A Knight's Blog

There is a tendency to consider anything Post-Apostolic (100 A.D. and beyond) to Pre-Reformation (100-1600 A.D.) as "a form of godliness," or "manmade religion." Those in post Reformation churches judge the ascetics, monks, and nuns as creations by the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches. However, the truth is that monasticism has roots in the Holy Scriptures. The Apostle Paul lays a framework for remaining single in the service of Christ, if at all possible, " To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion ." (1 Corinthians 7:8-9). The Apostle Paul builds on this case for remaining celibate (though he does not stress it as a rule or requirement for believers), " I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be fr...

We are living in some supernatural times. Strange things are beginning to happen, and people are becoming obsessed with "Watchers" (Daniel 4:13-17, Book of Enoch), "Nephilim" (Genesis 6:1-6), "The Locusts" (Revelation 9:3-7), and more. Many people in Church are reporting manifestations of strange beings, and becoming preoccupied by these visitations. To those who are see such things, I do not deny they are real, but they are not of God. The enemy wants to distract us, and he will do anything to divert our attention from Alpha and Omega, from Jesus Christ. The writer of Hebrews admonishes us, " We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus , the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne ." (Hebrews 12:2). There are many people who have the discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10) and second sight (vis...

"9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." 20 To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungr...

We live in an age of nostalgia. People flock to the movie theaters to see sequels and reboots to their favorite franchises, superheroes, and genres. Star Wars: The Force Awakens pinned much anticipation on seeing Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Leia Organa (Cerrie Fisher), and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) reprise their roles from the Original Trilogy. The question of why people see the umpteenth Spider-Man film, knowing full well that it won't be as good as the first one or second one by Sam Raimi puzzles many, but not me. How Nintendo, Microsoft , and Apple can get people to buy the same video game they have owned over course of decades on different devices is not incredible, it is childish. Companies understand that with the way things are changing in the world drastically, there is comfort in something from childhood, the proverbial blanket, Hobbes tiger stuffed animal, a lightsaber, video game, and more offers a degree of constancy in an ever changing world. But the root of the ...

Ridley Scott has become the titular director of the epic. His films cover a broad scope of history, from Roman Empire to the Crusades and to Outerspace. Despite his filming techniques which provide the most beautiful cinenmatopgraphy, everything about his films are antichrist. In Gladiato r (2000), Maximus Desperius Marellus (Russell Crowe) is a Roman Pagan and his religion is romanticized as he kisses idols of his family members, and scenes of Roman afterlife are depicted. In stark contrast, Kingdom of Heaven (2005), which is set in Middle Ages depicts Christians in an unflattering light. The opening of film features a priest who commands a dead woman (the protagonist's wife)'s head to be cut off because she commited sucide. The same priest spits venom and vitriol towards Balian (protagonist), who to silence the priest burns him alive. From there we meet war worn crusaders who believe the kingdom of heaven is a utopian society where Crusaders and Mujahideen can live in pea...

There is a transition in the Christian walk that few can tolerate. A changing of the relationship with Christ that requires a mature believer to understand it. Many approach Jesus Christ in faith through the elementary path, they come to Him for eternal life, which He does promise (John 3:16, John 3:18). However, the author of Hebrews gives us a glimpse into a change in our hearts from seeking the Savior for soley salvation and instead just to seek Him. He says, "   Concerning this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull in your [spiritual] hearing and sluggish [even slothful in achieving spiritual insight]. For even though by this time you ought to be teaching others, you actually need someone to teach you over again the very first principles of God’s Word. You have come to need milk, not solid food.   For everyone who continues to feed on milk is obviously inexperienced and unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness (of conformity to the...

The Protestant Reformation was a response from theologians and educated laity to the Roman Catholic's abuses and failures. The failure of crusades, the Black Plague, and the educating of the lower classes created a people looking for answers. The Latin Church default was always, "because of your sins," this being fill in response for every catastrophe from the Fifth Crusade to the Festering Bubonic disease. As the common man became more learned, he began to realize with help of translators that what Scripture said and Seat of St. Peters in Rome said were entirely different. The fallacies and forgeries of Canon Law became more apparent as men like Martin Luther, Zwingli, Wycliffe, and more exposed how the Rites and Rulings of Roman Church had no scripture support or basis. It began to seem that a thousand years of European history and the people therein had been under man made religion (Colossians 2:23) rather than commands of Christ and His Apostles. The Reformation ...

I am a critic of certain denominations, and I have major concerns with where the Catholic Church and Ecumenical Eastern Orthodox councils are headed. I believe Protestantism is the return to Biblical Christianity that the Early Church of the Apostles preached. That being said I think it is unwise to discard everything about those offshoot churches and cut to pieces those who though in throngs of error and even heresy, did contribute thoughts that we beneficial. It is evident that throughout the history of the church that many men, clergy and laity were expressing new thoughts and trying to grasp an answer the proverbial question, "what does it mean to be a Christian?" For some it meant austerity and suffering (Matthew 16:24, Luke 9:23), even self imposed suffering (asceticism, Colossians 2:20-23, ESV), others it was freedom from institutionalism (Huguenots, Hussites, Mennonites), more a return to heart of Gospel and spreading it (Evangelicalism...

Spiritual Warfare often has a defeatist mentality to it. Deliverance ministers wrongfully make people think they are privates in God's Army, and that they can be manipulated by the devils with ease. Most deliverance ministries feel like horror movies, where the dark powers seem omnipotent, and God seems to be waiting tell last moment to intervene. A sense of terror, and tininess fills the person as they seek to triumph over the titans in the shadows. All of this in my opinion is a wrongful disposition in deliverance. We are not privates in God's Army, we are the General and the King of Kings lives within us (). We are not pawns and push overs! Nay we are more than conquerors! (Romans 8:37). There is nothing that can claim to overtake us, for it is written, " What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?   He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33  Who ...

There is an attempt by scholars and neo-feminists to emphasize the role of women in Biblical times as property and put down. I have written a post that proves Jesus Christ was first to elevate women back to an equality that has not been since Eve. In this post I want to explore the faithfulness of women in the Bible, particularly those who followed Jesus. While all the disciples, save the Apostle John, deserted Christ in what would be called His darkest hour, the women stood by Him and endured, watching as the Master was mutilated. The argument has always been, men are stronger than women, this is true in a physical sense, we can lift four times as much on our shoulders. But women are stronger in other ways, they despite their tenderness and maternal instincts are able to bear emotional burdens when men flee out of fear. In America in particular men are taunted and teased if they shed a tear, when in Israel and other places in world, men cry often, showing the dep...