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Study Guide for the "Olivet" Prophecies (Part 2) (9/10)
Study Guide for the "Olivet" Prophecies (Pt 3)
(9/10)
God's Boardroom
(8/10)
Can a Sinner be Used by God? (8/10)
What is
Fornication? (8/10)
A Legacy of Understanding (8/10)
Are there
two LORDS in Genesis 19:24 (7/10)
Born Again
(7/10)
You Must Be Born Again! (7/10)
Just What Do You Mean, The Bible?
(7/10)
Lifespan Management
(7/10)
John 1:
The Word with God--How not Who (6/10)
Apocalypse:
Now? Later? Never? (5/10)
Getting
To The Nub of Matters (5/10)
If I
had to do it all over again and knew what I know now . . .
(4/10)
Jesus Claimed No Past Eternity (4/10)
If
There Was Just One Book... (2/10)
Study Guide for the "Olivet Prophecies"
(2/10)
Haiti--The Right Christian Response
(1/10)
Doesn't Anybody Read Anymore? (1/10)
Coping
with Reality (12/09)
What Is a "Christian"? (11/09)
Is
America Finished? (10/09)
Things Jesus Said, Part 3: Who Are the Sheep, Who Are the Goats?
(10/09)
New Leader of the Free World (9/09)
Sorting It All Out ! (9/09)
Dante's Inferno: Is it Real? (Hell, Part Five) (8/09)
Defeating the "Religious Spirit"
(8/09)
How the Doctrine of the Immortal Soul Came to the Church (Hell, Part 4)
(8/09)
The
Ever-Changing You (8/09)
The
New Testament & the Immortality of the Soul
(Hell Part Three)
(7/09)
America--They're Changing What It Is (7/09)
But a
Body hast Thou Prepared Me (Heb 10:5)
(7/09)
Who Is The
Creator in Col 2:16? (7/09)
TaNaKh and the
Soul Hell, Part Two
(7/09)
Did Jesus
Preexist in Heaven? (7/09)
A Hellish
Beginning Hell, Part One (6/09)
Let's Argue
with God (6/09)
Time and
Chance (6/09)
Superfluity of Accumulations (6/09)
Genesis 1:26: The One God and the Many Angels (5/09)
Addenda to Supposedly Preexistence verses: "He was before me"; Who is
Melchizedek? (4-09)
Dallas One God
Seminar Announcement (4-09)
How Would God Vote?:
Why the Bible Commands You to be a Conservative --Book Review by Noel Rude
(4-09)
Our
World Is Changing (4/09)
Addenda to Biblical Verses Supposedly Supportive of Preexistence
(of Jesus) (4/09)
The Divine
Cornucopia (4/09)
Causeless Effects? (3/09)
Restoring Abrahamic
Faith -- A Book Review (2/09)
Unweaving the
Trinity (1/09)
Biblical Verses Supposedly Supportive of Preexistence (1/09)
Easy Pickings
(1-09)
9-1-1 Calls to
God (1-09)
Jesus on
Prayer (12-08)
Meanings of
Life (12-08)
Now that I'm an American (9-08)
Things That Jesus Said--Part 2 "Christians Should Bear Fruit
(9-08)
Kinds of
Theology (8-08)
"Either God or a
Madman or . . ." (7-08)
Yet
Another Music City Miracle! ("Saved" without the Trinity?)
