Tradition & Error
Much of what passes for Christianity is tradition that departed from Paul's gospel almost as soon as it was given. These articles test common teachings, churches and systems against the Scriptures rightly divided, and answer the objections most often raised against Mid-Acts right division.
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Prove All Things: Answering the Objections to Mid-Acts
Posted by Edward Cross on
When a believer first hears that the Body of Christ began with Paul, the objections come fast. This study takes the strongest arguments against Mid-Acts right division — Pentecost, one body, two gospels, the Great Commission, novelty, and more — and answers each from the Scriptures rightly divided.
The Church that Kept the Wrong Apostle: Two Departures and What Became of the Remnant
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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.
Recognizing Religious Indoctrination
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There is a difference between believing a doctrine because you found it in the Book and believing it because a system placed it there and trained you never to question it. This article defines indoctrination, exposes the Bible-study methods that blend Scripture while ignoring right division, and names the marks to recognize it in yourself.
What Is Wrong With Reformed Theology: The Failure to Rightly Divide
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The deepest problem with Reformed theology is not any one of its five points but the method beneath them: a Bible read flat, without rightly dividing the word. Sort the texts — Israel's national election from the Body's election in Christ, predestination from selection — and the system dissolves.
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The False Gods Worshipped in Churches: The Idols Behind the Worldly Church
Posted by Edward R. Cross on August 12, 2026
The golden calf was never announced as a rival god. Aaron called it a feast to the LORD. The idols in the modern church do the same thing: they wear the name of Jesus while the congregation worships its own appetites. This companion to The Worldly Church names the idols the heart actually serves, and the one god standing behind them all.
Reviving the Wrong Program: The Campus Revival and the Gospel It Masquerades
Posted by Edward R. Cross on August 12, 2026
A revival is being proclaimed across the nation's campuses — crowds, conversions, and a call to reclaim the nation for God. But the renewal of a nation is not the gospel of grace, a faith with no shared creed is not the faith once delivered, and a summons back to Sinai revives the wrong program. A look at what the campus revival actually revives.
That Is Just Your Interpretation — The Fallacy That Makes Truth Uncertain
Posted by Edward R. Cross on August 12, 2026
That is just your interpretation is not humility about a hard book — it is a weapon that makes truth unreachable, and a truth you cannot reach is a truth you cannot obey. Here is why the objection collapses, and why there is no such thing as your truth.
Rightly Dividing Pleading the Blood
Posted by Edward R. Cross on July 10, 2026
Believers are told to plead the blood over their homes, their children, their fears, even their thoughts. But where did the practice come from, and does Scripture, rightly divided, command it in any dispensation? A study of the blood across Passover, Israels program, and the mystery revealed to Paul.
Roman Catholicism Follows Neither Christ, Peter, nor Paul: The Church That Claims All Three and Keeps None
Posted by Edward R. 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 Book of Matthew Wrongly Divided
Posted by Edward R. Cross on July 2, 2026
Matthew stands at the seam of right division. Peter Ruckman hands much of it back to Israel — the Sermon on the Mount, the Disciples' Prayer, conditional forgiveness — then pours the Body of Christ back in through his method of spiritual application. How a book gets wrongly divided even by a man who can see where its parts belong.
Good Friday, Good Grief: Why Christ Was Not Crucified on a Friday
Posted by Edward R. 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.
Prove All Things: Answering the Objections to Mid-Acts
Posted by Edward R. Cross on June 26, 2026
When a believer first hears that the Body of Christ began with Paul, the objections come fast. This study takes the strongest arguments against Mid-Acts right division — Pentecost, one body, two gospels, the Great Commission, novelty, and more — and answers each from the Scriptures rightly divided.
