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Arnold III, William - William Arnold III graduated from Christian Life College (B.A.) and did his graduate studies at Western Seminary. He is the author of The Post-Tribulation Rapture and is the webmaster for this site. He also pastored New Life Tabernacle in Key West, Florida and taught at Community Christian School in LaBelle, Florida.

Angelology (Angels)

• A Study of Satan (Outline)
• Who were the Sons of God in Genesis 6?
• More on the "Sons of God" in Genesis 6
• Could Aliens Really be Fallen Angels?
• If Genesis 6 Refers to Angels, What About Hebrews 1:5?
• Even More on the "Sons of God" in Genesis 6

  Bibliology (The Written Word)

• Introduction to Biblical Languages
• What Happened to the Original Books of the Bible?
• Is A "Literal" Translation Best?
• How To Self-Study Greek or Hebrew
• What Books Would You Recommend on Bible Difficulties?

  Eschatology (The Last Things)

• The Post-Tribulation Rapture (www.TheRapture.org)
• An Evaluation of the New "Pre-Wrath" Rapture Theory
• The Order of the Book of Revelation
• The Day of the Lord
• Daniel's Seventy Weeks (Dan. 9:24-27)
• An Overview of Daniel's First Vision (Daniel 7)
• The Antichrist (Outline)
• Who were the Nicolaitans?
• What is meant by the "Lord's Day" in Rev. 1:10?
• Is the Great Tribulation Already Past?
• The Abomination of Desolation
• The Latter Half of Daniel's 70th Week
• Is the Destruction of the World Trade Center The Fulfillment of Revelation 17 & 18?
• How Long Will the Tribulation Last?
• See also: TheRapture.org, Q & A.

  Hamartiology (Sin)

• Was the Sin of Sodom and Gomorrah Merely Unhospitality
• Are There Scriptures Denouncing Cremation?

Hermeneutics (The Science of Interpretation)

• Who Needs Hermeneutics?
• The Hermeneutical Spiral

  Miscellaneous Topics

• Who was Melchizedek? - Two Views
• Pentecostals and Anti-Intellectualism
• Oneness Pentecostalism
• About the Apostolic Faith
• Recommendations for Commentaries
• Why Do Some Jews Spell God, "G-d?"
• Is It OK to Pray the Sinner's Prayer?

  New Testament

• New Testament Survey - Virtual Classroom
• Books of the Bible Survey 2: New Testament (audio)
• An Outline of the Gospel of John
• An Examination of the Word pisteuo (believe) in the Gospel of John
• A Technical Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14
• An Exposition of Ephesians 1:17-19
• A Commentary on the Book of Colossians
• Major Themes of the Book of Titus
• A Commentary on the Book of Jude
• How Was Jesus in the Earth for Three Days and Three Nights?
• Was the Crucifixion Really on Friday and the Resurrection on Sunday?
• Are Acts 9:7 and 22:9 A Contradiction?
• Who is the "Queen of the South?"

  Old Testament

• Books of the Bible Survey 1: Genesis - Acts (audio)
• Introduction to the Psalms (audio)
• A Survey of Deuteronomy
• A Survey of 2 Samuel
• Is Heaven in the Old Testament?
• Does the New Testament Interpret the Old?
• Questions About the Integrity of Genesis
• About the Book of Enoch
• The Shekel and a Half Doctrine: Shortchanging Scripture and the People of God

  Pneumatology (The Spirit)

• Should We Continue to Speak in Tongues?
• How do We Speak in Tongues?
• Should Acts 19:2 read "since" or "when you believed?"
• Are There Counterfeit Tongues?
• How Do We Distinguish Between Soul and Spirit?

  Soteriology (Salvation)

• Baptism in Jesus' name
• The Process of Salvation (Outline)
• "Lift up" or "Take Away" in John 15:1-6?
• Is it wrong to baptize in the name of the "Lord Jesus Christ?"
• Acts 2:38, Baptism and Remission of Sins
• More On Baptism In Jesus' Name
• Is Baptism Essential for Salvation?
• Word Biblical Commentary says Matt. 28:19 is probably not original.
• Repentance (audio)
• Sin (audio)

  Theology Proper (The Person of God)

• In the Beginning was the Word
• Colwell's Rule and John 1:1
• A Break Down of the Name "Jesus Christ" (Chart)
• Greek and Hebrew Words for "One"
• Should Isaiah 9:6 read "Everlasting Father" or "Father of Eternity?"
• More on the Oneness of God

  Study Tools

• IBS Recommended Book List (annotated)
• Greek Word List
• Hebrew Word List
• Online Resources for Biblical Studies

Clark, Jason - Jason Clark graduated from Christian Life College (B.A.) and did his graduate studies at Western Seminary.