(7-08)
Things That
Jesus Said--Part 1 "Actions
Speak Louder (7-08)
Are You Ready for The Return? (6-08)
Thinking Like An Artist (4-08)
The Bible
and the Life we're Supposed to Live (3-08)
When
Biblical Scholars Debate A report on the annual meeting of the
Society of Biblical Literature held in San Diego, November 2007
(1-08)
http://www.thebyteshow.com/Audio/RussDizdar/RussDizdar_SeanFinnegan_DiscussionOnTheTrinity1_TBS.mp3
An excellent on-air debate on the
Trinity and divinity of Jesus with my friend Sean Finnegan making the case for
One God -- Ken Westby (1-08)
For more on Sean's Trinity debate click on:
http://kingdomready.org/blog/2008/01/15/debating-the-trinity/
The Prophecy Pit
(1-08)
Updates on
the Biblical Monotheism Page (1-08)
A Possible
Framework for Biblical Chronology
(12-07)
Why God Requires Moral Behavior (11-07)
Striking a Balance (10-07)
Anna the
Prophetess and the Hope of Israel (8-07)
The Perfect Prayer
(8-07)
Shifting
and Sorting (7-07)
Ashes & Bones
(4-07)
The Man
Who Circumcised Jesus (4-07)
In the
Lord's Interests (4-07)
Apocaholics Anonymous (4-07)
The First Christian
Canon (3-07)
P.S. by Noel
Rude to article "Is Jesus the Great I AM"
(3-07)
Islam's "Sabbath" (2-07)
The
Uphill Battle (1-07)
Cain
and His Family (12-06)
Jesus the Apostle
(12-06)
The Will to Do Good
(11-06)
Mum's the
Word (11-06)
The
Mystery of Monotheism (11-06)
Angels and the Thirteen Sabbath Songs (11-06)
A Sabbath
Journey (11-06)
Why Doctrinal Reform is So Difficult (10-06)
The Humor of Jesus (10-06)
Is Jesus
the Great "I AM"? (10-06)
Who Saved Jesus?
(10-06)
Scholars...Who Needs
Them? (10-06)
Jesus: God or Son of God?
(10-06)
The
Angel Gabriel was not a Trinitarian (or Binatarian)
(10/06)
Three Commandments for a Long Life (10/06)
Looking for God in all the Wrong Places
(9/06)
The Joy of Bible Study (9/06)
A Sermon to
the Wind (8/06)
Lessons from the Temptation of Jesus
(8/06)
Profaning The Sabbath Day (8/06)
Parallelism: A Key to Interpretation
(8/06)
How Does Christ's Sacrifice Work to Forgive Sin? (7/06)
The LORD
and the Lord (7/06)
Should Jesus Be
Worshipped? (7/06)
"Jesus the Rabbi and His
Rabbinic Method of Teaching" -- Brian Knowles' review of Dr. Blizzard's
book (7/06)
What is the Spirit
of Antichrist? (6/06)
First Principles of the
Christian Faith -- Part 6 "Eternal Judgment"
(5/06)
Rethinking a Previous Column (5/06)
First Principles of the
Christian Faith--Part 5 "The Resurrection of the Dead (4/06)
Cause &
Effect (4/06)
A
Tale of Two Ages (3/06)
First Principles of
the Christian Faith--Part 4 "Laying on of Hands
(3/06)
An After-the-War Scenario (3/06)
First Principles
of the Christian Faith--Part 3 "The Doctrine of Baptisms"
(2/06)
The
Doomsday Business (1/06)
Getting
No Love (12/05)
Quite, Personal Faith (12/05)
First Principles of the
Christian Faith -- Part 2 "Faith Toward God" (11/05)
Learning to Walk Softly (10/05)
Story of
Samson, Story of Hope (9/05)
In the Wake of the Enlightenment (9/05)
Israel: A Sense of Proportion (8/05)
Jesus Symbol
of God (8/05)
Stingy Christians and a Generous God (8/05)
First
Principles of the Christian Faith--Part One
"Repentance from Dead Works
(8/05)
A Rambling Moan about the State of The Faith
(7/05)
Just What Do You Mean, Orthodox? (7/05)
Putting God to
the Test: What's so bad about it? (6/05)
Yearning for the Return (6/05)
Love Covers, Hate Exposes (5/05)
All Shook Up: What Modern Music
is Doing to Us (5/05)
The Rain on Our Parades (5/05)
What's the Point of Blogging? (4/05)
Abraham's Legacy
(4/05)
The Land Sabbath in
Modern Israel (4/05)
Winners Define "Orthodoxy" (4/05)
Faith Busters or Faith Builders
(3/05)
Slaughter at Sabbath
Services (3/05)
Personal Theologies: We All Have One
(3/05)
The
Sovereignty of God: His Place and Ours
(2/05)
The Future According to the CIA (2/05)
Perils of Popularizing (2/05)
Censorship in the Churches of God! (2/05)
The Irrational Fear of Becoming Laodicean--or Worse!
