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Why Did God Create Man, Knowing He Would Sin — and Would It Have Been Better Not to Create at All?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 23, 2026
Why would God create man, knowing he would fall — and would it not have been kinder never to create at all? Answered on the only ground where it can be answered, the revelation given to Paul: God made the world to display the exceeding riches of His grace, and grace must have something to redeem. The fall was man's, not God's; the cross is God ente…
Is Your Child Really a Prodigal?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 19, 2026
The parable of the prodigal son belongs to Israel's kingdom program, not to the Body of Christ. Rightly divided, it reframes the wayward child entirely — a saved child never loses his standing or fellowship, and a lost child needs the gospel of grace, not a works-earned homecoming.
Kingdom Salvation: The Conditions, the Covenant, and the Coming King
Posted by Edward Cross on June 6, 2026
Kingdom salvation is a full program — repentance, baptism, endurance to the end — grounded in the New Covenant made with Israel, enforced by real warnings, and heading toward national fulfillment when the King returns. This article covers the conditions, the Remnant epistles, Matthew 24, Hebrews 6, Acts 15:11, and why both programs must stay in the…
Borrowed Words, Borrowed Doctrine
Posted by Edward Cross on June 5, 2026
Religious vocabulary borrowed from the wrong program imports the wrong doctrine along with it. This article examines how words like worship, disciple, born again, tithing, and church carry their original program into the Body of Christ when applied incorrectly, and why Paul commanded holding fast the form of sound words.
Repentance Rightly Divided: What Paul Meant — and What He Did Not
Posted by Edward Cross on May 29, 2026
Paul never preached repentance of sins as a condition of salvation. He preached repentance toward God — a change of mind from unbelief to acknowledging the truth of the gospel. This article traces repentance through the prophetic program, Paul's salvation context, and the believer's walk, showing where each belongs.
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