Jhn 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. Jhn 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that… Continue reading Truth
Category: Very Long Posts
Preaching the Gospel…
Mike Ratliff ends his post with the observation about a very common error of the modern visible church. The Pragmatic Church of today substitutes man’s ways for God’s way. https://mikeratliff.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/christ-the-wisdom-and-power-of-god-vs-gospel-contextualization/ Note also Mike’s quote: 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, both righteousness and sanctification… Continue reading Preaching the Gospel…
Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount
I was doing my morning reading and went off on major side track. This post is my sharing about this journey for the past 3 hours… All AI quotes are from ChatGPT or Apple AI. Scripture quotes are from the KJV. Some formatting is lost in copying to this post. If I have time in… Continue reading Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount
Doctrine Matters…
I can’t agree with Mike more on this subject: Atonement. https://mikeratliff.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/the-our-atonement-through-our-lord-jesus-christ-of-christ/ I looked up on AI for a summary of how the old Westminster Confession describes it. Chapter 8.5 is the key text, and it’s interesting they didn’t actually use the word Atonement, yet fully explain it. In the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF), the… Continue reading Doctrine Matters…
Rainbow Trout 