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A Review of the Article, "Christ Founded a Visible Church."
Article written by Bryan Cross, "Called to Communion," June 7, 2009

Review by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com

Review published by WordExplain on August 20, 2024





Uranus
The strange planet


by Spike Psarris

Evolutionists have no coherent explanation for the origin of this planet

Image Credit

Linked by WordExplain on November 28, 2024




The pigs took it all

by Marvin Lubenow

Posted November 27, 2024



From What Will the Church of Philadelphia Be Preserved?

Rev. 3:10-11


Posted November 19, 2024




For Whom Shall I Vote?

"Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare." (Jeremiah 29:7)

Posted October 31, 2024






I vote for Jesus as King. King of Israel, King of America, and King of the world!

"And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one." Zechariah 14:9.

Posted October 26, 2024



The Significance of the Term “Abraham’s Seed” in the OT and NT

Published September 28, 2024


Honey from the rock?

A fascinating fossil fiasco

by Lucien Tuinstra


Linked on WordExplain September 23, 2024





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A BEDS origin for coal

by Michael Oard

Originally posted on Creation.com homepage 2 September, 2024

Linked on WordExplain.com September 2, 2024

Introduction: "BEDS stands for Briefly Exposed Diluvial Sediments, in which local or regional falls of the waters of Noah's Flood temporarily expose freshly laid sediments. This model has been used to explain dinosaur tracks, eggs, and scavenged bone beds early in the Flood, as well as other geological challenges. It also provides one mechanism for the origin of coal."

"Coal formed in the BEDS model: Dinosaur tracks point to the BEDS (Briefly Exposed Diluvial Sediments) mechanism. Judging from the amount of coal found in the world, the earth before the Flood supported about eight to ten times more plants and trees than today. The Flood uprooted the vegetation and formed vast floating log mats similar to those found on Spirit Lake, north of Mount St. Helens, Washington state, USA, after the 1980 volcanic eruption. But the Flood log mats would have been much thicker and much more
extensive."

"The log mats and associated plant debris would settle on the tops of BEDS, during a local to regional fall in the floodwaters. Dinosaurs that had not yet drowned would swim to this island of brief safety, leaving tracks on the dense plant material. A subsequent rise of sediment-laden floodwaters would then bury the footprints with the plant material before it could float away. Cyclical rising and falling of water level during the Flood would have quickly deposited huge amounts of sediment that contained multiple layers of plant debris. The increased temperature and pressure due to the weight of the overlying sediment would have turned the plant debris into coal in months, as has been experimentally demonstrated, resulting in multiple coal seams."

Conclusion: "The BEDS geological model, based on the global Flood recorded in the Bible, solves many long-standing geological puzzles, and helps us justify our confidence that the Bible is reliable."



The flat earth myth
by Jonathan Sarfati

Summary of the Article

  • Almost all the early and medieval church scholars who commented on the earth’s shape explicitly said it was round.
  • Medieval European rulers used a golden sphere or orb called the globus cruciger to represent the earth under Christ’s rule.
  • Columbus’s opponents never disputed the shape of the earth, but only its size—and they were right!
  • The flat earth myth began with a fictional account of Columbus in the 19th century by Washington Irving. Then it was aggressively pushed in influential anti-Christian polemics by Draper and White.
  • A final irony: the leading flat-earther today is an evolutionist.
Linked on WordExplain on August 31, 2024



The Prayers of Heaven

Taken from the Book of Revelation

Published on August 26, 2024






Helix Nebula

"The Eye of God"

What Offends God?

Posted August 4, 2024




Not By Chance




Linked June 9, 2024




Do the New Testament Writers Support
the Historicity of Genesis 1-11?



Posted May 18, 2024




'A Step Back in Time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

Linked May 1, 2024


The Sacrifice of the Messiah, the Servant of the LORD

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Posted April 6, 2024





"Yet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last, He will take His stand on the earth." (Job 19:25)

Posted Easter Sunday Morning, March 31, 2024






All of us, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has has turned to his own way; but the LORD has caused the wrongdoing of us all to fall on Him.... And His grave was assigned with wicked men, yet he was with a rich man in His death, because He had done no violence, neither was was there any deceit in his mouth.

Isaiah 53:6, 9

March 30, 2024


Do Stars Still Form Today?

Article Linked on February 25, 2024




Mammals Eating Dinosaurs ... How Could This Be? 

