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Table of Contents

Preface

• A Little About Me

Introduction

• Churches, Teaching Differing Doctrines, Claim They Are Led of the Spirit
• It Is Not That Issues Should Divide Us But That, Sadly, Issues Do Divide Us
• Restoring Christianity to Original Christianity
• The Result of Churches Teaching Different Things While Claiming to be Led of The Spirit
• What the Lord is Doing: Christianity Is Real In Spite Of Biblical Disputes and Arguments

Original Christianity

• A Sociologist Talks about How the Appearance of Christianity Improved the Lives of Women
• Christ and the Start of Christianity Were Known To and Recorded By Non-Christians
• Christians Stood Out In Early Christianity For Their Love To All During Terrifying Epidemics While Others Fled
• Early Christians disputed Hebrews, James, 2nd Peter, 2 John, 3rd John, Jude, and Revelation
• Gospels were Called Memoirs in the Second Century
• In Original Christianity the Deity of Christ and the Trinity Were Neither Promoted or Even Taught
• Incredible Community and Sharing
• Love Feasts – Fellowship So Sweet
• LP0.1 Only The Law and the Prophets Had Divine Status Initially
• No Creeds in Original Christianity
• Original Christianity Did Everything in the Name of Jesus [Christ]
• Original Christianity was in a Jewish Culture with Jewish Thinking
• Original, Primitive, Christianity Was Neither the Liberal Christianity nor the Conservative Christianity of Today
• Paul Warned That There Are Other Gospels That are Distortions of the True Gospel
• Paul Wrote About the Lure and Futility of Philosophy
• People Wrote Many Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Apocalypses in Original Christianity, Some of Which Were Trustworthy
• Proof That There Was Refutation of The Book of Revelation
• Restoring Christianity to Original Christianity
• Sexual Purity Revolution
• Simple Doctrine
• The Apostles and Disciples Had Major Disagreements and Made Mistakes
• The Early Church Grew Exponentially with Powerful Preaching as Manifestations such as Prophecy and Miracles Continued Past the Original Apostles
• The Leading of Original Christianity Was Done By Apostles and Other Gift Ministries through the Spirit, Not by Bishops As We Have Now
• The New Testament Books Were Not Received as the Word of God Initially, at Least Not by Papias
• The Orthodoxy in the Odes of Solomon
• The Power of the Spirit in Original Christianity
• The Value of Reading the Writings of the Early Church Fathers, a Little about John Wesley
• There Is Scientific Evidence to Support Phenomena Described In the Bible If You Are Open Enough To Look at It; Original Christians Accepted some Things as Literal and Others Not

Objections to Restoring Original Christianity

• 15.2.6 Objections to the Anabaptist Call to Return to Primitive Christianity -Revised
• A Major Objection to the Restoration Movement Is That Christianity Has Not Changed Substantially Over Time

Basic Christianity in Modern Times (Not Necessarily Original Christianity Or What We Are Supposed to Do!)

• A Simple Faith
• Agape – First Things First – Christians Love
• Almost All Christian Churches Baptize
• Almost All Christian Churches Practice Communion
• Being a Christian Means Following Christ
• Communion’s Deep Meaning – Christ’s Sacrifice Has Freed Us From The Power of Sin
• Defeating Death: He is Risen
• Grace  – Unmerited Divine Favor
• Holiness, Part 1
• Holiness, Part 2
• Part of the Good News is Bad News
• Praise and Worship Are Simple
• Prayer is Universal
• Salvation – The Good News
• Seek the Lord, Search the Scriptures; the Importance of Faithfulness
• The Basic Christian Message Seen in a Movie
• The Christian Creed – Now and Then
• The Importance of Praise: The People Praised Before the Battle!
• The Importance of Praise; Hezekiah Was Allowed To Live, At Least in Part, Because He Chose To Praise
• The Lord is Good
• The Passion of the Christ
• The Resurrection: Christ is the First One Raised from the Dead, and We who make him Lord get to Follow
• The Standard for Believing Set in the Book of Daniel for All Believers
• Walking and Rejoicing in the Lord is the Priority
• Worship

