Library of Articles
Let's Go Soul Winning or Let's Go Witnessing. Which is Right?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 4, 2026
Both soul winning and witnessing are borrowed from programs that do not belong to the Body of Christ. This article examines Paul's actual commission and vocabulary for declaring the gospel of grace, and why neither term captures what he was actually doing.
When Did Paul's Gospel Begin?
Posted by Edward Cross on June 4, 2026
Paul's gospel was a mystery kept secret since the world began, given by direct revelation of the risen Christ at Acts 9. This article shows why it could not have been preached before Paul, and why his very forgiveness as a blasphemer proves an entirely new dispensation had begun.
Once Saved, Always Saved: The Eternal Security of the Believer in the Body of Christ
Posted by Edward Cross on May 30, 2026
The believer in the Body of Christ cannot lose salvation — not because God winks at sin, but because salvation rests entirely on Christ's finished work and the seal of the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption. This article builds the positive case from Paul's epistles and answers the passages most often raised against it.
Repentance Rightly Divided: What Paul Meant — and What He Did Not
Posted by Edward Cross on May 29, 2026
Paul never preached repentance of sins as a condition of salvation. He preached repentance toward God — a change of mind from unbelief to acknowledging the truth of the gospel. This article traces repentance through the prophetic program, Paul's salvation context, and the believer's walk, showing where each belongs.
Can I? Should I? Will I? Answer to Questions
Posted by Edward Cross on October 7, 2023
Liberty, grace, and the leading of the Spirit answer the three questions a believer faces in every decision — Can I? Should I? Will I? Paul gives the Body of Christ plain, practical footing for daily choices, grounded in grace rather than law.
The Hope of the Gospel
Posted by Edward Cross on October 2, 2023
The hope of the gospel is not a future reward to be earned but Christ in you — the present, sealed reality of being complete in Him and seated in heavenly places. This article examines why the hope Paul describes transforms the believer's walk from striving to gratitude.
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