Welcome to “Cristocentric Biblical Studies!”
While most of this website covers the doctrine of election, eschatology and Israel and the Church, a lot of what you’ll find here pertains to Biblical Theology, which views the Bible as a whole. It considers the big picture, which then allows us to interpret the particulars within that picture. It aids in our understanding of the individual doctrines of the Bible (Systematic Theology). It requires a Christocentric approach. Here you’ll learn why the Lord Jesus Himself is the key to understanding the doctrines of the Bible. He is the fulfillment of all the promises, prophecies and teachings of the Old Testament. It all points to Him. We understand the Old Testament only as we understand that Christ is the fulfillment of it. Likewise, we understand the doctrines of the New Testament only as we understand how Jesus fulfilled those doctrines. We cannot understand either Testament unless we realize how central His fulfillment is in God’s plan and purposes.
This is especially important to understand as it relates to Israel and the Church. This is of particular interest to me, because this is where there’s so much confusion for Christians. At the heart of this confusion is Dispensationalism. It sees a distinction between ethnic Israel and the Church, where they have nothing to do with each other, where God still has a plan for Israel yet to be fulfilled in an earthly, millennial kingdom separate from the Church. However, with a truly Christocentric hermeneutic, we understand that Israel has its complete fulfillment in Christ and His Church. Since this is such an important doctrine, where so much of our interpretation of Scripture depends on which side of the fence we stand, a lot of studies on this website are devoted to this subject—where the Kingdom of Christ is also directly related.
Speaking personally, I was a dispensationalist for most of my Christians life—and the whole time I was always confused about what to apply to Israel under the Law and what to apply to the Church in the age of grace. However, when we understand that Jesus fulfilled all the promises to Israel, and that we are now living under the New Covenant of Christ, the confusion is removed.
Commentaries: I’ve written verse by verse commentaries on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Revelation. However, they’re not published. I used to have them on a website that no longer exists. They all need to be updated. If I ever get around to doing that, I’ll make them available again here.
The gospel of Christ: While most of this website is devoted to the doctrines already discussed, you will find other biblical studies here as well. In particular, I focus on the gospel of Jesus Christ. I think there’s enough websites that deal with theological issues, where my focus has been for many years. However, I don’t believe there can ever be enough websites that deal with the gospel message that changes lives and eternal outcomes. Therefore, I aim to have a good number of studies regarding the gospel message, as well. This includes several gospel tracts I’ve written. I’ve had two tracts published, one titled “Steps To Heaven?” and “Picture Heaven.” You may find them both on this website. You may also find them on the website where they’re made available. The website is Moments With The Book: Moments With The Book. Just type in the name of the tracts in their search bar.
I got saved as a result of reading a gospel tract, so I’ve always used them, especially in my early years. I can tell you from personal experience, they work. The Lord uses them. If people don’t come to faith in Christ as a direct result of reading a tract, the seeds of truth are being planted. And that’s what we’re to do; we’re to be out there spreading seeds of truth for the Lord to use in people’s hearts.
My hope and prayer is that the Lord will use this website to encourage faithfulness in sharing Christ with others. The gospel tracts and other resources that will be provided here can be used as a guide for knowing what truths we’re to share when presenting the plan of salvation. It’s also my goal to include articles that will provide some guidelines for knowing how to go about doing that.
Grab yourself a comfortable chair and enjoy your read.