PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

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

Perryism – Grace does not free us to worship God how we want, but to worship God as He deserves.

| November 20, 2011

1 Kings 16:8-20 – Miscalculation

| November 20, 2011

Miscalculation. Everyone does it, especially when discovering that the month lasts longer than the paycheck. In baseball, a runner tries to leg-out a triple, and miscalculates the strong arm of the right fielder – “He’s Out!” In fact, I miscalculated in every math test I ever took! Have you ever noticed how often we miscalculate […]

John 3 – Born of Water and Spirit #4

| November 20, 2011

It is my assertion that baptism is the meaning of being born of water and Spirit. As for the meaning of “born of water and the Spirit,” admittedly, the word baptism is not found in the discourse between Jesus and Nicodemus. To remove baptism as a synonym for being born of water and Spirit does […]

Perryism – God’s truth makes us better unless we think it makes us better than others.

| November 13, 2011

John 3 – Being Born of Water and Spirit #3

| November 11, 2011

I.          EXPOSITORY/EXEGETICAL – immediate context By expository and exegetical, it is simply mean that what we learn is from the immediate text itself. Are their clues, are their hints, are their “signs” pointing to understanding? First let’s look at the obviously parallel texts which are verses 3 and 5.

Perryism – Being open-minded means “accepting what is true,” not “accepting anything as true.”

| November 11, 2011

1 Corinthians 8:2 – Challenging the Conscience

| November 11, 2011

Jesus makes people uncomfortable. Ironically, this is especially true for the religious because Jesus challenges the normal, the expected, and the religious traditions of both the sanctimonious and soft-hearted. Jesus confronts the conscience of others and we must be brave enough to question our own. Learning from Him, who always knew right and wrong regardless […]

Perryism – The arrogant shines the light of truth on themselves. The spiteful blinds others with the light. The humble follows the light showing the way.

| November 9, 2011

James 4:1 – For Modern Readers

| November 8, 2011

Perryism – What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source what you post on Facebook? (4:1)

James 3:1 – For Modern Readers

| November 7, 2011

Perryism – Not many should become brotherhood magazine editors, my brothers, knowing that you will receive a stricter judgment (3:1).