Recent content by Alan Dale Gross

"MATTHEW 16:18" "I shall take these verses in the order in which they occur in the books of the New Testament. The first one to be considered is Matthew 16:18. In this verse Jesus said: "And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I Will Build My church; and the gates of...

See: "In Search of the Universal Invisible Church", Chapter II, THE MEANING OF 'EKKLESIA (Continued); "I went to great length to examine the usage of ekklesia in the Greek New Testament. Ekklesia is the Greek word translated church in our English Bible. My examination revealed that in 97 of...

Br. Pritchard is very ably handling any and all objections here on his own tread. I am only reiterating and emphasizing the Truth and importance of understanding exactly what he is calling to our attention. Our points may be expressed a little differently here and there, but we are both aimming...

Absolutely. Baptist writers and Preachers use this verse alongside passages like Luke 6:13 to show that “out of that group of John's Disciples, He picked 12 whom He named Apostles and set first in the church.”, as noted by The Church Ordinances.* [1], also...

Bill Mounce elaborates on the intended meaning of our Lord, when He says, "I Will Build". He is certainly saying, "I Establish" and what He has Established, He has Edified and Will continue to Edify and "Build" Gloss to build, build up, rebuild, a physical edifice; by extension: to edify...

I've known Tom Ross since before he was Ordained. He knows his business, which is to carry out God's business. He sums up very well what my insights are concerning the church/ecclesia that Jesus Built/Divinely Originated, Founded, Commissioned, and Promised to be with until He Returns. The...

Such wonderful, God-Honoring, statements that bare repeating, over and over! I love seeing a Christian who knows and can clearly describe Christianity!!! Covered by the Blood of Jesus and our sins Pardoned! When Jesus' Righteousness is Imputed to us, when we are Pardoned of our sins by His...

How about the Math part about the Bible saying there is "One Body"?

God Shows everyone that He Exists as The Triune, Thrice-Holy, Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Check this out (but first the Good News, just before where Pual mentions that we all know The Trinity/Godhead) Ropmns 1:8; "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all...

Our Advocate in Heaven “Also now, behold, my Witness is in Heaven, and my Record is on High.” (Job 16:19) “It is significant that here, in what is probably the oldest book in the Bible, two vitally important New Testament Truths are anticipated. God had Revealed Himself to Job, where Job knew...

The Logical Implications Applying the principles of cause and effect, it is clear that scientific logic indicates that the Cause for the universe in which we live must trace back to an infinite First Cause of all things. Random motion or primeval particles cannot produce intelligent thought...

To me, what you have described in the entire post is Biblical Christianity. Every paragraph deserves a heart felt and very loud, "AMEN, HALLELUJAH!!, JESUS SAVES!!!"

"ELECTION IS PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE FREE AGENCY OF MAN" "For the definition and general discussion of Free Agency see Chapter XIX. "The Bible Doctrine of Election represents man, in his Natural condition, as completely enslaved by sin, with no ability in Spiritual things. It also...

"ELECTION DOES NOT INVOLVE FATALISM." "Those who cannot see the difference between Election and fatalism need to consult a good dictionary. "Fate is Heathen, an irresistible, irrational power determining all events with no manifest connection with reason or righteousness." "Foreordination...

1; "And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2; "And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem...