of illumination, and the believer's ongoing war…
The Bible as Source, Not Support
Posted by Edward Cross on June 8, 2026
The Bible is meant to be the source of doctrine, not merely its support. This article examines the difference between honest and deceitful handling of the word of God — the self-reinforcing nature of proof-texting, the 'I've got a verse!' mentality, and how many traditions depend on imprecision to survive. With concrete examples from James 2, Acts …
They Shall Never Perish: Kingdom Salvation, Eternal Life, and the Resurrection of Israel's Remnant
Posted by Edward Cross on June 8, 2026
Christ promised His sheep eternal life and that they would never perish — and He meant it. But that promise belongs to the prophetic program for Israel, and it operates within a precise resurrection sequence: glorified Tribulation martyrs reigning from day one of the millennium, mortal survivors entering in natural bodies, and a final glorification…
Following Paul Is Following Christ — and Not Following Paul Is Disobedience to Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on June 6, 2026
The risen Christ appeared to Paul, commissioned him, and made his letters the commandments of the Lord for this age. To follow Paul is to follow the Christ who appointed him. And to neglect Paul is not superior devotion to Jesus — it is disobedience to the risen Lord who sent your apostle to you.
Paul Was Right — The Antioch Incident of Galatians 2:11-14
Posted by Edward Cross on June 6, 2026
At Antioch, Paul withstood Peter to the face. Understanding why he was right — and what he was actually defending — reaches further than most readers expect. This was not only a dispute about how someone is saved. It was a dispute about how a saved person lives.
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