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White Paper: Toward a Recovery — The Biblical Gospel as the Only Sufficient Answer

Posted on March 8, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This concluding paper of the series argues that the critique of prosperity theology developed across the preceding nine papers is not sufficient in itself — that the Church’s responsibility does not end with the accurate identification and thorough refutation … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Laodicean Church and the Prosperity Spirit — A Prophetic and Historical Analysis

Posted on March 7, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper argues that the letter to the church at Laodicea in Revelation 3:14–22 constitutes not merely an illustrative parallel to the condition produced by prosperity theology but a prophetic portrait of precisely the ecclesial pathology that prosperity theology … Continue reading →

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What Is Prosperity Theology? Definitions, History, and Major Proponents

Posted on March 7, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper establishes the foundational definitions, historical lineage, institutional structures, and self-understanding of prosperity theology as a prerequisite to the critical and pastoral examination undertaken by the series as a whole. It argues that prosperity theology is not a … Continue reading →

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Prolegomenon to the Ninety-Five Theses Against Prosperity Theology: On the Ancient Error Dressed in Modern Clothing, and the Particular Danger of a Gospel Suited to the Laodicean Age

Posted on March 7, 2026 by nathanalbright

I. The Nature of a Prolegomenon Before a disputation of substance can be properly received, it must be properly situated. Ideas do not float free of history, and errors do not emerge without genealogy. The theses which follow this introduction … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Canon Closure Failure: When Institutions Mistake Bounded Authority for Intellectual Maturity

Posted on January 10, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Canon closure failure occurs when an institution prematurely treats its body of authoritative texts as complete, sufficient, or optimally bounded. This posture confuses curation with finality and substitutes symbolic authority for functional adequacy. While canon formation is necessary … Continue reading →

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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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