Scriptural Interpretation and Translation

• A Review of Biblical Interpretation
• All Scripture is for our Learning But All Scripture is not Addressed to Everyone: Administrations
• Celibacy, the Debacle; Annulments
• Codex Sinaiticus, World’s Oldest Bible, Available Online
• Doing a Word Study To Determine a Word’s Meaning in the Original language
• Examples of Scribal Forgeries in the Bible
• How to Use the E-Sword Program to Search the Septuagint
• Indoctrination and Deception Part 2 – The Trinity and Other Doctrines That Christians are Indoctrinated With – Not All Things Are Better Caught Than Taught
• Indoctrination, Brainwashing and Deception in Everything from Santa Clause to Christianity Part 1
• Jesus Was Anointed, We Are Anointed And What That Means ; Anointing With Oil vs Anointing With Spirit
• John 1 – The meaning of the Logos; The Slippery Slope of Applying Mathematical Precision to Language Expressions
• Matthew 28:19 – Legitimate Verse that was not Carried Out by the Apostles or Scribal Forgery?
• More Manuscript Basics; Using a Textual Commentary
• More Manuscript Basics; Who, What, Where, and How Variant Readings are Evaluated and Rated
• Oral Transmissions of Religious Accounts Have Safeguards to Ensure Accuracy
• Paul wasn’t sure if he Baptized Any but Crispus and Gaius, Stephanas and his Household – Countering the Assumption of Water Baptism, Correctly Translating a Verse
• Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh was Allowed to Show the Power of Grace and Our Dependence on God
• Science and Pseudoscience
• Scripture on Determining which Writings are Scripture
• T 1 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 1, Rightly Dividing the Word of God
• T 1.1.1 Tradition in Original Christianity: The Importance of Doctrine, Reproof, and Correction in Christianity With Its Emphasis on Love
• T 1.10.1 Tradition in Original Christianity, Not Only Is Jesus Called God In Scripture, But So are Moses, Judges, Magistrates, The Adversary, And Devil Spirits, But All Are Subject to the Father – More on Verses Used To Prove the Trinity – Unitarian and Trinitarian Resources
• T 1.31 More on Paul’s Decision To Go To Jerusalem, How Tradition Can Affect Translation And Meaning, Accepting Deliverance When Available
• Textual Criticism; New Testament Verses That Are in Some Versions But Not Others; Anomalous Verses
• The Gospels as Eyewitness Accounts
• The Importance Of Each Word, More on Word Studies
• The Marvelous Story of Esther, Absent From Early Canons of Scripture
• The Not Enough Information Rule – Sticking to What is Revealed; Context
• The Sacraments Do Not Save You; Your Faith in Christ Does ; The Gospel of Salvation in the Scriptures Vs The Sacramental Life as Necessary for Salvation Gospel Part 1
• The Spirit Speaks the Same Thing to Different Individuals Example in Scripture
• The Value of Reading the Writings of the Early Church Fathers, a Little about John Wesley
• There are Multiple Canons of Scripture in Use Today: Claims of Communal Divine Inspiration; Some Resources that Discuss the Different Canons of Scripture
• There are Numerous Variations in the Texts From Which We Get The Bible; Using an Interlinear Text To See Them
• There Is Scientific Evidence to Support Phenomena Described In the Bible If You Are Open Enough To Look at It; Original Christians Accepted some Things as Literal and Others Not
• This Site has Renamed the Category “Biblical Translation and Interpretation” to “Scriptural Translation and Interpretation, The Development of the Word “Bible”
• Trinitarian Forgeries in the New Testament
• Why Canaan Was Cursed – A Quick Study in Biblical Interpretation