Posted February 4, 2024. Updated February 22, 2024




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Posted December 24, 2023






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Posted on December 22, 2023



The Flood Chaser

A chat with fluvial morphologist Dr. Ron Neller




Linked on December 13, 2023






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This article posted on October 28, 2023



By Tim Clarey, PH. D.

This article was originally published in Institute for Creation Research: Acts & Facts, September 29, 2023

Posted on WordExplain October 26, 2023




Recent New Zealand lava flows yield 'ages' of millions of years

by Andrew Snelling

This article was originally published in Creation magazine, December, 1999



Aerial view, looking south at sunrise, of volcanoes Mt Ngauruhoe (foreground) and Mt Ruapehu (background).

Photo by Craig Potton




Does theistic evolution take away the need for God?

by Philip Bell

Published by Creation.com 26 September, 2023





Messier 80 Globular Cluster

Central Rotation in Globular Clusters: An Indicator of Relative Youth?
By Jake Hiebert





Creation Kingdoms
Creation Kings
Day 1: Light
Day 4: Luminaries
Day 2: Sky / Water
Day 5: Birds / Fish
Day 3: Land / Vegetation
Day 6: Land Animals / Man

Abstract posted on WordExplain.com on September 2, 2023




Cambrian Explosion Alive and Well

By Tim Clarey, Ph.D.

January  14, 2021

Institute for Creation Research

This entry published on WordExplain on April 15, 2023



Four Essays on Christian Nationalism

by Gary Gilley

Christian Nationalism and the Great Hibernation

by Gary Gilley, September 22, 2022

An introductory essay attempting to define Christian Nationalism. There is a particular orientation of Christian Nationalism, best represented in the Redoubt movement, which advocates that Christians separate from mainstream society and cloister in the safer environment of the Pacific Northwest

This link posted on WordExplain February 26, 2023


Christian Nationalism and Eschatology

by Gary Gilley, October 28, 2022

An essay attempting to identify the Eschatology of Christian Nationalism. The Eschatology of the Redout movement holds to Postmillennial and Preterist views. Christian Nationalists want to take back the culture for Christ and establish Christian dominion over it.

This link posted on WordExplain February 26, 2023


Christian Nationalism = Christendom

by Gary Gilley, December 23, 2022

An essay demonstrating that Christian Nationalists believe their task is to convert the world and its governments to Christendom to prepare for the return of Christ. The establishment of "Christendom", or all nations under the umbrella of the Christian faith before the return of Christ is their goal.

This link posted on WordExplain February 27, 2023


Christian Nationalism – Strategy

by Gary Gilley, February 21, 2023

This essay on Christian Nationalism details how the movement defines a Christian, takes a careful look at the movement's philosophy, details its strategy, and evaluates it as a movement, generally.

This link posted on WordExplain February 28, 2023







How Old Is the Earth?


Published February 11, 2023



Published January 11, 2023



A Word Study on Peiradzo Tempt / Test / Attempt

Published December 26, 2022




A Word Study on Peirasmos
Temptation / Trial


Published December 24, 2022




Who are the "Sons of God" in Genesis 6:1-4?

Image of Michael the Archangel by Oliver Denker. Used with Permission.         
 

Published December 19, 2022; updated December 20, 2022




A Review of

Breaking History:

A White House Memoir


by Jared Kushner

Copyright 1922 by Jared Kushner

Broadside Books - A trademark of HarperCollins Publishers. 493 pages

Posted on Word Explain November 19, 2022




Does the Cosmic Microwave Background Confirm the Big Bang?

Image Explanation / Credit:
Figure 2. A sky map showing the very subtle temperature differences in the CMB. Yellow spots are slightly warmer than average, and blue spots are slightly cooler than average. The Planck satellite was used to obtain the data.
Image credit: Copyright © 2015. D. Ducros, ESA, and the Planck Collaboration. Used in accordance with federal copyright (fair use doctrine) law. Usage by ICR does not imply endorsement of copyright holder.

This article is a brief summary of and commentary on an Institute for Creation Research article by Jake Hebert bearing the same title.

Published in WordExplain on October 8, 2022. Updated on October 11, 2022






Day One. Genesis 1:1-5

Posted July 17, 2022




Joshua - Devoted Servant of the LORD


Image Credit

Posted July 6, 2022


The Trial Trajectory






Posted June 14, 2022



Scriptures Describing the Resurrection of Christ
     Image Credit

Posted May 29, 2022




Is Jesus Currently on David's Throne?: Peter's Use of Psalm 132:11 in Acts 2:30.

by Michael J. Vlach.

