About the Author
Dr. Antonio W. J. Ferreira
Author · Researcher · Biblical Teacher
"Truth does not fear examination. Every doctrine deserves to stand before the testimony of Scripture."
A Lifetime of Seeking Biblical Truth
Dr. Antonio W. J. Ferreira has devoted more than two decades to the careful study of Scripture, biblical ethics, church history, and the relationship between faith and obedience. His passion is not merely to answer theological questions but to encourage believers to examine every doctrine in the light of God's Word.
Holding a PhD in Biblical Ethics from North-West University, South Africa, together with a Master of Theology from the University of the Virgin Islands and a Master of Biblical Counselling from North-West University, Antonio combines more than twenty years of academic research with a practical desire to make complex biblical subjects understandable for ordinary readers.
Rather than writing from the perspective of denominational tradition, he seeks to return readers to the Scriptures themselves, allowing the biblical text to speak with clarity and authority.
His writing explores subjects that many believers have never examined in depth, including the continuity of God's commandments, the historical development of Christian traditions, and the importance of testing long-held assumptions against the whole counsel of Scripture.
In 1986, Dr. Ferreira served as a young signalman in the South African Defense Force, where a simple classroom exercise about a message passed from person to person would return to him years later in a very different setting. A radical encounter with God on a mission trip to Botswana turned that same question — has the message stayed whole? — toward Scripture itself. Nearly twenty years of study, pastoral work, and evangelism later, When Wolves Guard the Flock is his answer.
Today, Antonio lives on Australia's Sunshine Coast with his wife, Linda, where they continue to encourage believers through writing, teaching, and fellowship.
Why I Write
A Personal Note
I do not write to create controversy.
I write because I believe every Christian should feel free to examine what they have always been taught.
If a doctrine is true, careful examination will strengthen it. If it cannot withstand Scripture, then we should have the humility to follow God's Word wherever it leads.
My desire is that every reader would become like the Bereans, who "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so."
Published Works
Books
When Wolves Guard the Flock
How Authority and Grace Were Used to Redefine Obedience
A courtroom investigation into one of Christianity's most important questions: has the Church remained faithful to the commandments of God, or has tradition quietly replaced them?
View the Book →A Biblical Counselling Perspective on Sexual Frustration in Marriage
A forthcoming study addressing one of the most under-discussed struggles within Christian marriage, examined through Scripture and biblical counselling.
True and False Conversions
A Christian Ethical Perspective on the Use of the Ten Commandments in Evangelism
An examination of what genuine conversion looks like, and how the Ten Commandments have been used — rightly and wrongly — in gospel proclamation.
More titles will appear here as future books are published.
Antonio also leads Ancient Path Fellowship, a community on the Sunshine Coast built on Jeremiah 6:16 — visitors seeking to walk faithfully in Scripture are always welcome.
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