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Roman Catholicism Follows Neither Christ, Peter, nor Paul: The Church That Claims All Three and Keeps None
Posted by Edward Cross on July 2, 2026
Rome claims to follow Christ, Peter, and Paul — and by right division it follows none of the three. A stand-alone study of the papacy, the Mass, Mary, purgatory, confession, and tradition, showing that Rome, the Eastern churches, and Rome's Reformation daughters share one ancient error: works added to the finished work of Christ.
The Church that Kept the Wrong Apostle: Two Departures and What Became of the Remnant
Posted by Edward Cross on June 26, 2026
How the post-apostolic church came to keep the wrong apostle — exalting Peter, whom Scripture never made its head, while forsaking Paul. Two departures, the rise of the apostate church, what became of Israel's believing remnant, and the test that still exposes another gospel.
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…
Paul Was Right — The Antioch Incident of Galatians 2:11-14
Posted by Edward Cross on June 6, 2026
At Antioch, Paul withstood Peter to the face. Understanding why he was right — and what he was actually defending — reaches further than most readers expect. This was not only a dispute about how someone is saved. It was a dispute about how a saved person lives.
The Holy Apostles of Ephesians 3:5 — Two Apostleships, Two Programs, and Why Paul Names Peter in His Letters
Posted by Edward Cross on June 6, 2026
Ephesians 3:5 names holy apostles and prophets who received the mystery — but who are they? Not the Twelve. This article identifies Paul's mystery-age co-laborers, contrasts the two apostleships, explains the Acts-period collision between the two programs, and shows why Peter appears in Paul's letters to Gentile churches.
Peter's Audience: The Little Flock of Israel
Posted by Edward Cross on May 2, 2026
Peter wrote to the scattered little flock of believing Israel awaiting the earthly kingdom. His epistles contain conditional salvation language, endurance requirements, and a prophetic hope that belong to their program. This article shows why Peter's letters read so differently from Paul's and who they were actually written to.
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