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The Purpose Of Michael's Abbey:
The Holy Spirit told Philip to go to the road between Jerusalem and Gaza, and to go up to the chariot of an Ethopian eunuch.
Acts 8:30-31 Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said, "Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
This is the purpose of Michael's Abbey: to be a guide to the meaning of scripture, in context and as a whole. Great care is taken to separate guidance from actual scripture.
Latest Additions:
Articles:
- Matthew 7 Series - Part 1 - Posted 23 Nov 2025
In this introduction to the Matthew 7 Series. The reasons for the series in scripture and recent studies are covered. This is vital information for Christians and those who want to be saved.
- American Churches Were Graded... It's Worse Than An "F" - Posted 25 Nov 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 2. The title of this article is not an exaggeration. The research is in. As disturbing as that is, the question is why is it so bad?
- You Don't Have To Be Perfect, But... - Posted 06 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 3. There will be those who think parts 1 & 2 of this series are legalism. This article corrects that mistake, and a couple others as well.
- Does God Matter To People At All? - Posted 08 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 4. I just don't get how people who claim to be Christians, claim to follow Christ, claim Christ saved them don't seem to care about Christ at all. They reject what God put in scripture for their own ideas and feelings. What is that?
- "I Can't Accept That..." - Posted 14 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 5. It is stunning how many people reject things in scripture because they cannot or will not accept them. When I hear this I think, "Then it's a good thing that you're God and you make the rules... oh wait! No you're not!"
- Delusions About Sin - Posted 15 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 6. A heresy is becoming very popular in some churches, that God cannot be perfectly just and perfectly loving. We can't do it. But thinking God can't means they don't follow the real God.
- Matthew 18 Lies And Distortions - Posted 16 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 7. Wolves in sheep's clothing distract from, twist, and even lie about scripture. Almost every fake church will lie about Matthew 18:15-17. And they certainly don't follow it themselves.
- This Is Messed Up... - Posted 19 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 8. There is a systemic problem with churches today. And the root cause is that churches ignore direct commands and instructions in scripture because they don't know them.
- Love Over Judgement? - Posted 31 Dec 2025
Matthew 7 Series - Part 9. The ignorance of scripture and Christian truth coming from "Christian pastors" has reached epidemic levels. What they are teaching and living is the the gospel of CNN and MS Now. And it's easy to see for people who know and study scripture.
- What's Friendship Got To Do, Got To Do With It? - Posted 07 Jan 2026
Matthew 7 Series - Part 10. Preferential treatment towards "friends" and leaders, even when they are sinning their brains out, teaching heresy, or committing fraud is a sin. This sinful behavior of looking the other way and allowing leaders to remain in leadership is racing through churches and Christian organizations like a fire across a pool of oil.
Bible Studies:
Michael's Abbey Motto
Be Like The Bereans!
The motto here is be like the Bereans. While many of the Thessalonian Jews were persuaded by Paul's reasoning that Jesus was the Messiah, the Jews of Berea listened eagerly, but did not just accept what Paul said. Every day they checked it against scripture.
Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
Because the Bereans did not just accept someone's words blindly but checked everything against scripture, even Paul, they were not easily fooled by good sounding words or arguments that were false. This is why there is no Epistle to the Bereans. They got it right. Do not accept what anyone says in writing, on videos, or in person without checking it against scripture. And by that I mean in context. When someone quotes a verse or two, back up a bunch of verses before the quoted verse, and also read a bunch past what they quoted. Be sure they are using scripture properly.
Whether it is footnotes or references in your copy of the Bible, study guides, commentaries, books, preachers in churches, speakers on videos like YouTube or TikTok, or websites including this one, do not take anything at face value. These can be useful aids for studying scripture but are not scripture themselves. Scripture is the inspired Word of God. Everything else is the thoughts of man. While I value the scholarship of others, especially those that show their work and those that have proven to be trustworthy, I am always questioning and checking. Every source gets something wrong, including me. Scripture is the firm foundation of our faith. And the more we study it ourselves, the more easily we can discern the true from the false.
The motto here and advice for any Christian is to be like the Bereans!
Michael's Abbey Creed
This is the indisputable gospel, the most basic beliefs of Christianity. This is not to say there isn't a right and biblical answer to the what is outside these few things. But disagreements on most other concepts are disputable matters. And being wrong on disputable matters does not put one outside Christianity.
There is one God in three persons who always existed and created everything else. The three persons are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Son became man and died on the cross for our salvation. He rose from the dead on the third day and one day all Christians will rise with Him. All of humanity has sinned and deserves punishment and death. Our salvation is an undeserved gift we call grace. All we have to do is put our faith in God. We are saved by faith, not by works. But works are the outward evidence of our inward faith.
Scripture quotations taken from the NASB © The Lockman Foundation.
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