05 – The Son of Abraham

Chapter 5 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   The Messiah is the Son of Abraham. This was the provision in the Abrahamic Covenant. The Abrahamic Covenant is actually a set of three covenants, as the Covenant with Abraham was confirmed with Isaac and then Jacob. This trinity of covenants … Read more

04 – The Ark of Baptism

Chapter 4 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   The Messiah is the Ark of Baptism. This was a fulfillment in the Noahic Covenant. Peter, in his first epistle, instructs us that Noah’s Ark has an allegorical anti-type in Christ. Just as eight people entered into the Ark and was … Read more

03 – The Seed of the Woman

Chapter 3 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   The Messiah is the Seed of the Woman. This was the provision in the Adamic Covenant. While the Adamic Covenant is not stated explicitly, it has features of a Suzerainty Covenant. A Suzerainty Covenant is an agreement between a sovereign and … Read more

Love the Lord thy God

This was originally published May 28, 2007 Matthew 22:36-40 KJV Master, which is the great commandment in the law?  (37)  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heartG2588, and with all thy soulG5590, and with all thy mindG1271.  (38)  This is the first and great commandment.  (39)  And … Read more

02 – The Framework of  Messianic Theology | The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology

Chapter 2 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. Messianic Theology has as its core principle the doctrine of the Messiah. The OT Saints looked forward to the Messiah. New Testament believers looked both forward and backward, looking backward to the Cross and  forward to the Second Coming. The Messiah fulfills all of … Read more

01 – Introduction to Messianic Systematic Theology | The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology

Chapter 1 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   What is Messianic Theology. By Messianic Theology, I am referring to something greater than particular teaching on Jesus as the Messiah, though such teaching is central to it. This article seek to discuss Messianic Theology not as a set of particular … Read more

This post appeared on the Old DallasCarter.net site, meaning it was originally written between 2005-2009.

America is Drunk

Originally posted on November 21, 2008. While Obama was not as successful as the article predicted, he did move things significantly in  the direction predicted by this article.   The 2008 election cycle has provided conclusive proof that God’s Judgment has fallen on America. First I shall show that God makes individuals nations in a … Read more

This post appeared on the Old DallasCarter.net site, meaning it was originally written between 2005-2009.

The Schemes of the Last Generation

Originally posted on May 29, 2007   People are constantly cooking up schemes to harm other people. Very few really care about the truth or justice in the last Generation. People used to care about being morally or logically consistent but now most people figure that they can use propaganda or spin to twist people’s … Read more

This post appeared on the Old DallasCarter.net site, meaning it was originally written between 2005-2009.

How Deconstruction Distorts Words

Originally Posted November 11, 2006   Since ancient times educated people have sought to twist the meaning of words and language. There has arisen recently, however, a very mysterious and systematic method of twisting language. It is called deconstruction. The word ‘Deconstruction‘ was coined by Jacques Derrida in the 1960’s for his method of twisting … Read more

America’s Providential Moment

Several weeks before the election I had a series of dreams. I do not remember anything from  those dreams other than the word “Duquesne.” I thought it to be significant so I looked up historical intersections involving that word. The first intersection of that word in the history of America is in the context of … Read more