PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

Room in the INN

| February 11, 2022

Room In The INN “There was no room in the inn” (Luke 2:7) (NASB, KJV, ESV). Whilst that is probably better translated, “no room in the guest house (NIV, CSB), let’s go.with the traditional, “No room in the inn”. For Jesus, there was no room in the INN. But with Jesus , for everyone and […]

Ephesians 3:20 – That Was A Weird Dream

| June 9, 2021

That Was a Weird Dream! Ever have a strange dream? Maybe the stranger question is, ever have a normal dream? “Weird”, “impossible”, supply your own extreme adjective. One question I want to ask God in eternity is, “Why did you make us to dream such weird things?” Think about it, our dreams defy the laws […]

Ephesians 5:15-17 – Serious Fun with Time

| December 4, 2020

We don’t need to make time for God. In fact, we can’t make time for God. God already made time, literally, and made time for us (Genesis 1). Time helps us imagine a time of no time which is beyond imagining. We, however, need to take time, use time, and find time, for God; because […]

A New Take On An Old Rule

| April 22, 2020

The Golden Rule is known more than applied (Mt.7:12). That’s as much a self-judgment as observation. I would like to take a different angle which might help.Instead doing to others as you would have them do to you, try this: Do to others what you already do for yourself. That is taught elsewhere such as […]

All Evangelize; Not All Evangelists

| April 20, 2020

A woman was the first witness (John 20). She was the first to tell of the good news. Christian Apologists see this as significant, since women were not considered reliable witnesses. Egalitarians see this as significant, calling this woman, the first “evangelist.” Complementarians also see this as significant, but not with the application made by […]

Genesis 1-2 – Why We Need Eden

| April 17, 2020

Caution: What the below article is, is an exercise in thinking; not a declaration of what definitely is. I am inviting you to think with me, with some application and conclusion; but also openness to it be wrong. That’s our warning! The Holy Spirit has Moses record, “God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be […]

Ephesians 2:8 Is Not What You Think

| March 9, 2020

What if I told you “not from works so that no one can boast” in Ephesians 2:8, does not include baptism – but not because of why you might think? It wasn’t what I thought either.1. Baptism is not a “work” of man, but is a “work” of God (Colossians 2:12). But that is not […]

Ephesians 5:18-19 – From Spirits to the Spirit?

| October 8, 2019

How and Why does Paul go from “And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled with the Spirit: speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs…. (Ephesians 5:18:19). I really like how the HCSB and CSB use the word “reckless” here. In English we can make the […]

Two Bumper Stickers – John 14:6

| November 25, 2018

Two bumper stickers, same car, same color pattern, impossible meanings when taken together. One said, “Be the Church.” The other said, written in symbols, “COEXIST”: for the letter “c,” a crescent moon representing Islam is substituted. for the letter “o,” the peace symbol or pagan/Wiccan pentacle is substituted. for the letter “e,” a male/female symbol […]

Exodus 20; Ephesians 6 – How To Honor Even Your Unworthy Parents

| November 21, 2018

You never know where a conversation will go. Sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, I saw an old man shivering. I asked, “Are you cold?” He responded, “Yes, I’ve been a Colts fan all my life.” I didn’t correct him. But somehow that led to, “Can I ask you a question? How does a grown […]