A Knight's Blog

One of the two polar extremes we as Christians take is greasy grace (Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship). Greasy grace is where a Christian is not required to advance, and overcome sin, nor develop Christ like character, like the Romans that Paul rebuked, " What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life ." (Romans 6:1-4). The other polar extreme is to view Christ as some kind of perfectionist that requires us to reform before we can be of any use to His Kingdom, this leads to asceticism, and self denial that the Apostle Paul also confronted, " These have indeed an appearance of ...

Because Star of David (Seal of Solomon, see Wikipedia) is used in Kabbala (Jewish Witchcraft), and was an Egyptian Witchcraft symbol, I do not have anything to do with it! King David is never mentioned using this star, and it is likely it is really Solomon's, because Solomon got seduced into sorceries from his many wives from the East and going astray.  We should not participate in fruits of darkness, talismans, and anything appearing to be evil:  The Apostle Paul said, " Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them ." (Ephensians 5:11). "And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver (2 Million USD). So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail might ily." (Acts 19:19-20) " Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can ...

When I was younger, I had fascination with Martin Luther. A man of mammoth aptitude and gifts. I found the "wandering planet" who was able to refute Indulgences and build the battle cry "Ad Fontes, back to sources, Scripture" to be a inspiration to me, especially in these times when the Church is desperately in need of a Reformation. Luther is titan in Church History, considered to be David to proverbial Roman Catholic Goliath. The Augustine Monk made Europe burn ablaze when he nailed his 95 Thesis on the doors of Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517. From that point on it is popular to believe that Luther became ardent defender of Biblical Christian Faith based on the Holy Bible, but Martin's familiarity with Scripture really became more pronounced as student and then professor at Wittenberg College. There reading Scriptures Himself he found that the "Dark Ages" was not a period of time, but rather a system, a colossal church system called The Pap...

During the 2nd to 6th Centuries the Church was facing a war against heterodox (heretical, erroneous) cults that were forming from Nestorians and their radical view of spiritual and physical worlds, to the Arians who denied who Jesus Christ really is, to the mystical Gnostics that dabbled in occultic powers, and beyond. The Church to contend with these heresies held serval councils, and at these councils they summarize theology, doxology (doctrine), and teachings that were essential to being a Christian. Here are those creeds. The first was the Apostle's Creed:  The Apostle's Creed (100-250 A.D.) The origin of the Apostles' Creed is less clear than that of the Nicene Creed. The most common view is that it was originally developed in the first or second century and was influenced later by the Nicene Creed. The earliest historical evidence of the creed's existence is in a letter written by the Council of Milan in 390 A.D. Almost every denomination has a slightly di...

So often the words of Jesus get taken out of context, and entire doctrines form on this basis without cross referencing what Christ said to other instances of the same kind and even to Old Testament analogies He is making. One of the most prevalent, has been Jesus words, "Those who live by the Sword shall die by sword." Pacifists and antiwar folk have made this a battle cry and slogan for their peaceful causes, but what was Jesus really saying? Did he mean for us to put down arms and never fight injustice and evil? Are we to let Nazis and ISIS roam the earth destroying civilization? Motivated by the misunderstandings around this statement of Christ, I want to share what I believe Jesus was really alluding to. I believe that the Alpha and Omega's words are like onions, with layers that you peel with the help of the Holy Spirit. Some layers are larger and more obvious, others more microscopic, requiring the Messiah to teach us (Matthew 23:7-11).  There is an incid...

There is a strong deception overtaking the Church in these times. A belief that the Jews will be saved according to the Old Covenant, and that they will inherit the blessings of Abraham despite not believing in the LORD Jesus Christ and His Incarnation (see 1 John 4:1-3). The Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles argue this dispensational view is completely antithetical to the New Testament and what we Christians believe. Firstly, Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation according to Jesus Christ, " Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me ," (John 14:6), " Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures ," (John 10:9), " For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to sav...