• A Pastoral Theology from 1 & 2 Timothy & Titus
• The Difference between Event and Text and the Interpreter’s Task
• The Goal of Interpretation
• Synthetic Chart of Matthew (Acrobat Reader required)
• Major Themes of Isaiah 40-48

  Dulle, Jason - Jason Dulle graduated from Christian Life College (B.A.) and did his graduate studies at Western Seminary.

Angelology (Angels)

• Who is Lucifer in Isaiah 14:12?
• Are There Demons of Sex and Alcohol?
• Do Angels Exist in Space and Time?

Bibliology (The Written Word)

• The Nature of Inspiration
• A Brief History of the English Bible
• How We Get our Bible
• Is the NIV A Perversion?
• Bible Translations: Has the Word of God Been Changed?
• Must There Be an Inspired Translation of the Bible?
• Is There a Right and Wrong Translation of the Bible?
• Defending the Inerrancy and Canon of Scripture
• Evangelicals and the Bible: Spiritual or Rational Interpretation?
• Judas' Extreme Makeover: Examining The Lost Gospel of Judas
• Judas' Demise: Not a Contradiction
• A Short History of the Textus Receptus
• Biblical Inerrancy and the Resurrection
• Was there a Mrs. Jesus?: Thoughts on the Gospel of Jesus's Wife
• Mark's Ending: The Long and Short of It
• The Queen James Bible: A new "gay-friendly" translation
• Biblical Inspiration, Editors, and the Book of Proverbs
• The Story of Christianity from Beginning to End: Putting the Pieces Together

Critical Thinking

• Pentecostals and Anti-Intellectualism
• Assertion or Argument?
• Well We All Have Faith, Right?
• I Don't Want to Disagree With You
• The Question of Truth and Apologetics in a Modern/Postmodern World
• An Appeal for Preparation
• You Always Think You are Right
• Is Religion Philosophy Gone Bad?
• Two Kinds of Narrow-Mindedness
• How To Be A Good Agnostic
• A Balanced Perspective on Reason and Faith
• Investigating Faith: Placing Religious Truth
• Eternity is Not Forever: An Argument for Theism
• Responding to the Jesus' Words Only View of the New Testament
• Faith Has Its Reasons
• Religious Truth Can Be Known
• Scaling the Gulf Between Scientific and Religious Knowledge
• The Marriage Amendment: No Rights Are Being Taken Away
• All Roads Don't Lead to Rome
• Knowledge Requires a Soul, and a Soul Requires God: An Argument for Theism
• When Did God Create the Cosmos?
• Pro-Choice With a Footnote
• Abortion: The One Exception
• Do You Support a Woman's Right to Choose?
• Abortion and Capital Punishment: The Seamless Garment Argument
• Arguing Against Homosexuality: A Response to Challenges From A University of California Professor
• Dialogue With A Homosexual
• The Myth of the Divine Matchmaker
• Marriage by Any Other Name is Still Marriage
• "I Now Pronounce You Man and Husband?": An Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage
• What is the Definition of the "Definition" of Marriage?
• Space is Not Eternal
• The God-Gene: Is Religious Faith and Experience a Biological Misunderstanding?
• What Single-Parenting Can Tell Us About Same-Sex Parenting
• The Same-Sex Marriage Debate: Who Has the Burden of Proof?
• Why the Same-Sex Marriage Debate Matter
• What's the Big Deal About Those Tiny Little Embryos?
• You Can't Know Atheism is True Unless God Exists
• Homosexuality and the Bible
• The Queen James Bible: A new "gay-friendly" translation
• Theistic Evolution: The Illegitimate Marriage of Theism and Evolution
• Faith is Not a Private Matter
• What Makes Morality Moral?
• Pacificism: Well Intentioned, but Ultimately Immoral
• Senate Leader Bill Frist's Pro-Life Confusion
• Charles Krauthammer's Embryonic Nonsense
• Capital Punishment and the Christian Worldview
• Responding to the Charge of Closed-Mindedness
• Truth, Experience, and Meaning
  