The Canon of Scripture

• 01.1.2 Clement of Rome’s Canon of Scripture
• 01.2.5 Ignatius Epistles Still only Call Old Testament Scripture
• 01.50 Marcion the Heretic is the One who Names the Old and New Testaments And Starts the Process to Canonize a List of Acceptable Scriptures, The First Creed
• Biblical Inerrancy
• Early Christians disputed Hebrews, James, 2nd Peter, 2 John, 3rd John, Jude, and Revelation
• Eusebius’ New Testament “Canon” only has 20 Truly Undisputed Books
• Gospels were Called Memoirs in the Second Century
• Jesus’ Word of God; Original Christianity’s Canon Of Scripture
• LP0.1 Only The Law and the Prophets Had Divine Status Initially
• People Wrote Many Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Apocalypses in Original Christianity, Some of Which Were Trustworthy
• Proof That There Was Refutation of The Book of Revelation
• Scripture on Determining which Writings are Scripture
• The Marvelous Story of Esther, Absent From Early Canons of Scripture
• The Muratorian Canon
• The New Testament Books Were Not Received as the Word of God Initially, at Least Not by Papias
• There are Multiple Canons of Scripture in Use Today: Claims of Communal Divine Inspiration; Some Resources that Discuss the Different Canons of Scripture

Grammar and Logic

• Axiomatic Systems ?!?!
• Faulty Logic, Interpreting Bible Verses Based On Word Order – There Is No Biblical Mandate To Always Put Others Before Yourself
• Grammar and Logic – Boring But Invaluable
• John 1 – The meaning of the Logos; The Slippery Slope of Applying Mathematical Precision to Language Expressions

Koine (Biblical) Greek

• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 1
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 10 – Matthew 22:37b
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 11 – Matthew 22:38
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 12 – Matthew 22:39
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 13 – John 3:16a
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 14 – John 3:16b
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 15 – Pronunciation 3
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 16 – Counting
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 17 – Lord’s Prayer 1
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 18 – Pronunciation 4
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 19 – Pronunciation 5
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 2 – Philippians 4:13
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 20 – Lord’s Prayer 2
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 21 – Pronunciation 6
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 22 – Lord’s Prayer 3
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 23 – The first part of the Lord’s Prayer is full of praise.
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 24 – Lord’s Prayer 4
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 25 – Lord’s Prayer 5
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 26 – Lord’s Prayer 6
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 3 – Phil 4:4
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 4 – John 14:6a
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 5 – John 14:6b
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 6 – Pronunciation 1
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 7 – Pronunciation 2
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 8 – John 14:6c
• Speak Koine (Biblical) Greek 9 – Matthew 22:37a

The Word Spirit

• T 1.61 Tradition in Original Christianity, The Word Spirit Can Mean Different Things Depending on the Context, Studying the Word Spirit
• The Argument that Tongues and other Gifts and Manifestations have Ceased
• The Power of the Spirit in Original Christianity
• The Result of Churches Teaching Different Things While Claiming to be Led of The Spirit
• We Err When We Don’t Know the Scriptures or the Power of God; Speak in Tongues

Divisions

End Times

• End Times (Eschatology)
• Rob Bell on Hell

Heresies

• Heresy, an Introduction
• Docetism
• Gnosticism
• 01.50 Marcion the Heretic is the One who Names the Old and New Testaments And Starts the Process to Canonize a List of Acceptable Scriptures, The First Creed
• Montanism

Homosexuality

• H1 Homosexuality Revisited
• H2 Born Gay: Scientific Fact or False Idol of Bad Science?
• H3 Four kinds of love in the Bible, When Love is not Love
• H4 The Difficulty Of Some Decisions, The War in our Flesh, Renewing the Mind
• H5  Gay Pride Month – Homosexuality as a Current Example of Indoctrination in the World, A little of the History of Same-Sex Relationships and Gay Pride, Deliverance is Available

Jesus

• He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear
• How Jesus Responded To Temptation
• Jesus and the Manifestations of the Spirit
• Jesus Charged us to Live By the Word of God
• Jesus Healed People
• Jesus Quietly Passed Through Those Trying to Kill Him
• Jesus States His Mission
• Jesus Taught About The End Times
• Jesus Taught Men To Love God
• Jesus Taught Men To Pray
• Jesus Taught Miraculous Believing
• Jesus Taught the Kingdom of God.
• Jesus Taught With The Right Kind Authority, The Kind That Delivered People
• Jesus – “No prophet is acceptable in his own country”
• Jesus’ Source For Truth Was Revelation From The Scriptures
• Jesus’ Word of God; Original Christianity’s Canon Of Scripture
• The Beatitudes
• The Study of Jesus’ Teaching

