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No Such Thing as a Biblical Diet: A Contradiction in Terms
Posted by Edward Cross on June 30, 2026
Daniel's fast, the clean and unclean of Leviticus, the back-to-Eden vegan plan — every so-called biblical diet borrows food rules God gave to other people under other programs. Rightly divided, none of them binds the Body of Christ, to whom God gave liberty at the table with thanksgiving.
Good Friday, Good Grief: Why Christ Was Not Crucified on a Friday
Posted by Edward Cross on June 29, 2026
Good Friday and a Sunday-sunrise resurrection are tradition, not Scripture. The Lord gave one sign — three days and three nights in the heart of the earth — and only a Wednesday cross and a Saturday-evening rising can pay it. A study of the high sabbath, the two sabbaths, the Passover, and why no day is a holy day for the Body.
Who Is Paul Protecting? Answering the Colossians 2 Objection
Posted by Edward Cross on June 11, 2026
A Facebook post claims Paul only taught believers not to be judged for keeping days — not that they should stop. This article examines the direction of Colossians 2:16, the Acts 15 council ruling, and what Paul's delight in the law actually means.
If Ye Continue in the Faith — What Colossians 1:23 Really Means
Posted by Edward Cross on June 3, 2026
Colossians 1:23 is routinely read as a threat to the believer's security in Christ. This article shows how Paul uses conditional language throughout his prison epistles, what grounded and settled actually describes, and why the if of verse 23 is an invitation to rest in the hope of the gospel, not a condition on the reconciliation.
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