(12/04)
What
About Hanukkah? Story of the Maccabees (12/04)
Denominations: A good thing, or a bad thing?
(12/04)
Abortion and the
Sabbath (11/04)
The
Real Situation in the Pod (11/04)
A World
of Change (10/04)
The
Spirit of Treason (9/04)
The
"Church" -- A Divided House of Hate?
(9/04)
The Crème-Colored
Rolls Royce (8/04)
Fall
Cleaning (8/04)
Does Col 2:16 Do Away with Sabbath Celebrations?
(7/04) Adobe PDF file--please allow time to
load.
The Meanings of Moses'
Meekness (7/04)
Three
Taboo Subjects Not To Be Discussed
(7/04)
Understanding the Parable of the Unjust Steward
(5/04)
The Problem with Organized Religion (4/04)
Happiness: A Moral Obligation (4/04)
Musings on Ministry (4/04)
The Mess That Is "Church Doctrine" (4/04)
Understanding in Three Tiers
(3/04)
Identifying the "Garments and "Wineskins" of Luke 5:36-39
(2/04)
Two Scenes from Israel (2/04)
The Politics of Everything (2/04)
Forgetting The
Lesson of Balaam (1/04)
Where's The Power in The Church?
(1/04)
Which Language
Did Jesus Speak--A Reply (1/04)
Reconciling Myself to Art (1/04)
A
Hill of An Experience--Part II (12/03)
Can Bad Manners Make You Sick? (12/03)
The Underreported Holocaust (12/03)
Who's
Better Off Because You're Here? (12/03)
Getting At The Truth (11/03)
A Hill
of An Experience--Part I (10/03)
What Is Weak
About Strong's Concordance (9/03)
The
Gay Bishop Dilemma (9/03)
How
Do We Fulfill Mathew 5:20? (8/03)
What Matters Most: Achievement or Goodness? (8/03)
Papers from
the One God Seminars (7/03)
Found: The Perfect Diet! (Not) (7/03)
Living What Jesus Taught (7/03)
A
Terrible Court Decision (7/03)
The "Roots" Wrinkle
(7/03)
Which Adam Do You Follow? (7/03)
A Saddening Story
(5/03)
Powerism
(4/03)
On Being A Christian in Troubled Times (4/03)
Was Paul Confused About the Law? (3/03)
Why Go To All The Trouble? (3/03)
Making
Yourself Sick (2/03)
Adventures in Book Publishing (2/03)
World Government -- How it will
come into being (1/03)
Learning
From The Recurring Themes In The Pentateuch -- It's Deja Vu All Over Again (11/01)
Does
the Bible Teach that Christians are Required to Tithe? (6/01)
Did Abraham and
Jacob Tithe by Law? (6/01)
Who
Is "Lucifer"? (4/01)
What Was Jesus' "Good News"?
(2/01)
Back to Basics--Part One: The Kingdom of God (Hebrew Roots Feature,
Knowles 6/02)
Prayer Without
Ceasing -- A Lesson from Hebrew Spirituality
(Ward 12/02)
Bible Study Notes:
# 1
What is a "Pericope"? (9/02)
# 2
The Real Meaning of Torah (9/02)
