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Teachers of the Law: Vain Jangling, Drawing Away Disciples, and the Early Departure from Pauline Doctrine
Posted by Edward Cross on May 2, 2026
The departure from Paul's distinct grace gospel began even during his own ministry. This article examines the historical drift away from the sound words committed to Paul and why his thirteen epistles remain the doctrinal standard for the Body of Christ in this present dispensation of grace.
Tithing, Grace Giving, and the Believer's Liberty in Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on May 1, 2026
The tithe was a specific agricultural obligation under the Mosaic Law for Israel. Paul never commanded it for the Body of Christ. This article shows tithing's proper context in Israel's program and what Paul actually teaches about cheerful, grace-based giving with no percentage and no curse.
Can I? Should I? Will I? Answer to Questions
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Liberty, grace, and the leading of the Spirit answer the three questions a believer faces in every decision — Can I? Should I? Will I? Paul gives the Body of Christ plain, practical footing for daily choices, grounded in grace rather than law.
Feigned Faith of the Fathers
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Claiming promises God never made to the Body of Christ is feigned faith — pretense rather than genuine trust in the rightly divided word. This article shows what real faith looks like under grace and why applying Israel's conditional promises to yourself misrepresents God and produces vain jangling.
Forgiven in the Dispensation of Grace
Posted by Edward Cross on October 5, 2023
Paul is the apostle specifically commissioned to reveal the distinct truths of the dispensation of grace. This article shows what that forgiveness looks like — complete, unconditional, and based entirely on the finished work of Christ — and why mixing it with the law or the kingdom program corrupts the gospel.
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