"Ekklesia" Apologetics

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Today's Church vs Biblical Ekklesia

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by Neil Jennings Braithwaite What most people today recognize and define as "church,"including their various doctrines, creeds an...

Today's "Church" - A Brief Historical Perspective

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by Neil Jennings Braithwaite   By the late third century, the " ekklesia " that Yahshua (Jesus) Messiah said he would build had...

The Apostle Paul on Personal Rights and the Gospel (Exposing the myth that paid pastors is Biblical)

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by Neil Jennings Braithwaite   When referring to "pastor" and "church" in this post, please understand the concern is...

Church Wars: The consequence of being out of God's will

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by Neil Jennings Braithwaite For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who a...
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Shepherding Backwards

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by Neil Jennings Braithwaite  “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and n...

"Tithing and Clergy Salaries"

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" Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit... " -The Apostle Paul “ Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. B...

The Rich Young Pastor

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  by Neil Jennings Braithwaite    One day Yahshua met a pastor who had grown-up in the church, attended Christian college and seminar...

"The Thessalonian Road to Self-Support"

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“What pay do I get, then? It is the privilege of preaching the Good News without charging for it and without claiming my rights in my...

"An Obstacle to the Gospel"

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For it is written in the Law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is con...

"The Pastoral Office of the Modern Church is not Biblical"

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The head pastor is a fundamental figure within the church who is met with praise, accolades, and reliance upon to dispel the Word of God to...

"Tithing has been Abolished"

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There is a favorite Bible verse that many Christian leaders tout when the monetary is needed to fill the coffers of the church. The pastor ...

There is no Biblical Defense for Paid Pastors/Elders

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I came to believe that there was no valid support or defense for paying the salary of a pastor or elder while I was at Southeastern Baptis...

Tithing: Low-Realm, Obsolete & Defunct

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This book is about much more than tithing or not tithing. It's about setting people free from a wrong, religious mindset so they can ...