# 3 Why Exegetical Confusion?
(10/02)
#4
Basic
Rules for NT Exegesis (10/02)
#5 Consider the
Historical Context (11/02)
#6 Establish
the Limits of the Pericope (11/02)
#7
Analyze The Grammar (12/02)
#8
Analyze
Important Words
(12/02)
Special Articles and Commentary
Rest In Peace A call to the neglected art of meditation. A world of peace and understanding await. (K. Westby 11/02)
A Dangerous World For Christians The legion enemies of Christianity don't care about the differences among us. Claiming to be a Christian is enough for blood to flow. (Knowles 11/02)
Why Be Religious? The Church of God wars all but put the Christian light under a dumpster. (Knowles 11/02)
Nabal -- The Ultimate Fool The fool has said in his heart there is not God. Are we ever guilty of such stupidity? (Dr Doug Ward 8/02)
The Ephrata Cloister: A Sabbatrian Commune in Colonial Pennsylvania The fascinating story of successes and failures of an utopian dream. (Dr Doug Ward 7/02)
Who Was Melchizedek? This mysterious Bible character has eluded definitive identity for centuries. Here is a surprising proposal. (Lavers 6/02)
How Authoritarianism Creates Hollow Men The credentials of true ministers are the quality of their relationship to God and their service to His people. Denominational "rank" means nothing to God. (Knowles 6/02)
Lincoln's Message for Today's America This God-conscious president has a sermon for America. (Knowles 6/02).
Back To Basics Belonging to the One and Only True Church isn't one of them. (Knowles 6/02)
The High Price of Truth-Telling Telling the truth can get you killed, which it frequently does. (Knowles 3/02).
A Case of Rigormortis Some Christians are showing the signs of it. Are you? (Westby 3/02)
We Are What We Speak Words can kill or heal. They can tear down or build up. They can reflect God or the devil. So what is it with us and our words? (Knowles 3/02)
The Real "Axis of Evil" Are we to
understand it in terms of three rogue nations or is there a bigger picture that
must be seen? (Knowles 3/02)
Spiritual Cause and Effect Spiritual success, like success
in any important area of life, is no accident. It is the result of certain
actions and attitudes. (Knowles 2/02) Approaching
Burnout At least on doctrinal disputes with alumni from his
old church organization. Tired of finding fights when he wasn't looking for any,
Brian Knowles vows to keep his mouth shut on doctrinal questions. Let's see how
long he lasts. (Knowles 1/02) A
Generation Is Passing
This month a preacher and a teacher died. Left behind is their legacy--they
can add no more. You and I are still working on ours. (Knowles 1/02) Is
There Treasure in King David's Tomb? Dr. Doug Ward gives an
insightful review and summary of Gary Arvidson's book, In search of: King
David's Lost Tomb & Treasure. (1/02) A
New Look at Prophecy In a lengthy survey of old assumptions
on end-time events, Steve Collins presents a challenging new view. You may not
come to his conclusions, but you will have fresh data to form you own new look
at prophecy. (1/02) Christian
Faith and Military Service Steve Collins searches the
Scriptures for justification of an anti-military service position...and finds
little. (1/02) Spiritual
Maturity -- How We Can
Achieve It (Knowles 1/02) Toxic
Faith A book review by Brian Knowles (12/01) Another
Presidential Pardon? Bill Clinton has done it again. This
time he has given intellectual cover for the perverted perpetrators of the
September 11 attack on America. (Knowles 11/01) The
Barbarians Are At The Gates Ancient
Rome wasn't up to the challenge and it collapsed. How will we fare? (Knowles 10/01) Getting
Back To Basics
What do you really know that you know for sure? What can you depend on
if everything around you proves false? (Knowles 10/01) 7
Ways To Deal With Evil Now
that people will admit to the existence of evil (after 9/11/01) the question
becomes how do we confront it? As a nation, as an individual? (Knowles 10/01) Are
Christians Called To Pacifism? Is
it pass the Bible or pass the ammunition in the face of attack? Or both?
Actually the Bible is quite clear on the subject of defense and war. (Knowles 10/01) Writing
Into The Ether Does anybody read what I write? I'm sure
there are a few who do, but I must ask myself, is it worth the time and effort?
