Theological Articles
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Jude Quotes Enoch. Does That Make the Book of Enoch Scripture?
Jude does not merely sound like the Book of Enoch. He names Enoch, calls his words prophecy, and closely quotes… Read More
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When Did Christians Stop Believing the “Sons of God” Were Fallen Angels?
Many early Christians read Genesis 6’s “sons of God” as heavenly beings who fell through sexual rebellion. By the fifth… Read More
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Who Removed the Book of Enoch From the Bible? Nobody. Here’s What Actually Happened
The Book of Enoch was ancient, influential, quoted by Jude, and even treated as Scripture by some early Christians. So… Read More
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Some Early Christians Really Did Treat Enoch as Scripture. We Should Stop Pretending They Didn’t.
Some early Christians did more than merely read Enoch. Tertullian called it Scripture, Barnabas and Clement used Enochic material positively,… Read More
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Calling Evil Good—and Being Wise in Your Own Eyes: How a Society Loses Its Moral Judgment
Isaiah condemns those who call evil good and those who are wise in their own eyes. Read together, Isaiah 5:20–21… Read More
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“Let Him Hurry”: The Strange Sin of Demanding God’s Justice
In Isaiah 5:18–19, Judah demands that the Holy One of Israel hurry his work of justice. The problem is that… Read More
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“House to House, Field to Field”: Isaiah, the Jubilee, and Land That Was Legal but Unjust
Isaiah 5 condemns wealthy landowners who accumulate houses and fields until everyone else is squeezed out. The Jubilee reveals why… Read More
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Was Biblical Law Really a “Law Code”? How Common Law Changes the Way We Read the Torah
Modern readers often approach Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy as if they were ancient statute books. But the Torah may operate… Read More
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What Is Holy Anointing Oil in the Bible?
Oil appears throughout Scripture with priests, kings, Jesus, and the sick. But these passages are not all using oil in… Read More
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When We Stare at Evil: How Researching BJU Racism Twisted my Soul
Evil has a way of reproducing itself through the people who hate it. This is a personal reflection on anger,… Read More
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Wrestling with My BJU Heritage
I grew up a Fundamentalist of Fundamentalists. I was born at Barge Memorial Hospital on the campus of Bob Jones… Read More
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Nehemiah 13: Why Reform Is Not Enough
Nehemiah 13 gives the book an uncomfortable ending. Jerusalem is rebuilt, but old compromises return. The chapter shows why genuine… Read More
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Nehemiah 12: When the Wall Becomes a Place of Praise
Nehemiah 12 transforms Jerusalem’s wall from a symbol of disgrace into a place of praise. The dedication joins memory, purification,… Read More
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Nehemiah 11: Why the Holy City Needed People
Nehemiah 11 asks what happens after the wall is finished and the covenant is renewed. Jerusalem still needs people willing… Read More
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Nehemiah 10: When Repentance Becomes a Way of Life
Nehemiah 10 moves from confession to concrete covenant commitments. The restored community must now bring repentance into money, marriage, Sabbath,… Read More
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Nehemiah 9: Remembered Sin and Remembered Mercy
Nehemiah 9 tells Israel’s history as confession. The people remember their repeated rebellion, but they also remember the faithful God… Read More
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Nehemiah 8: Why Restoration Needs the Word of God
Nehemiah 8 shows why rebuilding Jerusalem was not enough. God’s restored people needed Scripture they could hear, understand, obey, and… Read More
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Nehemiah 7: A Finished Wall Still Needs a People
Nehemiah 7 begins after Jerusalem’s wall has been completed, but the city is still nearly empty. The chapter shows why… Read More
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Nehemiah 6: Discernment When Opposition Changes Its Tactics
Nehemiah 6 shows what happens when obvious opposition stops working. Sanballat turns to distraction, rumor, and religious manipulation, forcing Nehemiah… Read More
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Nehemiah 5: The Wall Cannot Protect You From Injustice
Nehemiah 5 reveals a crisis inside Jerusalem. The wall can stop an enemy, but it cannot protect poor families from… Read More
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Nehemiah 4: How God’s People Work Under Opposition
Nehemiah 4 shows what happens when ridicule becomes threat and fear begins to weaken a community. Nehemiah answers with prayer,… Read More
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Nehemiah 3: God Builds a People by Giving Everyone a Place at the Wall
Nehemiah 3 looks like a list of builders, but its names reveal a theology of Christian community: different people accepting… Read More
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Nehemiah 2: The Good Hand of God Does Not Replace a Good Plan
Nehemiah 2 refuses to separate providence from planning. God opens the way, but Nehemiah still prepares, investigates, persuades, and invites… Read More
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Before Nehemiah Built a Wall, He Learned to Weep
Before Nehemiah planned, organized, or rebuilt Jerusalem’s wall, he sat down and wept. Nehemiah 1 shows why Christian restoration must… Read More
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Territorial Spirits at Babel: Did Divine Conflict Drive the Nations Apart?
Explore how territorial spirits at Babel—drawn from Deuteronomy 32:8-9, Psalm 82, and Daniel 10—may have accelerated humanity’s dispersal. Read More
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Career Spells Are Rising: How Should Christians Respond?
Career spells have become a visible part of the modern job search. People now buy rituals for interviews, promotions, better… Read More
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Supernatural Pre-Flood World: Watchers, Giants, and Noah
Explore the supernatural pre-Flood world of Genesis, where the Watchers rebelled, the Nephilim spread violence, and Noah trusted God. Read More
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One God, Many Elohim: Does the Divine Council Make Christianity Polytheistic?
Explore divine council and polytheism claims: what Elohim really means, and why Yahweh’s uniqueness keeps biblical faith monotheistic. Read More
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Was Isaiah Written by One Author? The Unity of Isaiah Explained
In the Jewish tradition, the prophet Isaiah was not merely a solitary seer with parchment in hand, but a figure… Read More
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The King We Follow
To announce oneself as a king is one thing. To prove it—by lineage, by authority, and by action—is another altogether.… Read More
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Christ in the Midst of the Elohim
Long before empires rose and fell, before the rush of wind over Eden’s grass or the pounding of bronze on… Read More
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Is the Bible Really All About Jesus?
Today, if you spend much time in church or around Christian books, you’ll hear people say things like “the Bible… Read More
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The Humble Monarch
He never wore a coronet. Never sat on a jeweled throne or ordered legions into battle. His entourage was more… Read More
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The Crown and the Carpenter
In contemporary Christian imagination, Jesus is often cast in familiar, even colloquial roles: friend, brother, confidant. He is “gentle and… Read More
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The Lasting Flame
To read Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is to overhear a pastor with one hand on the parchment and… Read More
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The Prophet from Tekoa
He was not a prophet. He said so himself. No legacy of prophets trailing behind him, no institutional robes, no… Read More