The Prophetic Presbyterian & His Narrow Way

Jude 1–25 (ESV): Greeting 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,  To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:  2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.  Judgment on False Teachers 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.  5 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until...

 3 John 1–15 (ESV): Greeting 1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.  2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.  Support and Opposition 5 Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, 6 who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. 7 For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.  9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I wi...

 2 John 1–13 (ESV): The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, 2 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:  3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.  Walking in Truth and Love 4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. 5 And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch yourselves, so that you may ...

Jason Jimenez at the Christian Post writes… There is, however, an attempt to counter the interpretation of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, which details homosexuality as an “abomination,” by suggesting that it refers only to pagan practices or rituals centered around temple idol worship. But that’s not what you see in the context of Leviticus. In Leviticus, Moses lists sexual tiers from bad to worse: 1. adultery, 2. homosexuality, 3. incest, and 4. bestiality. These prohibitions are determined based on their rejection of the standard of moral living, especially regarding sexuality and marriage. Not according to Romans 1:18 - 32.   Romans 1:20 teaches that the Natural Telelogy (purpose) of the created order is to testify to  God’s  - not our - existence, attributes, & authority, and  Lev. 18 is a response to idolatry & sorcery in Egypt & Canaan & in the people in Lev. 17:7. Romans 1:18 - 32 responds to Greco-Roman idolatry & sorcery.   In addi...

From the Christian Post Combox : Advising against celibacy sounds absurd, but evidently some are advising people to remain homosexual but behave in a celibate lifestyle.  Her argument is that this is crazy and what people need is total deliverance from being gay at all. That is most assuredly the attitude of the God of the Bible and I applaud he for telling the truth. How is this at all biblical?  Where does the Bible actually state that people who are same-sex attracted need total deliverance from being homosexual **in this life?”  Even if the Bible teaches that all homosexual behavior regardless of motive, then it does not therefore follow that every homosexual, from God’s perspective, needs to be delivered from their sexual preference/orientation.  How so?  To paraphrase John L. Dagg, God’s attribute of justice involves his regulation of blessings & sanctionings which are good that He distributes non/arbitrarily, in good faith, & at His discretion—no...

This is the time of year in which the chattering class reminds everyone that the rainbow is a symbol of God’s promise not to destroy the world by way of a Flood.  Any references to it as a symbol of unity & diversity are overlooked, censored, and/or just plain forbidden.   The rainbow is far more than that.  It represents God’s battle bow turned upward because He would rather destroy Himself than fail His promises.  It also symbolizes God’s aegis, His own instrument of protection that prophesied over us all, reminding us of His aegis & that we ourselves, as lights in the world, are His aegis.  God’s covenant is both cut in love & underwritten by love.  Love liberates & protects (1 Corinthians 13).  The rainbow also symbolizes unity & diversity within the terms of the covenant itself.  How so? The terms of the covenant are with **all living beings** not just with a subset of them. The text repeats those terms five times - yet so...

Amy K. Hall at Stand To Reason has decided to offer her own rationale for failing to love people in the manner that God requires of us.  Let’s take a look.  Ms Rachel, a YouTuber who posts  learning videos for toddlers , made waves this week when she posted a  video  celebrating Pride Month on TikTok. After receiving some backlash, she  explained her position  this way: My faith is really important to me, and it’s also one reason why I love every neighbor. In Matthew 22, a religious teacher asked Jesus, “What’s the most important commandment?” And Jesus says to love God  and  to love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. There’s no greater commandments than these. I believe it’s mentioned eight times: Love your neighbor. So, yes, everyone belongs, everyone’s welcome, everyone is treated with empathy and respect. It doesn’t say, “Love every neighbor  except ….” There are so many reasons I...