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Not Sheep: Members of the Body of Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on April 28, 2026
Paul never calls the Body of Christ sheep. The revelation of the mystery centers on our identity as members of the Body of Christ with a heavenly calling — not sheep in an earthly fold. This article shows why the distinction matters and what our true identity under Paul's gospel actually is.
No Mansion For You: Why John 14 Was Not Written to the Body of Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on April 5, 2026
Jesus was not speaking to the Body of Christ in John 14. The Father's house and prepared place belong to the little flock of Israel awaiting the earthly kingdom and the New Jerusalem. This article shows what the Body of Christ is actually promised — a heavenly hope far greater than a room in a city.
Feigned Faith of the Fathers
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Claiming promises God never made to the Body of Christ is feigned faith — pretense rather than genuine trust in the rightly divided word. This article shows what real faith looks like under grace and why applying Israel's conditional promises to yourself misrepresents God and produces vain jangling.
What Does a Spiritual Church Look Like?
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
A spiritual church gathering is not measured by music style, service length, or emotional experience. This article examines what Paul says a gathering of the Body of Christ should actually accomplish, and why Old Testament expectations about the presence of God in a place belong to a different program entirely.
Thou Fool
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Matthew 5:22 belongs to the kingdom program addressed to Israel, not to the Body of Christ standing in the righteousness of Christ. This article uses right division to show why the threat of hellfire for calling someone a fool does not apply to those already complete and sealed in Him.
Church Traditions
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Man-made church traditions have no authority over the believer's conscience when they conflict with Paul's epistles. This article calls the Body of Christ to stand fast in the liberty of grace, reject the yoke of religious tradition, and hold fast to the things Paul delivered for this dispensation.
Christian Crap
Posted by Edward Cross on October 6, 2023
Self-righteousness based on externals and man-made standards is exactly what Paul counted as dung. This article challenges the tendency to measure spirituality by outward performance and calls believers to rest in the new-creature identity they already have in Christ, accepted in the Beloved.
Forgiven in the Dispensation of Grace
Posted by Edward Cross on October 5, 2023
Paul is the apostle specifically commissioned to reveal the distinct truths of the dispensation of grace. This article shows what that forgiveness looks like — complete, unconditional, and based entirely on the finished work of Christ — and why mixing it with the law or the kingdom program corrupts the gospel.
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