Law and the Prophets

• LP0.1 Only The Law and the Prophets Had Divine Status Initially
• LP0.2 Dating the Bible
• LP3132 Jonah
• LP4000 The Role of Tradition and its Old Testament Influence

Liturgy

• 0.0 Liturgy Introduction
• 0.1 Overview of Worship in Old Testament Times
• 0.2 Early Old Testament Places of Worship
• 1.0 Worship Changes with the Giving of the Law; Part 1 the Priesthood and the Tabernacle/Temple
• 1.1 Worship Changes with the Giving of the Law; Part 2 – the Feasts
• 1.2 The Synagogue Became a Substitute For The Temple

Miscellaneous

• “God in America” or “Church and State in the United States”?
• Death Sentence for Any Christian Opposing the Trinity in America!?
• Fear Not, Be at Peace
• Knowing As We Are Known – The Six People In Every Conversation
• Praise The Lord Section Added to all Pages
• Same Website – Different Look – Changes currently being Applied
• Science Now Saying Humans Are not Born as Blank Slates
• The Boston Marathon Response: “Fear Not”
• The Genesis Code Gives an Explanation of How the Days in Genesis Correspond to The Big Bang Theory
• The Great Flood Regularly Generates Interest even among Secular Scientists – There are Hundreds of Ancient Great Flood Stories Around the World

Modern Christianity

• A Wicked and Adulterous Generation – Repent
• Another Claim of Original Christianity in Practice Today
• Avoiding Doctrinal Conflicts with Your Church; Avoiding Yo-yo Christianity
• Be Wary of TV Shows Promoting Rejoicing in Wrongdoing
• Carbon Dating Accuracy
• Global Warming
• Indoctrination, Brainwashing and Deception in Everything from Santa Clause to Christianity Part 1
• On Hopes that The Roman Catholic Church will Change
• Parachurch Ministries: Perhaps the Best Example of the One Body in Action
• Religion vs. Science is an Ongoing Debate – Brain Scans Do Not Reliably Predict Violent Behavior
• Theology Is As Clear As Mud To Americans in 2020
• Yo-Yo Christianity

