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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine.”

2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)

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Series • 15 Articles

The False Oneness Doctrine

Biblical answers to Oneness theology: Jesus is fully God, God the Son, but He is not the Father. One God, three distinct divine Persons.

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Series • 11 Articles Published

Water Baptism

A command of Jesus and an act of obedience, but it does not save, wash away sin, or apply His blood. What Scripture actually teaches.

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Bible Outlines

Full sermon and study outlines: primary texts, Greek word studies, historical background, and application, prepared for deeper study.

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Ephesians: The Armor of God

Standing firm in spiritual warfare: the whole armor of God from Ephesians 6:10–18, piece by piece. A verse-by-verse series in preparation.

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Expository Studies

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From the Old Testament to the New Testament: how Abraham and believers in Christ are counted righteous, and water baptism is not how
  • Expository Studies, The False Oneness Doctrine, Water Baptism

Why Reject Baptismal Regeneration and Oneness Doctrine

Why I reject two doctrines that distort salvation and the nature of God: that water baptism washes away sin, and that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one Person.
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There is no such thing as the sinner's prayer, but there is the prayer of the sinner, and God honors that prayer. Luke 18:9-14
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There Is No Such Thing as the Sinner’s Prayer

The sinner's prayer is not a formula found in Scripture. What Scripture gives is a publican pleading the blood in Luke 18, and a verdict from Jesus Christ about who went home justified.
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Article
For God so loved the world, John 3:16, with people of many nations gathered before the globe and the risen Jesus Christ
  • Expository Studies

The Gospel Is Not an American Gospel

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the gospel of God, and its promises were never issued to one nation, one race, or one culture. A KJV study of the gospel that reaches every nation.
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Scripture Supports the Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity, with an open Bible and a stone tablet reading One God, Three Persons, Eternal Truth, Forever Relevant
  • Expository Studies, The False Oneness Doctrine

Scripture Supports the Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity

The doctrine of the Trinity does not rest on one proof text. Over 200 KJV references gathered under headings: one God, three personally distinct Persons.
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Article
Banner reading I Am a Jesus Influencer, with a globe, a cross on a hill, and an open Bible, citing Matthew 28:18-20.
  • Expository Studies

I Am a Jesus Influencer

What it means to be a Jesus influencer: a KJV study of the Great Commission, Acts 1:8, and the calling to be a witness who points away from himself.
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Banner reading Be Not Conformed, Be Transformed, with a profile of a head filled with light and gears above an open Bible, quoting Romans 12:2 and Ephesians 4:23.
  • Expository Studies

Renew the Mind, Change the Life

The renewing of your mind is where God begins. A KJV study of Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23 and Colossians 2:8 on how changed thinking changes the life.
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Bible Outlines

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Light breaking through a dark blue background with the words: John 14:10 Jesus says, I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me, PrevailingWord.net
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I Am in the Father: Why John 14:10 Does Not Make Jesus the Father

Jesus could have said "I am the Father." He said something else. A study outline of John 14:8-11 on the Greek of "I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me," and why John 17 settles what that language means.
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A wooden boat on a storm-tossed sea with lightning and a break of sunlight through dark clouds, with the words: Luke 8:22-39, The Other Side of the Storm, PrevailingWord.net
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The Other Side of the Storm

Jesus told His disciples they were going to the other side before the storm ever rose. A study outline of Luke 8:22-39 (KJV) on the storm, the man delivered on the far shore, and what Scripture does and does not promise about suffering.
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A sunlit country road through green hills at sunrise, with the words: 2 Corinthians 5:17, The Extreme Life Do-Over, PrevailingWord.net
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The Extreme Life Do-Over: A New Creature in Christ

Many people want a life do-over. Scripture offers something greater than a fresh start on the old life. A study outline of 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV): what it means to be in Christ, what the believer now is, what is settled, and how this new life is received.
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2 Corinthians 4:3-4 - the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ
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Blinded Minds: Why the Gospel Is Veiled

A study outline on 2 Corinthians 4:3–4: why the gospel is veiled to those who are perishing, how the god of this world blinds unbelieving minds, and how God Himself opens a blinded heart through His Word and His Spirit.
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Acts 1:8 - you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses
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You Shall Be My Witnesses: Acts 1:8 and Water Baptism

A study outline on Acts 1:8: the power of the Holy Spirit given so that believers would bear witness to Jesus Christ, what Pentecost and Acts 10 demonstrate, and why water baptism testifies to the Savior rather than accomplishing salvation.
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Jesus Christ is not God the Father: the Word was with God, and the Word was God
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Jesus Christ Is Not God the Father Incarnate

A study outline on the biblical distinction between the Father and the Son: the eternal Word who was with God and was God, the Son (not the Father) who became flesh, the baptism of Jesus, the prayer of John 17, and the Father who sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
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Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

Habakkuk 2:2

The Prevailing Word of God notebook standing beside a coffee mug with a pen resting on the desk, with the words: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2
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