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Must We Come to the Throne of Grace? Why Hebrews 4:16 Is Not Written to the Body of Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on June 12, 2026
Hebrews 4:16 tells its readers to come to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace in time of need. But Paul tells the Body of Christ we already stand in grace, seated in Christ, blessed with all spiritual blessings. Here is why that beloved verse belongs to Israel's believing remnant, not to us.
No Such Thing as a Christian Sabbath or Holy Day: Contradictions in Terms
Posted by Edward Cross on June 11, 2026
The Sabbath was Israel's covenant sign — never given to the Body of Christ. This article examines Seventh-day Sabbatarians, Sunday-as-Sabbath Christians, and the church holy day calendar, showing why the unspoken requirement to observe certain days is the most oppressive form of calendar bondage. Paul settles it in Colossians 2:16.
The Blood of Christ and the Preaching of the Cross: Why Paul Could Not Preach a Bloodless or Generic Death
Posted by Edward Cross on June 11, 2026
The blood of Christ is the heart of the gospel Paul preached. This study traces what the blood accomplishes — propitiation, redemption, justification, reconciliation — and shows why Christ could not save by dying just any way. The shed blood and the cross were necessary, foretold in the Scriptures, and proven accepted by the resurrection.
Rightly Dividing or Wrongly Accusing: A Response to Ruckman's Attack on Mid-Acts Dispensationalism
Posted by Edward Cross on June 10, 2026
Peter Ruckman's 1985 booklet attacking Mid-Acts dispensationalism substitutes ridicule for exegesis. This systematic response examines each argument on its merits — showing that Ruckman's scriptural case is weaker than his confidence suggests, his own dispensationalism has fewer proofs than ours, and the apostle Paul's plain words about his own gos…
The Rapture: The Blessed Hope Revealed to Paul Alone
Posted by Edward Cross on June 10, 2026
Paul calls the rapture a mystery — kept secret since the world began and revealed to him alone. This article examines why the catching away belongs exclusively to the Body of Christ, why Matthew 24 is not the rapture, and what the blessed hope actually is for those living under the dispensation of grace.
The Rapture: Comfort in Sorrow and Deliverance from Wrath
Posted by Edward Cross on June 10, 2026
Paul gave the Body of Christ two great comforts: grief at the grave is answered by the catching away, and fear of the tribulation is answered by our deliverance from wrath. But the certainty of the blessed hope is precisely what frees Paul to plant us in the present truth of who we already are in Christ.
The Bible as Source, Not Support
Posted by Edward Cross on June 8, 2026
The Bible is meant to be the source of doctrine, not merely its support. This article examines the difference between honest and deceitful handling of the word of God — the self-reinforcing nature of proof-texting, the 'I've got a verse!' mentality, and how many traditions depend on imprecision to survive. With concrete examples from James 2, Acts …
They Shall Never Perish: Kingdom Salvation, Eternal Life, and the Resurrection of Israel's Remnant
Posted by Edward Cross on June 8, 2026
Christ promised His sheep eternal life and that they would never perish — and He meant it. But that promise belongs to the prophetic program for Israel, and it operates within a precise resurrection sequence: glorified Tribulation martyrs reigning from day one of the millennium, mortal survivors entering in natural bodies, and a final glorification…
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