The Bread Axiom Introduction

Topics I’ll be covering

What this channel is about

The Christian Life

Apologetics

Topical Studies

Methods of Study

Studying Tools

Good Books for Study

How I want to do things

I’m just a man, like everyone else

I’m not a teacher, I’m just passionate

I’m not God (should be obvious)

Honesty, integrity, a lack of authoritative teaching, thoughtful

Approachable

Much deeper than surface level discussions and the baseline topics/questions

Leverage discernment

Why I feel it’s necessary to do these kinds of things

Translation inconsistencies

Revelation 13:8 NASB95

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

vs

Revelation 17:8 NASB95

“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come.

1 John 5:7–8 NASB95

For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

Romans 14:10 NASB95

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Romans 14:10 NASB2020

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+14%3A10&version=NASB

Doctrinal dogmatism (using the Protestant vision of “The Church”)

Dogmatic teaching of doctrines which are heavily contested

Anathematizing doctrines outright which are heavily contested

Compounding salvific knowledge (“The Gospel”) to include these doctrines; affirmative or negative

Overextended authority in preaching

Part of doctrinal dogmatism, but more so the practice of teaching something “…is true..” even when contested

Practices like saying, “The translation is more accurately {x} in the Greek.”

Preaching Jesus was “omniscient” even in his human-form

“The Search for ‘The Church’”

Catholicism vs Protestantism

Tradition vs Heresy

A discussion about the things we divide over and their impact

1 Corinthians 11:19 NASB95

For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.

Galatians 5:19–21 NASB95

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Do we divide over things that are essential, not because they can lead to bad conclusions, but simply because we disagree

The idea of dividing on the sole basis of voicing an idea rather than judging the consistency of conclusions

(ties into dogmatism)

“Waking up from our slumber”

To “love God” in the Biblical sense means to pursue Him and placing Him first. This is a cliche, but that can’t be helped. Cliches are full of wisdom for a reason. If we simply bask in presupposing the work of our forefathers was sufficient, and we simply passively rest in what is taught to us, we aren’t really “pursuing” anything by any reasonable definition of the word.

On top of that, how did our forefathers pursue knowledge of Christ?

They went to the source(s).

They devoted themselves to prayer and reading.

Ways to study and my study methods

Start with free ways

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Always listen to teachings or lectures by the author before buying any of their books

If you can’t invest time watching them speak, you likely won’t read what they think

Safeguard yourself and your resources from frivolous spending just because of a recommendation

You may not agree with, or are confident a particular set of beliefs they hold are incorrect

Books that helped me greatly

Remember that discernment is always implied

A recommendation is always to be taken assuming not everything is endorsed