Short Studies
Exhibits
Short studies on Scripture, obedience, and the traditions built around them — filed one entry at a time, ahead of the book's full case.
When Did Obedience Become a Burden?
Scripture distinguishes God's commandments from the burdens imposed by people. If 1 John says His commandments are not burdensome, who taught us to call them that? Read the Exhibit →
Written on the Heart Is Not Written Off
The New Covenant does not erase God's Law. Its own promise says where God intends to put it: in the mind and on the heart. Read the Exhibit →
Would You Change If Scripture Proved You Wrong?
It is easy to demand that others change when confronted with truth. The harder question is whether we are willing to do the same when Scripture challenges something we already believe. Read the Exhibit →
Israel Is Not an Excuse
A command cannot be dismissed simply because Israel first received it. Scripture itself decides what carries beyond that setting — not the label “Jewish.” Read the Exhibit →
A New Creation Is Not a New Law
2 Corinthians 5:17 describes what happens to a person in Christ. It was never a statement about which commandments still apply. Read the Exhibit →
A Certificate Is Not a Commandment
Colossians 2:14 says a record of debt was nailed to the cross. It never says the standard that recorded the debt went with it. Read the Exhibit →
Freedom Is Not License
Romans 6:14 says grace has replaced law's power over you. It never says grace replaced law's demand on you. Read the Exhibit →
Love Is Not a Loophole
Love was never given to cancel what God commanded. Scripture says it's the thing that finally fulfills it. Read the Exhibit →
Judgment Is Not Condemnation
Matthew 7 tells you not to condemn hypocritically. It never tells you to stop testing what's true. Read the Exhibit →
Disagreement Is Not Disproof
That people read a text differently doesn't mean the text has stopped saying anything. It means at least one of them is reading it wrong. Read the Exhibit →
Being Known Is Not Being Right
That God knows exactly what's in your heart has never been in question. What He does with that knowledge is. Read the Exhibit →
Sincerity Is Not Enough
A man can be completely sincere, entirely zealous, and still be building his life on the wrong foundation. Read the Exhibit →
Tradition Is Not Evidence
A claim repeated confidently for a thousand years is still, in a courtroom, just a claim. Read the Exhibit →
Grace Is Not Exemption
If obedience means hearing that leads to action, the Court has to ask what grace was actually given to do. Read the Exhibit →
What Obedience Really Means
Before the Court can rule on the case, it has to define the term everyone assumes they already understand. Read the Exhibit →
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