The Quartodeciman Controversy OR How Controversies Should NOT Be Resolved!
I belong to an academic organization (Academia.org) that presents its members’ papers for discussion. I have occasionally been invited to take part in those discussions. I just finished responding to a gentleman’s paper about the so-called “Quartodeciman Controversy.” This was among the earlier controversies…
Why Did God Test Adam And Eve?
Why Did God Test Adam And Eve? (A Leap From Genesis 2-3 to Revelation 21-22) Yesterday, our nine-month-old puppy Bella provided a real-life parable to demonstrate the answer to this question. We have had her since she was two months old and are taking…
Just Imagine – A Day in the Life of an Apostolic Church (part one)
Following is a section of Chapter Eight of my Blueprint for a Revolution: Building Upon ALL of the New Testament. It describes how all or most of the teachings presented within that Blueprint might be lived out within a Christian community on a given…
His Atonement: Rescue as well as Forgiveness
There have been a number of postings on the Facebook group regarding the nature of the atonement that Jesus has made possible for us. There are proponents of the “ransom” that He paid to Satan, and proponents of His “substitution” for us in order…
“Open Theism” – the Product of “cherry picking” Scriptures
HOW TO PROCESS BIBLICAL CLUES Here is a cardinal rule to use when interpreting a Scriptural passage: In the mind of the Holy Spirit, every passage that He inspired assumes the presence of ALL the other passages that belong together, passages which He had…
BIBLICAL Predestination (versus the other kinds!)
BIBLICAL Predestination (versus the other kinds!) (A young man, also a Calvinist, asked me to explain “Predestination.” Following is a sort of “Readers Digest” version of the chapter on the subject in Volume One of the Blueprint For A Revolution: Building Upon ALL Of The…
What about that ancient Mongolian who never heard of the Bible or Jesus or the Gospel Message?
This is a common question that many of us have been asked, especially by people who are hearing for the first time about how God requires that we accept the authority and teaching of Jesus in order to have a saving relationship with our…
Can we share the Eucharist before the Apostolic Church is Restored?
Before we share a “valid” Lord’s Supper must we first evolve, through the stretching of the Spirit of Jesus into the same kind of community that had actually received the first Eucharist by Jesus in the Gospels? I write at some length about it…
When and how is the Holy Spirit “Received”?
I was raised in the church from early childhood and have heard many sermons about what was admirable among the original Christians: how they walked in the power of the Holy Spirit, how they lived such sacrificial lives for one another, how they were…
Welcome to My Blog!
Welcome. My name is Reed K. Merino, author of Blueprint for a Revolution: Building Upon ALL of The New Testament! I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and…
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