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Theophilus: The Man Who Helped Give Us a Gospel and Acts

Posted on January 4, 2026 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland, Oregon congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, January 3, 2026.] When we open the New Testament, we tend to focus on the big names—Jesus … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Biblicist Framework for Engaging the Political Nature of Contemporary Life Without Partisan Capture

Posted on December 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Contemporary life is unavoidably political. Questions of authority, justice, coercion, property, family, speech, education, war, and welfare permeate daily existence. Yet Scripture nowhere authorizes believers to subordinate moral reasoning to secular ideological systems—whether partisan, nationalist, revolutionary, technocratic, or … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Training Students and Educators to Use AI for Biblicist Analysis While Preserving Sound Interpretive Guardrails

Posted on December 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary As AI systems become increasingly capable of generating theological commentary, exegetical insights, and instructional materials, Christian educators face a growing need to integrate these tools without compromising biblically faithful interpretation. AI can accelerate learning, broaden access to historical … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “The Kingdom of God Is at Hand”: A Biblicist Analysis of the Phrase “At Hand” in Scripture and Extra-Biblical Literature

Posted on December 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The expression “the kingdom of God is at hand” (e.g., Mark 1:15; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17) is among the most programmatic declarations in the New Testament. Yet the meaning of “at hand” is frequently misunderstood due to modern … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Giving an Answer for One’s Faith—A Biblicist Framework for Ordinary Believers

Posted on December 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines what Scripture itself expects of ordinary believers in giving an answer for their faith. Rather than constructing requirements from later systematic theology, ecclesiastical structures, or philosophical traditions, this paper relies solely on the biblical … Continue reading →

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Fruit That Cannot Hide: A Sermonette on the Inevitable, External, and Public Nature of Biblical Fruit

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Tampa, Florida congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, November 29, 2025.] Introduction Fruit is one of Scripture’s most powerful pictures of the life of a … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Biblicist Perspective on Divine Calling, Human Weakness, and the Difficulty of Elite Conversion

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines why, according to Scripture—and particularly 1 Corinthians 1:28–31—God typically calls those who lack elite status, social privilege, and worldly advantage. Drawing from both Old and New Testament patterns, as well as theological and sociological … Continue reading →

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White Paper: On The Feasibility Of Reaction Videos For Sermons And Bible Studies

Posted on November 13, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Executive Summary This white paper evaluates the feasibility and marketing potential of a genre of online video content focused on reacting to, commenting on, and critiquing sermons and Bible studies from a Christian / biblicist standpoint. Core thesis: There … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Origins of Christian Withdrawal — A Historical and Biblicist Examination of Separation from the World

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper traces the historical development of the belief that Christians should separate entirely from worldly society and refrain from civic, political, or cultural involvement. It analyzes this view’s biblical roots, its distortions in later church history, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Biblicist Mandate for Engagement — Improving the Present World in Light of the World to Come

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper examines, from a biblicist standpoint, whether Christians are commanded to work toward the betterment of the present world or to abstain from such efforts in anticipation of the coming Kingdom of God. A biblicist framework holds … Continue reading →

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