PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

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

Perryism – A good marriage is like a garden; in both you spend a lot of time on your knees.

| July 15, 2012

Perryism – Salvation by works is faith in our obedience to God. Salvation by faith is obeying the works of God.

| July 15, 2012

Matthew 5-7 – Book Titles

| July 14, 2012

If I were to write a book on the Sermon on the Mount, I thought of some “different” titles: • The Sermon on the Mount – Nothing New Here But Don’t Move Along • The Sermon on the Mount – What I Meant to Say Was…. • The Sermon on the Mount – How Many […]

Matthew 5:3-11 – NASB vs. HCSB vs. ESV

| July 14, 2012

Matthew 5:3 (NASB)  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 (HCSB – 2005)  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Matthew 5:3 (HCSB – 2009) “The poor in spirit are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Matthew 5:3 (ESV)  […]

Matthew 5-7 – The Sermon on the Mount: Is Not and Is

| July 13, 2012

(#1) Is not misunderstood, but is explained away because it is understood; (#2) Is not difficult to understand, but is difficult to live; (#3) Is not old or new law, but is the essence of God’s eternal law; (#4) Is not the righteousness of outward works, but is the righteous impetus of outward obedience; (#5) […]

Ezra – Who Am I? (Finding Jesus)

| July 13, 2012

The book of Ezra foretells and foreshadows the coming of Christ in a rather intriguing and interesting way – not by one person, but through the two returns and their two leaders. Both individuals, Zerubbabel and Ezra, together tell the story of Christ and His coming kingdom. Both returns are equally decreed by a King […]

Acts 8:31 – Good Bible Teachers

| July 12, 2012

(#1) Help make the confusing understandable; don’t make the understandable confusing; (#2) Help make you believe you can understand; don’t make you doubt you can; (#3) Help make you want to study; don’t make you feel forced to; (#4) Help make the Bible applicable and personal; don’t make it seem out-of-date; (#5) Help make you […]

Hebrews 2:14-15 – A Defense of War

| July 10, 2012

It is the fear of death that perpetuates war. That is the paradoxical conclusion of Ted Peters (“Sin – Radical Evil in Soul and Society, chapter 2). Death is nonexistence. While the fear of dying is what makes us defend ourselves, how does that fit in with being the aggressor? War is begun due to […]

Genesis 1-3 – Why Was Genesis Written?

| July 8, 2012

Why was Genesis written? I would like to suggest four reasons. First, to satisfy man’s natural curiosity – “Where did I come from?” Second, to put man into perspective – we are created for God – “Why do I exist?” And third, to combat false concepts of creation’s origin – “Who is the true God?” […]

1 Peter 4:11 – Speaking As God Speaks

| July 7, 2012

To judge what God has judged is not supplanting self for God, but submitting self to God. When we fail to teach the specific truths God has revealed, we are supplanting self for God as if God’s revelation is too obscure to be understood. When we take the general statements God has revealed and make […]