Bible Studies/Expert Profile

Expertise

My degrees and studies are mostly in Christian doctrine but I will answer questions having to do with almost any aspect of Christianity and The Bible.

Experience in the area

My experience consists of over 20 years as a Pastor, Youth Pastor, missionary, counselor, teacher, writer, Bible quizzer, and various other leadership positions. I've studied the Bible for over 20 years at 5 different schools/seminaries but I can explain things in simple terms anyone can understand and currently teach Sunday School to 1st-5th graders. I specialize in Christian apologetics (evidences for Christianity) and Polemics (debate denouncing false teachings), as well as understanding difficult verses, and topics such as heaven & hell, denominations/sects, false teachings/heresies/cults, the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit, spiritual warfare, apostolic reformation, emergent/emerging church, prosperity teaching, contradictions/discrepancies, charismatic studies, creation/evolution, Greek/Hebrew studies, end times, deliverance, the apocrypha/pseudepigrapha, etc. I daily answer questions on Global Media Outreach, AllExperts, YouTube, through email, and various personal websites where I have posted many Christian videos.

Education/Credentials

Graduated from a private Christian High School, went to Nazarene Bible college and then Eastern Nazarene College (Boston) for Youth Ministry and Pastoral Studies/Christian Theology, transferred to Asbury College where I completed my degree in Christian Education and Missions, and most recently attending the Calvary Chapel Bible Institute.

What do you like about this subject?

The Bible is God's Word & it still speaks to us today. What I most like about studying the Bible is that I learn more about my Creator, more about the world, & more about myself. I like seeing lives changed from reading the Bible and getting to truly "know God" (Mt 7:21-23).

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

My goal is to lead others to Christ & for them to have a genuine conversion, which is much more than simply saying a prayer and having some beliefs. A true believer will "bear fruit" and "do the will of the Father" (Mt. 7). It is my desire to see others do this as the Holy Spirit empowers them to live a holy life. I would love to go back to seminary!

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

There are so many "gems" if you will that I look forward to sharing from God's Word. There are so many things that people don't know or forget are in God's Word (It's a big book) and I hope you make a renewed effort to read and like the Bereans, receive the message with great eagerness and examine the Scriptures every day (Acts 17:11).

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Many people attending church falsely think they are Christians but they do not have what the Bible calls fruit (Mt 7:18-20), they don't obey God (Mt 7:21) and they don't "know Christ (Mt. 7:23)." There isn't just a narrow gate to heaven which most people don't enter through... there is also a narrow road we must walk on through this life and the Bible states clearly that "few find it (Mt. 7:14)."