Why do I bother?... I have my reasons. (Knowles 9/01) When
It Comes To Heroes . . . In a moving tribute, Brian Knowles
reveals his greatest hero. (8/01 Precursors
to Tyranny Is our democracy becoming socialistic? The
answer should be obvious. But socialism is not benign; it's a big step toward
tyranny. Look for these signs.... (Knowles 8/01) Constructive
Disagreement: Is It Possible? It probably is, but my
experience with the Church of God community speaks otherwise. But I remain
hopeful. (Knowles 8/01) Environmental
Marxism -- Deadly Threat It's become a religion and a giant
power grab. It is also the enemy of Christianity. (Knowles 6/01) Thoughts
About The Thought Police
Their power is growing, not waning. They stand ready to enforce politically
correct speech & thought. They patrol everywhere, including your local
church. (BK 6/01) Miracle
on Highway 93 If you
doubt miracles still happen, read this. (Vines 5/01) The
Real "Ark Mystery" Dr. Doug Ward answers the
questions, What happened to the Ark of the Covenant? and Does it Matter? (5/01) A
Radical Proposal A four-point proposal for the various
Church of God groups to clean up their act. Who will be the first to take the
challenge? (BK 4/01) Cars
Don't Grow From The Ground Here is how it all works: Man rules
and fashions the earth; God rules and fashions man. We know how to make
Cadillacs out of the earth, but just how is God working his raw
material--us? (KW 4/01) What's
Wrong With This Picture? Sperm donors in demand as our culture
moves to re-engineer the modern family. The results are frightening, but no
matter, what counts isn't the pathetic misery kids experience growing up in
these dysfunctional settings, but who's behind the reforms. (BK 4/01) The
Nature of The Beast We are
not getting the true scoop about what is happening between Israel and its
Arab enemies. The news is doctored to help the enemies of Israel. The question
is...why? (BK 2/01) Heads
Up: Persecution Is On The Way Western post-Christian culture
has painted a target on Christians. Should we stand up to defend the Faith? (BK 2/01) Pastor
Joseph Kimani of East Africa.
Read about the purpose of his recent trip to the USA and his ministry to his
brethren in Kenya. 12/00 The
Futility of Arguing in Authoritarian Cultures You've heard of
the expression "Whistling Dixie past the graveyard" -- it may make you
feel better, but it worthless to providing any real safety. Likewise for open
debate in closed churches. (BK 12/3/00) Is
There Any Hope for Israel? Short-term the picture is grim.
Mid-term it is grimmer. Long term there is hope. (BK 10/29/00) When
Kings Go To War For one thing, they usually don't do the
fighting and don't get killed--which makes it easier for them to go to war. The
worse the leaders the worse the wars. What is the present quality of our
leader/kings? Do we really get the leaders we deserve? If so, it's a scary
prospect. (9/27/00) The
Right to Bear Arms Takes Another Hit No trivial matter just of
concern to "gun nuts." An essential safeguard for every man, woman and
child is being seriously threatened. Brian Knowles (9/10/00). Israelites,
Gentiles, and The New Covenant Surprise--The Gospel is found in
the Old Testament. Ken Ryland (8/14/00). Frogs
in the Pot The status quo is not where the churches of God
should find rest. We are called out of our comfort zone to do battle against the
everywhere forces of darkness. Does someone have a battle plan? Brian Knowles (8/8/00). Postmodernism:
More Dangerous than Darwinism? It is corrupting the intellectual
underpinnings of the next generation. Reason, logic and facts are out the
window. Truth doesn't need to be discovered, it can be created. Brian Knowles (8/6/00). Who
Are The "Walking Wounded" of Churches? Hot off the
press is a new book written by Brian Knowles, Because
There Was No Shepherd. It introduces us to the walking wounded and
how they got wounded. Most importantly, it lays out a program for healing the
wounds so walking wounded need not be a permanent state. Read this article and I
think you will want to get the book. 8/4/00 Preparing
To Abandon Taiwan? Brian Knowles takes aim at the double-crossers
who would turn their backs to a friendly democratic nation in favor of a
communist enemy nation. Posted 6/16/00 The
Gun Control Issue: Exercise in Demagoguery What are the