Movements

• 00. Church History; Movements in the Christian Church
• 00.0 The First Church Movement: Original, Primitive Christianity
• 00.1 The Standard for Evaluating Church History
• 00.2 Timeline Added
• 00.3 The History of Easter
• 01.1 The Patristic Age
• 01.1.1 Almost in our Bible, But Certainly Considered Scriptural by Some: 1Clement of Rome
• 01.1.1.1   Trajan’s Response to Pliny as an example of the Roman View on Christianity
• 01.1.2 Clement of Rome’s Canon of Scripture
• 01.1.3 Clement Used Apostolic Succession as the argument against replacing Presbyters in 1 Clement
• 01.1.4 Clement’s Writing – The Start of Tradition as an Authority in Church Doctrine
• 01.2.0 The Catholic Movement
• 01.2.1 Ignatius as an Example of the Problems in Studying Early Church Writings
• 01.2.2 Ignatius’ Epistles Call For Unity against False Doctrine under the Catholic Hierarchy of Bishops
• 01.2.3 Ignatius Promotes Choosing to be a Martyr as a Means of Attaining Christ
• 01.2.4 Ignatius – the First Apologist of the Early Church Fathers
• 01.2.5 Ignatius Epistles Still only Call Old Testament Scripture
• 01.3.0 Justin Martyr – Philosopher Turned Christian and Powerful Promoter of Christianity as a Philosophy
• 01.3.1 Justin Martyr on the Logos – the Integration of Original Christianity with Greek Philosophy
• 01.3.1.1 Justin Martyr Ranked Jesus, The Logos Made Flesh, as Inferior to the Father
• 01.3.2 Church Giving in the Time of Justin Martyr
• 01.3.2.1 Justin Martyr Itemizes 2nd Century Baptism and Worship Practices That He Says Were Handed down From Christ’s Post Resurrection Instruction
• 01.5.0 Tertullian’s Writings’ Impact on Modern Theology
• 01.50 Marcion the Heretic is the One who Names the Old and New Testaments And Starts the Process to Canonize a List of Acceptable Scriptures, The First Creed
• 01.6.0 Church Sects during the Antonine Era
• 02.0 Rome had a Policy of Amalgamating Religions and Clement of Alexandria Believed and Taught that the Philosophers were sent to Greece just as the Prophets were sent to Israel to Satisfy that Policy
• 03.0 Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History
• 03.25 The Great General Councils Begin for the Purpose of Doctoral Development and Other Issues
• 03.25.1 The Great Councils Continued, Finishing the Development of Trinitarian Doctrine and Related Issues; Over 500 Years of Debate on the Nature of Christ and the Trinity
• 03.8.2 The Sanitizing of the Writings of the Church Fathers
• 04.0 Augustine, the Most Influential Christian Theologian of All Time
• 04.01 Augustine’s Crooked Path to Catholicism
• 11.76 The Waldenses, Why Believers Complied With Roman Catholic Doctrine, Bans on Reading the Bible, The Inquisition and other Repressive Measures
• 12.95 Doctors of the Church
• 13.7 John Wyclif, Pre- Luther Reformer, Wrote of Early Christianity
• 14.1 Jan Huss, Fiery Reform Preacher, before Martin Luther
• 14.1 The Borgias – Wealth, Power, Influence, and the Highest Position in the Roman Catholic Church
• 15.0 The Reformation Movement
• 15.0.1 At the Heart of the Reformation was the Call to Return to the Practices of Early Christianity
• 15.1.1 Erasmus of Rotterdam; Translator, Researcher, And Humanist Pioneer; The Movement Back to Evaluating Greek Manuscripts To Get To The Originals;  The Danger in Integrating Christianity and Worldly Philosophies Or Religions
• 15.1.5 Medieval Enlightenment Works To Show the Basis for the Sacrament of Penance to be Faulty
• 15.2 The Anabaptist Movement – The Beginning of Believer’s Baptism
• 15.2.1 The Major Difference Between the Reformation and the Anabaptist Movement. – Freedom of Religion
• 15.2.2 The Anabaptist Movement had the first modern church to use the congregational form of government
• 15.2.3 The Anabaptists Charged That Any That Would Kill Them for Their Faith Were Antichrist
• 15.2.4 Despite the Stated Dedication to the Authority of Scripture Even Beyond Luther and The Other Reformers Anabaptists Reasoned Doctrine Beyond What Scripture Actually Says
• 15.2.5 Anabaptism had its own Pentecostal Movement
• 15.2.5.2 False Prophecies, Errors, and the fading of the Pentecostal Movement within the Anabaptist Movement
• 18.5.1 The Ministry of Anglican Clergy in 19th Century England
• 19.4.3 The Seventh Day Adventist Movement
• 21.1.1 How Americans Pick Churches in the Early 21st Century
• 21.1.2 One Benefit of All These Divisions in the Christian Church

Outside Criticism of Christianity

• The Apostle Paul Recognized Outside Criticism and Responded Appropriately

Philosophy

• Aristotle
• Aristotle, A Peek at his Writings
• At the Root of Division in the Church – Denominational Theology is Rooted in Philosophy, The Nature of Philosophers to Disagree
• Epicurus
• Logos is a Commonly Used Word in the Old Testament
• Other Greek Philosophies of Note in Ancient Times: Skepticism and Cynicism
• Paul Wrote About the Lure and Futility of Philosophy
• Philo of Alexandria
• Philo of Alexandria on the Logos
• Philosophy in Christianity – Welcome Addition or Intrusion of Worldly Reasoning? – The Trinity’s Philosophical Basis
• Plato
• Plato’s Republic
• Pythagorus, a Pre-Socratic Religious Philosopher, and Also, Mathematician
• Socrates
• Stoicism
• T 1.11 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 11, Avoid the Philosophies and the Wisdom of the World
• The Logos in the Gospel of John
• The Origins of Philosophy, the Love of Wisdom
• Why We Must Learn A Little Philosophy In Order To Understand How Christianity Has Developed

