Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. In this video, we are going to attempt to continue our study in rightly dividing the book of Hebrews. We left off at the five points that Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer was about to make to prove why Hebrews does not apply to our dispensation (the Church age). Let’s study these five points in One Book Rightly Divided and compare them with the truth we find in the Bible. Please join me in this important dispensational study.
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Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. In this video, we are going to attempt to rightly divide the book of Hebrews. As I have mentioned before, I believe in the principals of dispensationalism, but I also believe that those principals are taken too far by many King James Bible Believers. One example of this is the classification of a book of the Bible to be not dispensational for us based on poor contextual evidence. In these cases, the main evidence is usually the fact that the book was written to the Jews, and that it contains information that does not line up with a doctrine the classifying individual holds to be true. This, however, is a backward formula for classifying a book dispensationally. One cannot classify scripture based on presumed doctrine. The individual then runs the risk of validating false doctrine by twisting scripture. Instead, a thorough study of the book’s context should be conducted, comparing it to other portions of scripture. I will again be quoting from Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer’s book, One Book Rightly Divided while presenting my case. In this video, I will be examining what Dr. Stauffer believes about the book of Hebrews and how it should be categorized dispensationally. In this part 1, we will be focusing on the topic of who the book was written to, and who wrote it. There is a large debate over whether or not Paul wrote the book of Hebrews. We will examine the evidence Dr. Stauffer presents against Paul’s authorship and other evidence that supports his authorship. Please join me in this important dispensational study. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. This is the final video in our study on faith. In this study we will read through Romans chapters 3-5 and focus on what these chapters teach about faith. We will see how much of this passage confirms what we have already studied about the connection between faith and sanctification. We will also see many Paul use many illustrations from the life of Abraham which are very similar to the things we read in Hebrews. Please join me in the video study for more information on these topics. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. This is the fifth video in our study on faith. In this study we will read through Hebrews chapter 11 and focus on what the chapter teaches about faith. We will also read some of chapters 10 and 12 to understand the context of chapter 11. Many people feel that the book of Hebrews does not dispensationally apply to the church age due to the material found in chapter 10 (and other places). While this study will focus on faith, I will take the opportunity to point out some dispensational truths about Hebrews. Please join me in the video study for more information on these topics. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video in our series on “rightly dividing.” I just uploaded the video entitled Rightly Dividing Sealed With the Holy Spirit yesterday. Then my wife and I decided to try watching a sermon by Pastor Charles Lawson entitled The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints. While watching that sermon, I remembered why I haven’t been watching Pastor Lawson lately. He has been so off on his teaching lately (especially on Romans 11) that I have not been able to listen without feeling sick. Incidentally, that is the reason why I seem to be quoting Bryan Denlinger so often in my corrective videos. It is not because I hate Bryan, or feel that he is a false teacher. It is because he is one of the only teachers I can stomach watching lately. Yes, there may be some things that are off in his videos, but there are also many good things. However, I am glad I worked up the nerve to watch this video by Pastor Lawson (even though he mentioned Romans 11 again). While watching, my wife noticed that he mentioned the same exact incorrect statement about Ephesians 1:13-14 that I pointed out in Bryan’s video. The statement was, “We are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise until the day of redemption.” I wanted to take the opportunity to point this out in Pastor Lawson’s video, so that you can see the same lie being quoted by two different people. If that statement in not in the Bible, but it is being quoted word for word by two different people, then where did it come from. I believe that this is proof of the fact that it is a lie from Satan in an attempt to twist the word of God in our minds. Please watch the video to see what I am talking about. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video in our series on “rightly dividing.” This study will focus on Ephesians 1:13-14, and especially the phrase “sealed with the Holy Spirit” as it pertains to the doctrine of eternal security. Many people read this passage and then summarize it by saying that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise until the day of redemption. However, a close examination of the passage will show that this summary is not accurate to what is actually being said. There are two key words in this passage: sealed and earnest. To understand the passage, we must first understand the definition of these two words as used within the passage. Join me in this video study as we discuss the meaning of these words, and rightly divide scripture through examination of context and comparison with other scripture. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. This is the fourth video in our study on faith. I know that I told you that the fourth video would be a study on Hebrews 11. However, while creating this study I realized that it was necessary to create another video before engaging in a chapter study in the book of Hebrews. As I have mentioned before, I believe in the principals of dispensationalism, but I also believe that those principals are taken too far by many King James Bible Believers. One example of this is the classification of a book of the Bible to be not dispensational for us based on poor contextual evidence. In these cases, the main evidence is usually the fact that the book was written to the Jews, and that it contains information that does not line up with a doctrine the classifying individual holds to be true. This, however, is a backwards formula for classifying a book dispensationally. One cannot classify scripture based on presumed doctrine. The individual then runs the risk of validating false doctrine by twisting scripture. Instead, a thorough study of the book’s context should be conducted, comparing it to other portions of scripture. I have deeply studied this topic before forming the beliefs that I am presenting today. To prove that I am not ignorant on the topic of dispensationalism, I will be quoting from Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer’s book, One Book Rightly Divided while presenting my case. This is not the only book I have read on this topic, but it is one that is accepted by many advocates of dispensationalism (and it serves as a good example for the points I would like to make). In this video, I will be examining what Dr. Stauffer believes about the application of faith across different dispensations. I will be comparing what is stated in his book against the truth of the word of God. Then, in a future video, I will also examine what Dr. Stauffer says about the dispensational classification of the book of Hebrews (and how that lines up with the truth found in the word of God). Please join me in the video to learn more on this topic. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. This is the third video in our series studying the topic of faith. Today we are going to conduct a word study on the word “faith” as it appears in the Gospels and the book of Acts. I will reveal each relevant scripture as a bullet on our Power Point slide with a corresponding blurb that summarizes that passage. I will then switch over to Sword Searcher and discuss that passage. When we are done discussing all of the passages, you will have a page in which each bullet is revealed (providing you with notes for your own studies). Let’s dive into the video and study this topic together. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. This is the second video in our series studying the topic of faith. Today we are going to conduct a phrase study on the phrase “the faith.” The general use of this phrase in the Bible is synonymous with Christianity or the Way. However, a detailed phrase study on this topic will help us to gain valuable insight into the nature of faith and how it is connected to sanctification. For more details, please join me in this video. Hi, I’m Ray Melograne and this is another Real Life video. This video is the beginning of a series studying the topic of faith. Today we are going to answer the question, “What is faith?” From there, we will continue with a phrase study on “The Faith,” a study on “Faith in the Gospels and Acts,” a study on “Hebrews 11” and finally a study on “Romans 3-5.” In my video on “The Doctrine of Baptisms,” we saw that Hebrews 6:1-2 lists faith as one of the principal doctrines of Christ. Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Hebrews 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Many people think that faith is just belief (belief in something you cannot see), but the Bible does not agree with this definition. I have mentioned this in several of my past videos. In my video entitled “What Is The Resurrection” (at the 41 min marker) I discussed it passionately and even accused people of not knowing what faith really is. I can’t make a statement like that without backing it up by a detailed study on faith, so let’s dig into the word and see what the real definition of faith is. |
AuthorJohn 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (AKJV).” John 17:3 “And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent (AKJV).” Real Life is a King James Bible believing ministry that endeavors to teach the true spiritual meaning of the terms “life” and “eternal life.” Understanding these spiritual terms should have a profound impact on our pursuit of the knowledge of God. Through personal study of the Bible and development of our personal relationship with God, believers have the opportunity to pursue eternal life. Archives
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