Posted in his blog on Feb. 22, 2018

Posted on March 8, 2022




Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Fossils
by Jonathan Wells. February 12, 2022



By Frank Sherwin, January 31, 2022


By Tim Clarey, Ph.D.

Posted on WordExplain January 26, 2022

Posted January 24, 2022




UN Photo / Manuel Elias
Posted December 15, 2021

Posted December 12, 2021




Posted December 3, 2021


The 144,000 Israelis


Posted November 26, 2021                                                                                Image Credit




Posted November 20, 2021



Martyrs of the Fifth Seal

Posted November 5, 2021






What Happens if One is Filled with the Spirit?



Posted November 3, 2021


What Does It Mean to Be "In Christ"?

Posted October 19, 2021



Will Anyone Get Saved During the Tribulation Period?

Posted October 15, 2021


Science has proven evolution.

Or has it?



Posted September 23, 2021




Will Church-Age Christians Have to Endure the Tribulation?

Posted September 18, 2021



What is the Second Death?

Posted July 10, 2021


Has Christ's Kingdom Begun?

Posted July 8, 2021


When Political Differences Exist Between Christians


Posted June 26, 2021



Transformation!

The Amazing Exception to Death!

1 Corinthians 15:50-52


Posted May 27, 2021



The Apostle Paul's Explanation

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18


Posted May 17, 2021



Jesus' Promise

John 14:1-6

Posted April 28, 2021



Prophecies of the Second-Coming of the Messiah


Posted April 27, 2021



The Belief of Israel

Posted March 19, 2021






Posted February 18, 2021



Day One of Creation: "Heavens and Earth"

An Exegesis of Genesis 1:1

(Day One of Creation. 1.1)

By James T. Bartsch, WordExplain


Posted January 11, 2021



The Third Day of Creation

God's Formation of Land and Vegetation

Genesis 1:9-13

By James T. Bartsch, WordExplain


Posted December 31, 2020




The Fifth Day of Creation

God's Creation of Fish and Fowl

Genesis 1:20-23

By James T. Bartsch

WordExplain


Posted November 30, 2020




Posted October 29, 2020


The Second Day of Creation:

God's Creation of an Expanse
between the Upper and Lower Waters

Genesis 1:6-8

By James T. Bartsch, WordExplain


Posted September 22, 2020


The Fourth Day of Creation:
Sun, Moon, and Stars

Genesis 1:14-19


Posted August 22, 2020




Posted July 3, 2020



A Plea for Justice



Posted June 13, 2020




Posted May 29, 2020



A Review of

The Great Divorce
by C. S. Lewis

Copyright 1946 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Renewed 1973

HarperCollins Edition 2001

Posted May 28, 2020


Tracking Coronavirus and What Lies Ahead


Posted May 23, 2020




The Destiny of Earth

Posted April 23, 2020





"...and a little boy will lead them." (Isaiah 11:6)

Israel's Messianic Kingdom
A Study of Isaiah 11:1-16

Posted April 10, 2020




Posted January 1, 2020. Updated January 30, 2020





"Called"
and
"Chosen"

Posted November 9, 2019



 The Creation Week


Posted November 4, 2019





Posted October 29, 2019




Posted October 1, 2019





Posted July 31, 2019





Prayers Recorded in the New Testament


Posted July 26, 2019






Posted July 14, 2019



America's Three Great Awakenings

Let us pray for a Fourth!

July 4, 2019

(A downloadable PowerPoint)

Posted July 4, 2019




The Meeting in the Air

Posted June 30, 2019



The Lord's Prayer

Posted June 22, 2019





Periodical Review

"Can an Ecclesiology be Biblical, and Not Apostolic?"

Article written by Michael J. Svigel

Reviewed by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com




Posted June 9, 2019


The New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-37

Posted May 29, 2019





Posted April 22, 2019



Thank God for Christ's Resurrection!

Posted April 20, 2019




Good Friday





The Untriumphal Entry

Posted April 10, 2019



Catholicism and Interpreting the Bible


Posted March 23, 2019



The Bible and the One True Church


St. Peter's Basilica, Image Credit

Published February 21, 2019. Updated March 4, 2019






Blessed Beginnings

Annotated Outline of the Book of Genesis


Posted February  10, 2019



Book Review
* * * *
A History of Christianity

Author: Kenneth Scott Latourette
Copyright 1953. First Edition

Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated
49 East 33rd Street, New York 16, N. Y.

