Author Archives: Tim

The Eldership found in the New Covenant

In the land of Israel in old testament times we read many times about the elders sitting at the gate of the city. It was these men who were looked to for wisdom and understanding and sometimes the need for … Continue reading

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Romans 10:4 and The End of the Law.

“Christ is the end of the law”. We hear that phrase very often. It is common for people to quote that ignoring the rest of the verse and thus remove the context intended. With out the end of the verse people … Continue reading

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Sheep and Wolves

Recently someone recommended that I listen to a preacher from their local church. I downloaded the lesson and once I converted it to a useable format I gave it a listen. Usually most lessons are nothing to write home about. … Continue reading

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Questions Getting Better

I receive email questions from a couple of religious websites. It occurred to me that I have not seen any questions regarding the order of worship in quite a while. I used to receive questions having to do with whether … Continue reading

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How I See The Creation Story

Over the years I have heard many different stories about how some people believe the creation of man occurred and how we came to have all of the races and even how Noah’s flood occurred. My current understanding of all … Continue reading

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What Was Really Nailed to the Cross?

It is common among those of my religious background to quote a couple of scriptures together. The first is Galatians 3:19 concerning the adding of law due to sin. The second comes from Colossians 2:14 concerning a handwriting being nailed … Continue reading

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The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment

To begin I should state that I believe that the scripture teaches a final punishment that has an everlasting, or better said, a never ending result. I recently read a book loaned to me by a friend. It was titled … Continue reading

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A Loose End

Early on I mentioned that if something is a sin today then it had to be a sin for The Adam and if something was a sin for The Adam then it must be a sin today. God does not … Continue reading

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Software Update

A quick update concerning Bible software. It had not occurred to me to try WINE. Wine is not an emulator is the meaning of the word. It allows one to run a select number of windows programs on Mac or … Continue reading

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Bible Software Choices on Mac or Linux

My last post has forced me to get a little more serious about looking for good Bible software. Bible software is the one major item that is missing for Linux. When one responds with the answer, “Why not use GnomeSword?”, … Continue reading

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