Welcome to my little Christian doctrine website. I am an ex-word-of-faith Christian who started studying sound doctrine and had his eyes opened.

This is a collection of articles about what I have learned about sound doctrine so far, some of the common errors floating around, and pointers to other (better and more detailed) sites on similar subjects.

Note: I use the word "heresy" in its protestant meaning throughout this site, meaning something that is a clear departure from the faith.

Note: I took 17 years off from writing, I'm retired now, have more time but only a few new things to say, My doctrines have not changed since the original articles, but I have more clarity on what I believe now.

Some new stuff I thought was worth saying in 2025

• Does God Transcend Time? The surprising theological consequences of this doctrine.
• A brief history of the last 35 years of science as an amateur science observer.
• Is Depression a Sin? A Theology of Suffering.

Older articles that have been updated to reflect my clearer understanding of things:

• The Five Solas and Reformation Theology
• Why I am a Calvinist - My journey towards grace.

These date back to 2008 or earlier.

Fundamental Truths

• Foundations of our faith - The fundamental doctrines of Christianity.
• The Gospel in a Postmodern Context.
• Why I am a Calvinist - My journey towards grace. (updated)
• The Five Solas and Reformation Theology (updated)
• A study of the great figures in protestant history, their teachings, and links to their original writings.
  Start your theological pilgrimage through history.
• A study on grace I did for our Bible study group - It turned out pretty good so here it is.
• How can I know if I am truly saved?

Exposing Error

• Handy Guide to False Charismatic Christian Teachings (large 190k).
• A smaller study focussing on the errors of the word of faith movement.
• What is left to the ex-charismatic? - What parts of the Charismatic experience can we keep if any?
• Tolerant Calvinism or Dead Calvinism?
• Tithing.
• Death by Deliverance
• Dominionism - Are we to take the world for Christ?

Supplemental Truths and Miscellaneous

• Study of the seven churches in Revelation - What prophecy says about the end-times church.
• The Didache - An early church document about Christian living.
• Humor (Bad Jokes R Us).
• Hooker, Arminianism, and Pelagianism - some of my interrim thoughts during my struggle to find where orthodoxy lies.
• In Defense of Paedobaptism - By a non-Paedobaptist - and a few comments about rebaptism.
• Working for God - debunking myths about work, careers, and education.
• A Reformed View of Demons.

Distinctives (non-essential but possibly controversial issues I have opinions about)

• New Covenant Theology - Are we obliged to obey the Sabbath?

About Me

• I was a self-fleecing sheep - Why doctrine is important.
• Confessions of an ex-Charismatic - The harm I did to myself and those around me, and my somewhat humorous antics.
• My Labels and Buzzwords (my statement of faith in as many buzzwords as possible).

Links

• Links (pointers to people who write better than me and know more than I do that I generally agree with).

© Copyright 2004-2008,2025, Kurt Hutchison, all rights reserved.
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All Bible quotations on this site are KJV unless noted otherwise. More recent articles (2025+) use the NASB.

Naked to the cross I cling, nothing but my sins I bring.