anti-gun forces really after? Safety? or Power and Control? Posted
4/2/00 Pope
and Arafat Sign Pact What business does the Vatican have in
siding with the Arabs against the Jews? Is Jerusalem to become an
"international city"? Prophecy may give us a clue. Posted
2/15/00 The
Sabbath: "Worthless Manna"? Posted
2/3/00 Which
Language Did Jesus Speak--Aramaic or Hebrew? The argument
continues. You be the judge. The
Lone Ranger Brian Knowles pays tribute to the disappearing
breed of men and women of character who were proud to wear "white
hats." Science
Has Discovered . . . The Amazing 7-Day Cycle! Creation was
made to move to the beat of the Creator and that beat is Seven. Religious
Disinformation -- A Growing Problem Rumors fly about this
or that new discovery in Israel, secret government plots to hide either Noah's
or the Temple's Ark, miracles, and so on. If ever Christians needed a
"crock detector" -- it's now. Sun
Tzu & Modern Chinese Strategy The Chinese have a
plan and it's not good news for the USA and other free nations. When you find
out what they're up to, you may see red. One
More Nail In The Family Coffin
Do your children belong to you or to the State? As it now stands, father
(or mother) doesn't know best--the Nanny State does. The
Pope & The Archbishop--Where Are They Headed? The Roman
pontiff flexes his muscle and redefines doctrine. Meanwhile the Church of
England fades. What's ahead? Great
Joy In Tribulation!
Hmong Christians stand up for their faith and pay the ultimate price. Freedom:
How to Preserve It? Freedom isn't the natural state of mankind
under governments, in fact, it is rare. How long will we in America keep it? Moral
Leadership--From Whence Does It Come? Parents are working, TV is
running, and kids want to be cool. Concerning
Coffins, Tables & Eyes You have eyes, but does God
consider them "good eyes"? The
Devils We Don't Know These devils are in Africa and they
kill, rape, and enslave Christians. Why don't we bomb them? Is it because they
are Islamic and they only kill Christians? What's
Secret About It? What's
happened to our military leaders? Have they gone crazy or have I? Monkey
See, Monkey Do Yesterday's
Taboos Today's "Lifestyle Choices" Witch
Army? What God Empowers A Lesson From Littleton Sex,
Liberals, Conservatives, and the Bible Big
Brother Gets Wheels Gary Arvidson's Daniel
11:40-45 Outline Disarming
the Populace -- Agenda Proceeds Apace Q & A on The
Sabbath Individual Judgments
and Responsibility
Underestimating
God, Overestimating Evil A common mistake, but one that blurs
our vision and fills our lives with unfounded fears.
Hollywood works hard to portray America awash in guns and violence. With this
cartoon of America in mind, Big Government comes to our rescue. It will
confiscate guns from the law abiding. Don't you feel safer already?
It doesn't get much more revolting than
this. Here is what "defining deviancy downward" is all about. Put the
sign painters to work as God is renaming our land "Sodom."
Move over military chaplains and make room
for pagan priests and priestesses. Your tax dollars will now insure that the rituals of
witchcraft can be practiced by our men and women in uniform. Is this a great country or
what?
There is no shortage of words from
preachers of every sort. God, however, is quite particular which words he chooses to
bless.
Missed in the coverage . . . a young
Christian martyr receives her White Robe.
Sex myths, ignorance, and extremes abound. Let's get
the biblical facts straight.
Big Brother is now riding shotgun in your Chevy's back seat.
Black box surveillance means further erosion of your privacy.
This is a detailed compliment to Gary's presentation on ACD's Cyber Services
4/24/99. His time was limited on our phone conference to expand on his revolutionary
thesis on this central end-time prophecy. In a coming presentation Gary will lay out
the implications to end-of-the-age scenarios if Daniel 11:40-45 has a historical
fulfillment. (Tune in weekly at 11 AM Pacific Time: Dial: 918-222-7158.)
Brian Knowles' opinion piece in the wake of the murders in Littleton, Colorado
A question and answer style discussion of various
topics relating to the Sabbath day.
A dialogue on how the individual, church, and
ministry relate in matters of authority, decisions, and accountability.