PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

The Gospels’ Introductions in Chronological Order

| December 22, 2012

1) John – Eternity 2) Luke – Birth of John the Baptist 3) Matthew – Birth of Jesus 4) Mark – Beginning of John’s and Jesus’ Ministries

John 13:1 – Agape Love

| November 20, 2012

If agape love is “to seek the best” then love is 1) a purposed action; 2) based upon divine knowledge that discriminates between bad from good and good from best; 3) that separates and sacrifices self from the other for the other. It is a verb based upon a noun; an outward action founded upon […]

John 20:27 – A Resurrection-less Christianity

| September 13, 2012

A Resurrection-less Christianity. Satan has excised the centrality of resurrection from Christianity. First, by deceiving people into believing Jesus was only metaphorically resurrected therefore removing Jesus’ physical resurrection (Jn.20.27). Second, by removing resurrection from 1) the act and 2) purpose of baptism through removing immersion as a physical symbol of resurrection (Col.2.12). Third, by removing […]

John 8:24 – Saved By Jesus Not By Doctrine?

| June 29, 2012

“I believe people are saved, not by objective truth but by Jesus.” “I don’t believe making disciples must equal making adherents to the Christian religion. It may be advisable in many (not all!) circumstances to help people become followers of Jesus and remain with their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts….” (Blue Like Jazz) – a […]

John 14 – The Trouble with a Troubled Heart

| June 2, 2012

A troubled heart is a dangerous heart. It leads to questioning answers already given, and doubting what is already known. There is nothing wrong with asking questions and experiencing doubt if they lead to a greater search for truth. But recognizing the danger keeps the search from becoming vain if it happens at all. In […]

The Edited Gospels

| May 16, 2012

If modern editors critiqued the gospels, what would they say? “Matthew, your beginning is too boring, who cares about birth records.” “Mark, you use the word ‘immediately’ way too many times.” “Luke, don’t talk about yourself at the beginning, just get to the story.” “John, I like the idea of light and darkness, but instead of […]

John – Punctuation Saves Lives

| April 26, 2012

Circulating the internet is the following: “’Let’s eat, Grandma.’ ‘Let’s eat Grandma.’ Punctuation saves lives.” Ah, the power of a comma! While the most abused of all punctuation, apparently it has the power to save lives. Here’s a Biblical example of such grammatical chicanery. Change the punctuation and we have a command to steal: Ephesians […]

John 19:30 – It Is Finished

| April 19, 2012

On the 6th day of the week, God in the flesh said “It is finished” and on the 7th day rested from His work of New Creation. And on the 1st day of the week there was Light.

John 21:15 – Love Me More than “These?”

| April 2, 2012

The argument for “these” being the other apostles would be in my mind that arguments among the apostles as to who was the greatest, and Peter’s affirmation that even if all others failed Jesus, he never would. The argument for this would be that if Jesus did ask this, then he would have been shaming […]

Luke 23:34 – Victim or Victor

| March 30, 2012

Victims cannot forgive or else they lose their identity as a victim. Forgivers cannot be victims even when victimized because their identity is not based upon what others do to them, but what God has done for them. Victims never heal, living only in the past, living a life of hurt and hate. Forgivers are […]