Prayers

• A Prayer for Peace and Confidence in Uncertain Times
• A Prayer in this Time of Disease and Uncertainty
• Please Pray For Me

Prophecy

• Jesus – “No prophet is acceptable in his own country”
• Prophecy Appears Different in NT than in OT
• The Definition of Prophecy in the Bible

Roman Catholicism

• 15.1.1 Erasmus of Rotterdam; Translator, Researcher, And Humanist Pioneer; The Movement Back to Evaluating Greek Manuscripts To Get To The Originals;  The Danger in Integrating Christianity and Worldly Philosophies Or Religions
• Celibacy, the Debacle; Annulments
• Indoctrination and Deception Part 2 – The Trinity and Other Doctrines That Christians are Indoctrinated With – Not All Things Are Better Caught Than Taught
• Is the Pope The AntiChrist?
• Lenten Fasting – Is it the one that the Father has chosen?
• Paul Warned That There Are Other Gospels That are Distortions of the True Gospel
• Sacraments, Conveyers of Grace or Not
• Saints: Who Are They?
• The Sacraments Do Not Save You; Your Faith in Christ Does ; The Gospel of Salvation in the Scriptures Vs The Sacramental Life as Necessary for Salvation Gospel Part 1
• What Is The Deal With The Inquisition?

Sermons

• A Sermon Not Commonly Taught: When Not to Give
• Apologies and Restitution
• Black Lives Matter
• Genesis Chapter 1 Teaching: An Example of Doctrinal Confusion in a Church
• Global Warming
• Grace  – Unmerited Divine Favor
• H3 Four kinds of love in the Bible, When Love is not Love
• H4 The Difficulty Of Some Decisions, The War in our Flesh, Renewing the Mind
• Let the Raging Storm Carry You Where It Will – God Will Use It for Your Good
• Live in the Spirit
• Looking At Women and Adultery, Part One (And how even Christian women can contribute to the problem)
• Looking At Women and Adultery, Part Two
• Paul wasn’t sure if he Baptized Any but Crispus and Gaius, Stephanas and his Household – Countering the Assumption of Water Baptism, Correctly Translating a Verse
• Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh was Allowed to Show the Power of Grace and Our Dependence on God
• Seek the Lord, Search the Scriptures; the Importance of Faithfulness
• The Lesson of the Downfall of Solomon
• The Real Meaning of Easter
• Theology vs Faith
• What Does Salvation Mean?

Tradition

• T 0.1 Introduction to Tradition in the Church
• T 0.2 The Jews and Tradition
• T 1 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 1, Rightly Dividing the Word of God
• T 1.1 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 1b, The Nothing But the Truth Rule
• T 1.1.1 Tradition in Original Christianity: The Importance of Doctrine, Reproof, and Correction in Christianity With Its Emphasis on Love
• T 1.10 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 10, The Apostles taught the Father alone was God, one of the Most Hidden Truths in Christianity Today
• T 1.10.1 Tradition in Original Christianity, Not Only Is Jesus Called God In Scripture, But So are Moses, Judges, Magistrates, The Adversary, And Devil Spirits, But All Are Subject to the Father – More on Verses Used To Prove the Trinity – Unitarian and Trinitarian Resources
• T 1.11 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 11, Avoid the Philosophies and the Wisdom of the World
• T 1.11.1 Generally the Old (Elders) are the Wisest, Cherish and Honor Them, Although Old Fools can be the Most Foolish of All
• T 1.12 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 12, The Apostles Manifested God’s Power, Performing Miracles and Healing People, While Praying Without Ceasing
• T 1.2 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 2, Teaching and Preaching Jesus, Discipleship
• T 1.3 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 3, Prophets and Prophecy Were Vitally Important
• T 1.3.1 Don’t Extinguish the Spirit
• T 1.3.2, The Apostles Prophesied That Misinterpreted Things Would Be Taught, While They Were There, After They Passed, And In Later Times
• T 1.31 More on Paul’s Decision To Go To Jerusalem, How Tradition Can Affect Translation And Meaning, Accepting Deliverance When Available
• T 1.4 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 4, They did Everything in the Name of Jesus Christ
• T 1.5 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 5, The Apostles Taught Eternal Rewards (Heavenly Treasures)
• T 1.5.1 Tradition in Original Christianity, The Apostles taught the Hope – The Return of Christ
• T 1.6 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 6, The Apostles Taught About Our Adversary, the Devil, and that We Have the Power to Overcome Him
• T 1.61 Tradition in Original Christianity, The Word Spirit Can Mean Different Things Depending on the Context, Studying the Word Spirit
• T 1.62 How the Devil Tempts Us to Sin, Resisting the Devil
• T 1.63 There are Kind People Everywhere, We Don’t Wrestle People, We Wrestle Against the Spiritual Forces of Wickedness in the Heavenly Places
• T 1.64 More on Spirits: Some Specific Spirits
• T 1.7 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 7, The Apostles Taught the Body of Christ Energized in the Spirit
• T 1.8 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 8, The Spirit Baptism Mandate, John Baptized With Water, But You Will Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit
• T 1.9 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 9, Church Government in the Body of Christ
• T 18.1 The Prohibition Tradition in Some Modern Churches
• T 19.1 Modern Christian Traditions – The In Essentials Unity Doctrine.

