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Justin

Member Since 17 Jun 2011
Offline Last Active Apr 28 2023 01:39 PM
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Missionary Baptist > Out of Our Control: Thoughts

Posted 20 January 2012

Am I accountable for my thoughts?  Maybe the question draws up images from 1984 about thought-crime and the like, but that is not the kind of accountability I am describing. I am not concerned with whether a human government may prosecute us for our thoughts - that is a different question altogether. To rephrase the question slightly: Will God to judg...


Missionary Baptist > Pulpit Affiliation

Posted 08 November 2011

As an ABA  preacher, I would discourage any church where I had influence from allowing someone to preach who was not of like doctrine (I 'deny pulpit affiliation.)It really seems like a no-brainer to me, that opening a pulpit to someone is helping them and violating the clear commands of scripture (2 John 11, 1 Timothy 5:22).However, I understand thin...


Missionary Baptist > Thoughts on 1 John 2:17

Posted 12 July 2011

Commentary writing is slow work, but very rewarding. This verse was a real encouragement to me. I hope it will be for you also. Take heart! This enemy of God - this world in which we presently live which actively opposes the interests of God - is passing away, even now. Even as it seems to us that our enemy is waxing ever stronger, as it proclaims the...


Missionary Baptist > The Magi

Posted 06 July 2011

I have never seen this explored. Probably someone will be able to quickly dismiss it out of hand, but I will mention it anyway. The magi who come to Christ are astrologers, a sin (Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Jeremiah 10:2, others). They are led by a star to Jesus, but stop on their way to speak to Herod (a political gesture, I have heard). Because of their conv...


Missionary Baptist > Thoughts on 1 John 2:2

Posted 02 July 2011

I am currently working on an E-sword commentary on the writings of John (Gospel According to John, I-III John and Revelation) and thought I would share my thoughts on this verse. It is substantially longer than the commentary on most verses, but I think this verse is full of powerful thoughts:In this verse, we stumble upon one of the big church words whic...