Anabaptist Apologist

  Inspiration: My View I’m going to explain my views on the “inspiration of Scripture.” To do this, I’m going to give three distinct terms I think are relevant to the topic and attempt to define and elaborate on the ideas. The terms are as follows: Inspiration Authority Preservation (or sometimes inerrancy) As a former KJV-Onlyist, I was taught to never question the inspiration and, thus, preservation of the Bible. The two went hand-in-glove. You couldn’t possibly have something preserved if it wasn’t also inspired, as far as Scripture is concerned. Of course, this means everything is “inerrant,” or without error. But since my departure from the dangerous movement known as “fundamentalism,” I’ve pushed myself to investigate my own long-standing beliefs, and I must say that, in typical fashion, I’ve departed from much of mainstream “Christianity.” Even the denominations that shy away from the “fundamentalist” term.  Inspiration We find in Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary ...

The Great Commission Assembling Here are two simple truths forgotten by Christianity that must shape how we assemble. Jesus said, "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren"[1] Jesus said, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them"[2] Look around. Don't you see a deviation from these two simple guidelines and commands? Masses of people meet to listen to a man they've titled "Pastor," "Teacher," "Reverend," and, or, "Minister." A lot of these men have earned titles like "Doctor" or "Master" from their seminaries for the purpose of entering a career as a certified professional. But all of this mustn't be if we're listening to Jesus, our one Master--our one Teacher. Are you aware that the assembling of two Christ-followers together is an assembly? Many Christians wouldn't agree. But I ask why be c...

Cults Because Socinians, and even Sabbatarians, hold what many consider to be "unorthodox" views, they're often called "cult members" and "cult leaders." But this is nonsense, and for a very simple reason. That's the focus of this short post. Use a dictionary Let's just define what a cult is. Sure, you can Google "Cults" and find articles that'll give you warning signs, and so forth. Or, you can be reasonable. A "cult" is defined as follows from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.[1] Cult noun, often attributive \ ˈkəlt  \ Definition of cult 1: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see SPURIOUS sense 2) also : its body of adherents 2a: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book) b: the object of such devotion c: a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion 3: a system of religious beliefs and ritual also : its body of adherents 4: formal religious veneration...