Archive for February, 2008

Sola Scriptura: Preface and Introduction to the Argument.

This is the first in a series of articles pertaining to the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura. First, let’s clear this up a bit: The Church of Jesus Christ is a not a Protestant denomination. We were founded on the day of Pentecost, some 2000 years ago and have not deviated from the truth since. […]

Posted on February 27, 2008 at 5:04 pm by Joel · Permalink · View Comments
In: Doctrine

Shortest short story

Ernest Hemingway, one of America’s greatest gifts to the world of literature, once wrote a short story in 6 words: For sale: Baby shoes, never worn That was it, and Hemingway called it is greatest story. To understand, step back and look at what he said. It involves three characters – the father, mother, and […]

Posted on February 25, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Joel · Permalink · View Comments
In: Devotional · Tagged with: , , , ,

Is there leaven in the house?

Under the Torah (Law) of the Old Covenant, filth was considered something that would be infect the entire body. If a mad touched but a speck of blood, then he was unclean and must go through ritual cleansing. Even Passover was put off until a person could be made clean. They did this so as […]

Posted on February 20, 2008 at 2:49 pm by Joel · Permalink · View Comments
In: Devotional, Holiness · Tagged with: ,

So, Why Blog

First, allow me to say welcome. I hope that this is the first of many posts that bore you to tears. Secondly, I will assume that many of you have some knowledge of scripture, so if I don’t always post the reference, forgive me. I will most likely quote on the fly. So, why blog? […]

Posted on February 16, 2008 at 4:48 am by Joel · Permalink · View Comments
In: Blogging