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Jonathan Srock is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God with two bachelor degrees and a master of divinity degree. He lives in Central Pennsylvania with his parents and other family. He spends his time preaching, teaching Bible studies, and connecting with churches in his area. Check out Faithful Blogger!
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Trying Something New
I’ve noticed that I haven’t been very efficient lately. In the efforts to write my first book, the one on holiness, I began finding all kinds of resources and beginning to go through them. I joined an online community of … Continue reading
Posted in Author News, Writing
Tagged effective, efficient, NaNoWriMo, writing challenge
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Missing Books? Part 2: Pseudepigrapha and Other Writings
Last time we considered the Old Testament Apocrypha, books written between the time of Malachi and the beginning of the New Testament. I want to discuss works written after the New Testament, after about 95-96 AD. These range from the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Theology
Tagged Canon of Scripture, Gnostic Gospels, Gnostics, inspiration of Scripture, missing books, Pseudepigrapha
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The Principle Thing
I’ve been in some churches where the rules, either written or unwritten, were the law of the land. There’s nothing wrong with this as long as everyone in the community is willing to submit to such rules. I’ve also been … Continue reading
Posted in Holiness Matters
Tagged commands, expectations, high standards, holiness, principles, rules
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Missing Books? Part 1: Old Testament Apocrypha
We’ve been discussing how the Canon of the Bible was made, its inspiration, and authority. This raises several questions about which books belong in the Bible and which books don’t. From time to time in the media and scholarship, someone … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Theology
Tagged missing books of the Bible, Old Testament Apocrypha
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3 Areas of Holiness
The topic of holiness is one mainly for the church. The time the world talks about holiness is when it thinks Christians are hypocrites because they don’t follow their own standards, which are actually God’s standards. A lot of ethereal … Continue reading
Posted in Holiness Matters
Tagged holiness principles, holy relationships, personal holiness
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No Other Book Part 2: Authority of Scripture
Why should we do with the Bible tells us to do? Most people don’t even consider what God thinks about their actions. They just do whatever they want. But Christians are called by the Bible to live a certain way. … Continue reading
Holy God, Holy People
When we start listing the rules and principles in the Bible for holiness, some people wonder if it’s even possible to live a holy life. Some say yes, some say no. Great theological debates have raged for centuries about holiness. … Continue reading
No Other Book Part 1: Inspiration of Scripture
People question the Bible’s composition, transmission, and whether there are books missing. This series adds reason to faith concerning the Scriptures for every believer. It is also designed to give you loads of information that you can give to those … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Theology
Tagged Bible inspiration, inspiration of Scripture, verbal planarians proration
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Holiness Three Ways
Holiness is a church word. Ask anybody who doesn’t go to church, and they usually have no idea what you’re talking about. There is no need for them to know or practice holiness. So since at the church word, that … Continue reading
Posted in Holiness Matters
Tagged definition of holiness, holiness, purity, separation, worldliness
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