• Prayer Under the Microscope
• Clones Have Souls
• Dialogue With an Atheist
• Skepticism Is Not Worthy of Belief
• The "Jesus Never Existed" Fable
• Abortion: Genocide in the Womb
• The Eulogy of Meaning
• An Apologetic for Apologetics
• Biblical Examples of Apologetics
• God is an Apologist
• Not So Fast: There is No Presumption of Atheism
• The Evidentiary Basis for Affirming the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
• Einstein and Time: A Critical Evaluation
• Why is There Something Rather than Nothing?
• Existence and Necessity
• Big Bang Cosmology and Atheism Go Together Like Peas in a Blender
• Is an Unembodied Mind too Abstract a Notion to be the Cause of the Universe?
• Aren't Christians Arrogant?
• Thinking About a Whole 'Lotta Nothing
• The (In)adeqacy of Darwinian Evolution
• You're Only a Christian Because You Were Born in America
• Moral Relativism Undermines the Ability to Condemn Anything
• Was Bodily Resurrection a Later Christian Invention?
• Responding to the “change and diversity” argument against moral objectivism
• The Hiddenness of God Objection to Theism
• What exactly does it mean to be an “atheist”?
• No one is born an atheist
• The Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus: A Short Case
  

Ecclesiology

• You Don’t Need to Call Me Brother … Brother
• Female Deacons?

Eschatology (The Last Things)

• Elijah Will Come Again
• Themes in Revelation
• Post-Death Exisence of Man--Intermediate State
• Heaven Is Coming To Earth
• Secret Rapture?
• What About Soul-Sleep?
• Will We Know One Another In Heaven?
• The Nature of the New Covenant and its Implications for the Church Today
• The Body is More than a Shell
• The Beast of Revelation 17: Person or Institution?

Hamartiology (Sin)

• When Does Our Death to Sin Occur?
• What is the Nature of Sin?
• Arguing Against Homosexuality

Hermeneutics (The Science of Interpretation)

• Differing Levels of Relevance to Differing Audiences
• What is the Relationship of Reason to Revelation?
• Bias, Systematic Theology, and Exegesis
• That's Just Your Interpretation

Miscellaneous Topics

• Who was Melchizedek? - Two Views
• peitho (obey) in Hebrews 13:17
• Binding and Loosing
• Time, Eternity and Predestination
• The Inscription on the Cross
• Ministerial Authority
• The Law: The Misunderstood Covenant
• Legalism
• An Evaluation of Astrology
• Who Needs Theology?
• The Biblical Significance of Names
• Is "Jehovah" the Name of God?
• The (Ab)use of Faith
• The Church and the Sabbath
• What Do I Do If My Pastor Will Not Recognize My Calling?
• IBS and Standards
• Figures of Speech
• How Can I Know the Will of God?
• Does God's Perfect Knowledge of the Future Render Free Will and Human Responsibility Meaningless?
• The Compatibility of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom
• Other Human Beings?
• Foreknowledge and Free Will
• What Legalism Is and Is Not
• The Cursed Doctrine of "Generational Curses"
• Can God Transcend Time to Know the Future?
• Turn the Other Cheek
• Why Human Freedom Does, and Divine Freedom Does Not Require the Ability to Choose Evil
• Mutual Submission?
• Not So Fast: Is This the Fast the Lord Has Chosen?
• Turn the Other Cheek
• Miracles and the Laws of Nature
• Thoughts on the Lord's Supper
• The Biblical Teaching on Judgmentalism: Setting the Record Straight
• Divorce & Remarriage: A Biblical Synthesis
  

