Christian Doctrine

  • Pure Conscience Void of Offense - The conscience is a monitor. Its function is very important for us to understand. It is the conscience that determines whether moral actions and reactions that we make, or are considering to make, are right or wrong, based on our personal standard of ethics. From the basics of these decisions which [...]
  • Semi-Pelagianism - I had some one tell me this week that they had heard I was teaching Sinless Perfectionism and Semi-Pelagianism. Most people do not know what either of these terms mean, other than it is not a good thing. The glossary in Finney’s Systematic Theology defines Sinless Perfectionism as “SINLESS PERFECTION: [...]
  • Pelagianism - I have never been accused of holding the doctrine of Pelagianism, but here is what it is. “Pelagianism is a theological theory named after Pelagius (ad. 354 – ad. 420/440). It is the belief that original sin did not taint human nature and that mortal will is still capable of choosing [...]
  • Considerations on Divorce A Vinculo Matrimonii 1857 - This is a review of a booklet published in 1857 by Edward Badeley, who was a Barrister in London, England. He did a study to find out whether a divorce for the reason of adultery was or was not prohibited by New Testament scriptures. My purpose of this review is to [...]
  • Except for Fornication Clause of Matthew 19:9 - Updated: 26th 4:01pm Introduction to McFall’s Research Paper Leslie McFall has written an interesting 43-page paper called The Biblical Teaching on Divorce and Remarriage. In his paper, he discusses an addition that Desiderius Erasmus added to his Greek-Latin New Testament (1516 1st ed) that changed the way Matthew 19:9 has been translated. McFall [...]
  • Divorce & Remarriage Articles - I have been putting some time into the subject of “Divorce and Remarriage” this week. I have added a number of documents to this site, and have also written a couple of posts on the subject. About a week ago, Michael Whennen picked out my article on Church of God Restoration [...]
  • Divorce and Remarriage Excuses - I would hold that the Bible teaches that in all cases where there is a living lawful1 spouse, it is adultery to remarry. If allowance for remarriage is given for unfaithfulness, based on the Mat 19:9 exception that is found in the Textus Receptus (TR) and in most translations, then all [...]