by Josiah Nichols | Feb 24, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation, Holy Spirit, Salvation
“Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5, ESV) Introduction It has been an exciting ride trying to understand and share the gospel with baptismal regenerationist Norm...
by Josiah Nichols | Feb 17, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation
“Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” (1 Peter 3:21, ESV) Introduction One other passage which got me through a Restoration...
by Josiah Nichols | Feb 15, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation, Church Denominations
Introduction “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.”...
by Josiah Nichols | Jan 25, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Church Denominations
Introduction Growing up in the sister movement of the Churches of Christ, Independent Christian Church, and attending a “Restoration” college, I have a general understanding of Churches of Christ history and traditions associated with it. Many of the traditions are...
by Josiah Nichols | Jan 13, 2022 | Bible Interpretation
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve” (1 Timothy 2: 12 – 13, ESV) Introduction Women being pastors has been a controversial topic for over the past one hundred years,...
by Josiah Nichols | Jan 11, 2022 | Bible Interpretation, Church, Sin, Worship
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” (Matthew 18:20, ESV) Introduction Throughout my years in Bible college, I have heard many students use the above Bible verse to say one can have a prayer meeting, or a church with just two or...
by Josiah Nichols | Jan 6, 2022 | Abortion, Bible Interpretation
“When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, … But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life,” (Exodus 21:22a, 23, ESV). Introduction There is much debate on the topic of abortion. Though it is legal in most of the...
by Josiah Nichols | Jan 4, 2022 | Bible Interpretation, Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Intro The following statement has been regurgitated many times over social media, and in many sermons, “We ought to whisper about what the Bible whispers about, and we ought to shout about what it shouts about.’ And the Bible appears more to whisper when it comes to...
by Josiah Nichols | Dec 24, 2021 | Bible Interpretation, Salvation, Sin, Social Justice
“Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.” (Colossians 3: 11). Introduction While this should be the title to a Babylon Bee article, this is becoming a problem in the...
by Josiah Nichols | Dec 23, 2021 | Bible Interpretation
Introduction I grew up in an Independent Christian Church from the Stone-Campbell Restoration movement. For the past 190 years the movement as a whole has taught the heresy of baptismal regeneration.[1] This movement has led to many false converts and people trusting...
by Josiah Nichols | Dec 23, 2021 | Apologetics, Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. (1 Timothy 3:1, ESV) For those of you thinking we are beating a dead horse on the debate between RA Fuentes and Andrew Rappaport, we probably are. However, it has been...
by Josiah Nichols | Dec 21, 2021 | Bible Interpretation
No, I am not a big game hunter, superhuman, or mighty warrior. Yet, I was told to be one when I sat in chapel at the Bible college I attended. This post is about spiritualizing a passage. The speaker at my Bible college had us open up to 2 Samuel 23:20: “And...
