PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

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

Matthew 23:30 – Are We Better Than They?

| May 21, 2018

Almost every prophet in the OT pointed out the errors of God’s people. If you don’t believe me, believe Jesus, Stephen (Acts 7), and even the Pharisees who claimed, “If we have lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood” (Matthew 23:30). A week […]

Don’t Forget the Burial #1

| May 21, 2018

I am always looking for different and deeper ways to teach on baptism: Jesus died on the cross and three days later was resurrected while still hanging on the cross. While everyone knows that is not accurate history, it is an accurate description of how many preach the gospel. But it has not always been […]

1 Corinthians 15:1-5 – Don’t Forget the Burial

| May 4, 2018

I am always looking for different and deeper ways to teach on baptism: Jesus died on the cross and three days later was resurrected while still hanging on the cross. While everyone knows that is not accurate history, it is an accurate description of how many preach the gospel. But it has not always been […]

James 1:27 – Why Is This Pure Religion?

| April 29, 2018

God tells us what is pure and undefiled religion: James 1:27 – Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world. The question needing asking is, “Why are these criteria pure and undefiled religion?” I would […]

Mark 16:15 – Go Preach the Gospel

| January 27, 2018

We have two dogs. One is a real dog, weighing 55 pounds. The other is a fake dog, 15 pounds (disclaimer – I love them both). The real dog thrives on going into the back yard and woods, chasing, and barking at intruders. The fake dog usually stays on the deck barking at whatever the […]

From Abraham to Jesus to Us

| January 27, 2018

3 Passages: 1) Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 2) Matthew 1:1: “An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:” 3) Matthew 28:18-20: “Jesus […]

Matthew 22:26-40 – The Two Great Commands and the Crucifixion

| January 27, 2018

I just watched a dramatization of Jesus’s crucifixion. It finally dawned on me (forgive me for I am slow) how it exemplifies the exact opposite of the 1st and 2nd Great Commands (Mt.22:36-40): 1) Love God with all your heart, soul, mind; 2) Love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus died for our sins. Therefore the […]

Matthew 22:35-40 – What Makes Life Worthwhile

| January 27, 2018

A certain topic has been on my mind lately. Only two things make life worthwhile. A long list of what those two things are not could fill the book of Ecclesiastes. What are those 2 worthwhile events? My mind keeps cataloguing specifics that fall under the first and second Great Commands (Mt.22). These 2 life […]

Matthew 28:18 – Who Has All Authority?

| January 27, 2018

“All authority has been given to me,” said Jesus before his ascension (Matthew 28:18). And yet…, Choose the church of your choice. Choose whether you want to be immersed, or have water sprinkled or poured over you. Choose how you want to worship as long as you are sincere in heart. Choose to ignore the […]

Six Days Six Hours

| January 27, 2018

According to the scriptures, Jesus was crucified around 9:00 AM (“the third hour”; Mark 15:24-25); and died six hours later around 3:00 PM (“the ninth hour”; Matthew 27:45-46). While there are many coincidences in the Bible, there are also many providential, and type and anti-type acts. Which is this? For six hours Jesus worked on […]