New Testament

• The Synoptic Gospels
• The Complementary Messages of Luke and Acts
• The Bodily Resurrection of Christ Defended
• The Argument of the Book of Romans
• Loving Beyond Differences: An Exposition on Romans 14:1--15:3
• First Corinthians 15--Flesh and Blood Not Inheriting the Kingdom
• The Inferiority of the Law to the New Covenant in Galatians
• The Gospel According to the Galatians
• A Technical Commentary on Ephesians 4:7-16
• A Comparison of Ephesians and Colossians
• An Exegesis of Philippians 2:6-11
• Should Christians Celebrate Easter and Christmas?
• Hebrews 7:12--Changed or Abolished?
• The Meaning of "I.N.R.I."
• Mark's Ending: The Long and Short of It
• "Test the spirits" and "he who is in the world": Are these verses really about spiritual warfare?
• "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed"
• The Prayer Closet: Did Jesus teach that corporate, vocalized prayer is wrong?
• Gods Ways/Thoughts are Above Our Ways/Thoughts
• The Gospels: Why Did It Take So Long for the Church to Write About Jesus?
• Geographical and Temporal Markers in the Canonical Gospels

Old Testament

• Subject/Purpose of the Book of Genesis
• Subject/Purpose of the Book of Exodus
• An Examination of Psalm 2
• Psalm 11: Confidence in God's Power
• An Examination of Psalm 130
• Habakkuk: Journey Toward a Theodicy
• When Was Eve Created?
• Did Moses Write Deuteronomy?
• Evidence for post-Mosaic additions to Genesis
• Psalm 110:1 — A Case Study for the NT use of the OT
• Adam Was Not Present During Eve's Temptation

Pneumatology (The Spirit)

• Tongues Are For Unbelievers
• Can We Lose the Holy Spirit?
• Must We Lay Hands on People for Them to Receive the Holy Spirit?
• Is Ephesains 1:13 a Monkey-Wrench for Tongues?
• Are Uninterpreted Tongues Worthless?
• Are Tongues the Least of All Gifts?
• Is Prophecy Tongues?
• What is the Nature of "Spirit?"
• Is There a Difference Between Receiving the Spirit and Being Baptized in the Spirit?
• Does Romans 8:26 Teach a Second Person in the Godhead?
• Does Praying in the Spirit Mean Praying in Tongues?
• Is Interpreting our Own Tongues Biblical?
• Did the 3000 in Acts 2:41 Receive the Spirit?
• Tongues are Not Learned or Known Languages
• When Was the Holy Spirit First Poured Out?

Soteriology (Salvation)

• Justification by Faith
• What Is The Meaning of Christ's Death?
• The Believer's Union With Christ
• Justification and Sanctification: The Theological and Practical relationship Between the Two Doctrines
• Reckoning and Transformation--What Does This Mean?
• Did the Apostles Preach Acts 2:38?
• Can We Have Peace With God Before Regeneration?
• Can One Lose Justification?
• Heavenly or Earthly Bodies?
• Will We Know One Another In Heaven?
• Baptism: Do It Right
• Both Sinners and Saints
• Acts 2:38 and the Purpose of Baptism
• Why Jesus is Necessary
• When Was the Holy Spirit First Poured Out?
• Rebaptism
• Inclusivism is Incompatible with Biblical Teaching
• Is the Singular "Name" of Matthew 28:19 Theologically Significant?
• The Oneness of God and Baptism in Jesus’ Name are not Joined at the Hip
• A Fundamental Challenge to Calvinistic Theology
  
• Will God Forgive Intentional Sin?

Theology Proper (The Person of God)

