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 Israel of God: Rightly Dividing the Jewish Remnant, the New Creature, and the One Body of Christ
Posted by Edward R. Cross on May 3, 2026
The Israel of God in Galatians 6:16 is not the Body of Christ replacing Israel. It is the faithful Jewish remnant who embraced Paul's gospel and now walk according to the new-creature rule with a heavenly calling. This article traces the two programs running side by side and how God keeps both intact.
Teachers of the Law: Vain Jangling, Drawing Away Disciples, and the Early Departure from Pauline Doctrine
Posted by Edward R. Cross on May 2, 2026
The departure from Paul's distinct grace gospel began even during his own ministry. This article examines the historical drift away from the sound words committed to Paul and why his thirteen epistles remain the doctrinal standard for the Body of Christ in this present dispensation of grace.
Paul's Obedience to Suffer for Christ's Name Sake
Posted by Edward R. Cross on April 19, 2026
Paul did not stumble into suffering by ignoring the Holy Spirit's warnings at Tyre and Caesarea. Those were prophetic predictions of what would happen, not prohibitions against going. Acts 23:11 records the Lord's own commendation of Paul's Jerusalem testimony, settling the question of obedience.
What Does a Spiritual Church Look Like?
Posted by Edward R. Cross on October 7, 2023
A spiritual church gathering is not measured by music style, service length, or emotional experience. This article examines what Paul says a gathering of the Body of Christ should actually accomplish, and why Old Testament expectations about the presence of God in a place belong to a different program entirely.
Church Traditions
Posted by Edward R. Cross on October 7, 2023
Man-made church traditions have no authority over the believer's conscience when they conflict with Paul's epistles. This article calls the Body of Christ to stand fast in the liberty of grace, reject the yoke of religious tradition, and hold fast to the things Paul delivered for this dispensation.
