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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…
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.
The Holy Apostles of Ephesians 3:5 — Two Apostleships, Two Programs, and Why Paul Names Peter in His Letters
Posted by Edward Cross on June 6, 2026
Ephesians 3:5 names holy apostles and prophets who received the mystery — but who are they? Not the Twelve. This article identifies Paul's mystery-age co-laborers, contrasts the two apostleships, explains the Acts-period collision between the two programs, and shows why Peter appears in Paul's letters to Gentile churches.
Peter's Audience: The Little Flock of Israel
Posted by Edward Cross on May 2, 2026
Peter wrote to the scattered little flock of believing Israel awaiting the earthly kingdom. His epistles contain conditional salvation language, endurance requirements, and a prophetic hope that belong to their program. This article shows why Peter's letters read so differently from Paul's and who they were actually written to.
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