Welcome to My Blog!
Welcome. My name is Reed K. Merino, author of Blueprint for a Revolution: Building Upon ALL of The New Testament! I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and…
“SOLA SCRIPTURA” CAN CAUSE OUR BECOMING CONDEMNED AS WELL AS OUR BECOMING COMPLIMENTED
“SOLA SCRIPTURA” CAN CAUSE OUR BECOMING CONDEMNED AS WELL AS OUR BECOMING COMPLIMENTED This essay is not addressed to you as an individual, but to the corporate form of Christianity in which you may find yourself: “Protestant,” Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Evangelical, Anabaptist, Fundamentalist,…
“The Slaughter of the Innocents” and God’s Intervention in our History
“The Slaughter of the Innocents” and God’s Intervention in our History This sad story was the Gospel reading for Sunday’s Eucharistic liturgy: Matthew 2:7…15 “Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared. He sent them…
A Journey From PhD Complexity to Fisherman Simplicity
A Journey From PhD Complexity to Fisherman Simplicity True Conversion to Jesus: Yielding to ALL of His Teachings, ALL of His Promises, ALL of His Commands, Plus Abandoning Your Adulthood for His Childhood! Authentic, Biblical Christianity – the “Christianity” that JESUS brought into being…
Another Tragedy Within Our Fractured Christianity
Another Tragedy Of Our Fractured Christianity: Churches Where It Is Easy To Be A Functional Unbeliever With Access To His Eucharist AND Churches Full Of Functional Believers With NO Access To His Eucharist! This morning, I was able to take a break from…
“Knowing” God, Like “Knowing” ANY Person, Means Knowing Them From the INSIDE!
“Knowing” God, Like “Knowing” ANY Person, Means Knowing Them From the INSIDE! Our ability to understand or wrap our minds around another person depends upon our ability to fit what goes on inside of their thoughts, their decision-making process, and their emotions into our…
How Jesus Fulfilled The Old Testament Sacrifices AND How You Take Part In His Sacrifice!
How Jesus Fulfilled The Old Testament Sacrifices AND How You Take Part In His Sacrifice! “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17)….
“That they may be one as we are …” – What I Learned From The “CHURCH OF CHRIST”
“That they may be one as we are …” – What I Learned From The “CHURCH OF CHRIST” All of the sincere movements to restore Christ’s Church to her apostolic foundations have been the result of some group of earnest Christians realizing that…
Is Your Jesus TOO “Divine”?
Is Your Jesus TOO Divine? We humans relate more easily to people we can see, hear, touch, and experience, rather than gigantic historical figures like George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. The Jesus I grew up with in church was sort of like an Abraham…
Soldiers CAN Make the Best Converts to Jesus’s Kingdom!
Soldiers CAN Make the Best Converts to Jesus’s Kingdom! Luke 8:5-13 “And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, begging Him, and saying, ‘Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, terribly tormented.’ Jesus said to him, ‘I will come and heal…
Biblical “Inspiration” Includes Careful Crafting And Purposeful Selection Of What Was Recorded
Biblical “Inspiration” Includes Careful Crafting And Purposeful Selection Of What Was Recorded “There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written”…
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