Author: dpaulbeck

The Church, the body of Christ, will not return with Christ at His Second Coming (Rev 19:11-14): It is angels that return with Christ (Mt 25:31, 2 Thes 1:7-10, Mt 13:41, Mt 13:49-50). The Church, the body of Christ, has … Continued

A comparison between 1 Corinthians 1:23 and Acts 3:12-15 demonstrates to the Church two completely separate views of Christ’s crucifixion: Christ being put to death is a central part of the Gospel for today. The apostle Paul glories in the … Continued

The apostle Paul gave himself the title “the apostle of the gentiles” (Rom 11:13, 15:16; Gal 2:8), but a more fitting title would be “the apostle of mysteries” (or secrets), as this title is his most defining description: Within Paul’s … Continued

The apostle Paul is the Church’s apostle (the “apostle to the Gentiles” – Rom 11:13, Acts 20:24, 1 Cor 3:10) and the 12 were the apostles to Israel (Gal 2:7-9, Acts 15). Most of the confusion and contradicting doctrine that … Continued

Our Lord stated the principle that we are to follow: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. (John 13:20) Just as Israel followed … Continued

On the Day of Pentecost, God gave His Holy Spirit to those with Peter and the eleven (the 120 noted in Acts 1:15). Peter quoted the prophet Joel that God would pour His Spirit upon all flesh in the last … Continued

There is one God and within the Bible there are the people that do what God instructs, the people who obey God.  That said, within the Bible, there are different instructions that God gives to different peoples and throughout different … Continued

The sheer number of denominations that exist within Christendom is all the evidence one needs to conclude that confusion of doctrine exits within the “Church” today.  Every survey and every study identifies consistent feedback:  “Religion is a consumer product for … Continued