• Christology
• The Development of the Doctrine of the Trinity
• Understanding the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
• Plural Pronouns Used for God
• Jesus, the Voice, and the Dove
• Ye are Gods
• What Did Stephen See?
• Is a Chalcedonian Christology Coherent?
• Jesus' Prayers
• The Dual Nature of Christ
• Love in the Godhead?
• In What Manner is Jesus Considered "God" in Oneness Theology?
• Oneness vs. Trinity--A Reason for the Different Theologies
• Oneness/Trinity Debate--Areas of Agreement and Disagreement
• Trinitarianism: Modified Tritheism
• Was it Possible for Jesus to Sin? -- Updated!
• Why Be a Trinitarian?
• Eternal Father, Eternal Son?
• How Can God's Fullness "Fit" in Such a Tiny Place as Christ?
• Avoiding the Achilles Heels of Trinitarianism, Modalistic Monarchianism, and Nestorianism: The Acknowledgement and Proper Placement of the Distinction Between Father and Son
• A Oneness View of Jesus' Prayers
• Can God be God if the Incarnation is Permanent?
• Yahweh or Jesus: What is God's Name?
• Christology is Discovered Soteriologically
• "I Will" or "We Will": How Many Wills Does Jesus Have?
• We Cannot Avoid "Nature"
• Non-Biblical Vocabulary: Does it Make the Trinity False?
• Where is God?: Exploring the Nature of Omnipresence
• Jesus' Prayers: It Doesn't Take Two Persons to Tango
• Does God Know When Now Is?: Revisiting God's Relationship to Time
• Reifying Natures = Two Persons
• Did God Leave Jesus on the Cross Prior to Jesus' Death?
• Patripassianism and the Death of God
• The Present Knowledge of Christ
• God is a Person
• Acts 9:3-5 is Not a Prooftext for the Deity of Christ
• How do we know God is good?
• John 14:23 et al: Does Jesus’ Use of Plural Personal Pronouns Prove that Jesus and the Father are Different Persons?
• Echad, Yachid, and the Oneness of God
• Is an Omnipotent and Omnibenevolent God Incoherent?
• Who Is In the Driver's Seat?: Identifying the Conscious, Active Agent in Christ
• John 16:12-15 – The Spirit will speak on behalf of the Son?
• How divine appearances and the angel of YHWH can illuminate the meaning of "the form of God" and shed light on Jesus' prayers

Theology Proper, Q & A

• Are We Jesus?
• Fulness of God
• One With Jesus
• Is the Name of the Messiah "Yeshua?"
• A Trinitarian's Struggle With the Oneness Doctrine
• Why Such an Insistence on a Chalcedonian Christology?
• If Jesus Was the Father, Why Would He Pray to the Father?
• Is Trinitarian-Bashing Right?
• In the Incarnation Did God Become a Man, or Indwell a Man?
• Does Numbers 23:19 Mean That God Can Not Be Incarnated as a Man?
• What Is the Significance of "Son of God" and "Son of Man?"
• Are We Little Gods?
• Did the Father Become Sin?
• Is Mary the Mother of God?
• God's Name Was Not Secret
• Yahweh, Jehovah, or Jesus?
• Is Genesis 1:26 Translated Properly?
• Angels or a Trinity?
• Does Romans 8:26 Teach a Second Person in the Godhead?
• You Have Not Seen the Father
• Is "Father" a Name or a Title?
• How Could Jesus Be Anointed by God if He Is God?
• The Identity of the Son of God in Oneness Theology as Compared/Contrasted to Jehovah's Witnesses and Trinitarianism
• The Preexistence of the Son?
• Does Oneness Theology Deny Jesus' Deity?
• In What Manner is Jesus Considered "God" in Oneness Theology?
• Will We See the Father and Jesus in Heaven?: The Meaning of "and" in the Greeting Passages
• Jesus: The Visible God
• Proverbs 30:4--What is the Name of His Son?
• Revelation 1:4--Greetings from the Trinity?
• Christ's Human Consciousness in Light of the "I am"
• My Father is Greater Than I
• Revelation 5: Evidence for the Trinity?
• Understanding the Significance of Distinctions
• Did the Divine Spirit Leave the Body of Jesus?

Hargrove, Beaux

• The Serpent Seed Doctrine Examined

Kidwell, Lance - Lance Kidwell attended Christian Life College and has served in a variety of ministries.

• The Question of Titles

  Moehlenpah, Arlo - Arlo Moehlenpah holds a B.S. from Washington University, a M.S. from the University of Minnesota, and a Doctor of Science degree from Washington University in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in physical science. He also graduated from Apostolic Bible Institute (B.A.) and has taught and served in various administrative positions at Gateway College of Evangelism, Conquerors Bible College and Christian Life College as well as teaching chemistry at Macalester College, Wisconsin State University and San Joaquin Delta College. Among the many courses that he teaches is a geology course which deals with the creation versus evolution issue. He also has a web ministry at www.DoingGood.org.

• Evolution - Science or Religion?

Willis, Clinton - Clinton Willis is the president of the Biblical Apostolic Organization.

• A Collection of Evidence Against the Traditional Wording of Matthew 28:19

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