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Borrowed Words, Borrowed Doctrine
Posted by Edward Cross on June 5, 2026
Religious vocabulary borrowed from the wrong program imports the wrong doctrine along with it. This article examines how words like worship, disciple, born again, tithing, and church carry their original program into the Body of Christ when applied incorrectly, and why Paul commanded holding fast the form of sound words.
Greek or Gentile? Paul Uses Both Words for the Same Person
Posted by Edward Cross on June 5, 2026
When someone claims that swapping Greek for Gentile distorts Paul, the KJV itself answers the objection. In Romans 1-3, the KJV renders the same category as both Greek and Gentile within the same argument. Paul was the apostle of the Gentiles, not the Greeks.
Is Confessing Christ with Your Mouth Necessary?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 4, 2026
Romans 10:9 is embedded in Paul's explanation of Israel's stumbling, not a universal salvation formula. This article examines what kingdom confession meant, why heart-faith alone saves the Body of Christ, and why the sinner's prayer is not what Paul had in mind.
Let's Go Soul Winning or Let's Go Witnessing. Which is Right?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 4, 2026
Both soul winning and witnessing are borrowed from programs that do not belong to the Body of Christ. This article examines Paul's actual commission and vocabulary for declaring the gospel of grace, and why neither term captures what he was actually doing.
When Did Paul's Gospel Begin?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 4, 2026
Paul's gospel was a mystery kept secret since the world began, given by direct revelation of the risen Christ at Acts 9. This article shows why it could not have been preached before Paul, and why his very forgiveness as a blasphemer proves an entirely new dispensation had begun.
If Ye Continue in the Faith — What Colossians 1:23 Really Means
Posted by Edward Cross on June 3, 2026
Colossians 1:23 is routinely read as a threat to the believer's security in Christ. This article shows how Paul uses conditional language throughout his prison epistles, what grounded and settled actually describes, and why the if of verse 23 is an invitation to rest in the hope of the gospel, not a condition on the reconciliation.
When the Church Began — When Grace Was Given
Posted by Edward Cross on June 2, 2026
The Body of Christ did not begin at Pentecost. This article examines why Pentecost fulfilled Joel's prophecy rather than birthing the mystery, how Spirit baptism differs from the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and why the dispensation of grace began when the risen Christ appeared to Paul on the Damascus road.
Not Everything Paul Did Is What We Do: Transitional Elements in His Acts-Period Ministry
Posted by Edward Cross on June 1, 2026
Not everything Paul did during the Acts period is what the Body of Christ practices today. This article identifies the transitional elements — synagogue visitation, sign gifts, water baptism, Jewish observances, the Jerusalem collection — that belonged to the overlap period and have since ceased.
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