Trinity

• 01.3.1 Justin Martyr on the Logos – the Integration of Original Christianity with Greek Philosophy
• 01.3.1.1 Justin Martyr Ranked Jesus, The Logos Made Flesh, as Inferior to the Father
• 01.5.0 Tertullian’s Writings’ Impact on Modern Theology
• 03.25 The Great General Councils Begin for the Purpose of Doctoral Development and Other Issues
• 03.25.1 The Great Councils Continued, Finishing the Development of Trinitarian Doctrine and Related Issues; Over 500 Years of Debate on the Nature of Christ and the Trinity
• 04.0 Augustine, the Most Influential Christian Theologian of All Time
• 21.1.1 How Americans Pick Churches in the Early 21st Century
• At the Root of Division in the Church – Denominational Theology is Rooted in Philosophy, The Nature of Philosophers to Disagree
• Death Sentence for Any Christian Opposing the Trinity in America!?
• Indoctrination and Deception Part 2 – The Trinity and Other Doctrines That Christians are Indoctrinated With – Not All Things Are Better Caught Than Taught
• John 1 – The meaning of the Logos; The Slippery Slope of Applying Mathematical Precision to Language Expressions
• Matthew 28:19 – Legitimate Verse that was not Carried Out by the Apostles or Scribal Forgery?
• No Creeds in Original Christianity
• Original Christianity Did Everything in the Name of Jesus [Christ]
• Paul Warned That There Are Other Gospels That are Distortions of the True Gospel
• Philosophy in Christianity – Welcome Addition or Intrusion of Worldly Reasoning? – The Trinity’s Philosophical Basis
• Scripture on Determining which Writings are Scripture
• T 1.10 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 10, The Apostles taught the Father alone was God, one of the Most Hidden Truths in Christianity Today
• T 1.10.1 Tradition in Original Christianity, Not Only Is Jesus Called God In Scripture, But So are Moses, Judges, Magistrates, The Adversary, And Devil Spirits, But All Are Subject to the Father – More on Verses Used To Prove the Trinity – Unitarian and Trinitarian Resources
• T 1.4 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 4, They did Everything in the Name of Jesus Christ
• T 1.8 Tradition in Original Christianity, Part 8, The Spirit Baptism Mandate, John Baptized With Water, But You Will Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit
• The “in the Name of Jesus” Debate
• The Value of Reading the Writings of the Early Church Fathers, a Little about John Wesley
• Theology Is As Clear As Mud To Americans in 2020
• Trinitarian Forgeries in the New Testament
• Why We Must Learn A Little Philosophy In Order To Understand How Christianity Has Developed

Theology

Worship Experiences

• My Quaker Experience: Intense Silence, Warm Friendship, and Vague Answers
• Visiting a United Church of Christ Church