  Hard Back. 1516 pages

Library of Congress catalogue card number: 53-5004

Posted February 1, 2019








Posted January 29, 2019




The Sovereignty
of God

Posted January 12, 2019


The Visitors of the Messiah

Posted December 31, 2018


The Birth of the Messiah

December 25, 2018


Fellowship

An Annotated Outline of the First Epistle of John the Apostle

by James T. Bartsch,
WordExplain

Andrey Mironov,
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Published November 2, 2018


A Word Study of the Greek Noun Oikonomía, "Household Management"
Biblical Joseph. An excellent "Household Manager" for the prison warden in Egypt.

Posted August 21, 2018



What is Sin?

Posted June 30, 2018



The ceremony marking  the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem

Posted May 16, 2018. Updated may 17, 2018


Eternal Life

Hubble Ultra Deep Field

Posted April 9, 2018




What is Heaven? Reflections by Pope Francis

Posted March 23, 2018



A Biblical Theology of Repentance

metanoe'w  metanoeo (3340)


Posted March 3, 2018



My Story

Posted February 26, 2018


In What Way is Jesus
the Son of God?

Posted February 17, 2018

The Significance of Speaking in Tongues

Posted February 6, 2018



When Did the Man Jesus Become "The Christ"?

Posted January 22, 2018


Gabriel Appears to the Priest Zacharias

Posted December 15, 2017



President Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
Image Credit

Published December 6, 2017




The Bible and the Pope

Is the Office of Pope Found in the New Testament?

Posted November 27, 2017


Reformation Day. 500th Anniversary

October 31, 1517 / October 31, 2017

Posted November 2, 2017


What is behind the English word "Know"
ginō´skō, 1097?

Posted July 28, 2017

Has the Church Replaced Israel?

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Part 4
Part 5

Videos of addresses given by Michael Vlach at Founders Baptist Church

Spring, Texas. September of 2015

Linked on WordExplain February 3, 2017; Updated September 3, 2020


Jimmy Carter's War Against
the Jews

Posted January 30, 2017


Jesus Christ as Prophet

Posted January 13, 2017



World (kósmos)

Published May 23, 2016


Unclean Spirits

Published May 20, 2016


The Author's Doctrinal Statement

.html format, with pop-up Scripture references

The Author's Doctrinal Statement

.pdf format; easily printable

Posted March 21, 2016


A Case for the Circulation of New Testament Papyri

Rylands Library Papyrus 1: P52 (AD 117-138 ). This is the earliest known fragment of the NT. It is a papyrus, labeled P52. On the left is the front side (recto), containing parts of John 18:31-33. On the right is the reverse side (verso), containing parts of John 18:37-38. Information and graphics derived from Thoughtful Faith.

Published August 19, 2015


God and Homosexuality

                                                                                            Image Credit: Getty - Mark Wilson                                     

Published July 20, 2015






The REAL Global Warming

7  But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8  But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
9  The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
10  But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
11  Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12  looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!
13  But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14  Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

2 Peter 3:7-14

Posted May 21, 2015



Nine Reasons Why a Post-Tribulation Rapture Is Not Credible

  Posted January 21, 2015. Updated April 12, 2015



The Proposed Sites of Sodom and Gomorrah

Published November 20, 2014



Pope Francis alienates conservative Catholics

Published November 8, 2014





What is the Identity of Babylon, the Great Prostitute
in Revelation 17:1-19:6?

Published October 6, 2014


President Obama and Islam


Is the President sympathetic toward Islam?

Published September 22, 2014


The Rider on the White Horse

Published August 4, 2014




A Birthday Celebration, or a Funeral Wake?

    Published July 4, 2014





End-Time Judgments


Significant Judgments of the Bible

Published June 19, 2014



"Relative-Redemption"



An Annotated, Analytical Outline of the Book of Ruth



Published May 3, 2014


Do Prophets Exist Today?



Published March 19, 2014


Do Apostles Exist Today?



Published March 4, 2014



Evaluating the New Perspective on Paul



Published August 12, 2013


The Big God

Reflections on Isaiah 40:12-31

Updated April 2, 2013



God's Communication through Nature



The Natural Word of God

Posted February 12, 2013




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