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Recovering from Religious Indoctrination
Posted by Edward Cross on June 19, 2026
Recognizing indoctrination is the first work; recovering from it is the road. Written for two who walk it — the one who was indoctrinated and the one who also taught from that position — it rebuilds on the rightly divided word: the security that frees you to examine, making Paul the measure, the renewing of the mind, and where you will be fed.
Does the Bible Teach Total Abstinence from Wine and Strong Drink — Alcohol?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 18, 2026
Does the Bible command total abstinence from alcohol? The favorite prooftexts — the grape juice at Cana, the kings of Proverbs 31, the woe of Habakkuk 2 — are examined in context, alongside God's own command of a strong drink offering, and the liberty the Body of Christ has under grace, rightly divided.
The Will of God for the Body of Christ: Found in Paul, Not in Signs and Fleeces
Posted by Edward Cross on June 15, 2026
Believers leaving experiential Christianity are still taught to find God's will by signs, fleeces, open doors, and inner promptings. Paul knows none of it. This study lays out the grace believer's real path to God's will: largely revealed and plainly stated, the rest proved by a renewed mind walking in wisdom, the outcome trusted to providence.
Sanctification Under Grace: How the New Creature Actually Grows
Posted by Edward Cross on June 13, 2026
Grace teaching clears the believer off the law's treadmill — but then what do you actually do? This study builds Paul's constructive mechanism of sanctification: know the finished fact, reckon it, yield your members, and let the mind be renewed — distinguished from both law-keeping and let-go-and-let-God passivity.
Mis-Aligned Doctrine Through Songs: Why the Body of Christ Must Sing What Paul Taught
Posted by Edward Cross on June 12, 2026
What we sing, we are taught. Paul files congregational singing under teaching and admonishing one another, so when the Body of Christ sings Israel's throne of grace, covenant showers, and earthly kingdom, she catechizes herself in the wrong program one beloved hymn at a time. A plea to sing with understanding what is true of the Body of Christ.
Judge Nothing Before the Time
Posted by Edward Cross on May 4, 2026
Paul's command to judge nothing before the time does not mean abandoning discernment. It means not judging hidden motives or ultimate faithfulness before the Lord's final evaluation. This article shows the balance Paul maintains between judging visible doctrine and conduct versus premature condemnation of the heart.
What to Do When You Sin: Grace, Godly Sorrow, and Secured Fellowship in Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on May 4, 2026
Because the Body of Christ is already forgiven of all trespasses, the believer does not confess sin to regain standing before God. This article shows what Paul actually teaches about godly sorrow, reckoning, and yielding as the proper response to sin under the dispensation of grace.
Can I? Should I? Will I? Answer to Questions
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Liberty, grace, and the leading of the Spirit answer the three questions a believer faces in every decision — Can I? Should I? Will I? Paul gives the Body of Christ plain, practical footing for daily choices, grounded in grace rather than law.
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