In this episode of Vine Abiders, I’m sharing an interview I recently did with Phil Baker on his excellent podcast, Reclaiming the Faith. Phil and I discuss my book The Deformation and explore some of the major theological shifts that have shaped modern Christianity. We begin with my own journey away from Once Saved, Always […]

Chris White talks with Chris P. Bacon, a brother he’s followed on X for years, about how theology actually lands in a person’s life. They cover once-saved-always-saved, the hard verses, and what it means to abide in Christ instead of living under a cloud of defeat. Bacon’s story is that a change in what he […]

There is a line in Hebrews that Christians quote often, but I am not sure we have always stopped long enough to ask what it actually means. Hebrews says that Jesus became flesh and blood so that through death he might destroy the devil. Hebrews 2:14-15 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh […]

If you have ever sat through an Easter sermon and walked away faintly dissatisfied with the explanation of why the resurrection matters, you are not alone. Preachers rightly treat it as the hinge of the Christian faith. Paul says that if it did not happen, we are still in our sins, so it clearly has […]

There are two words that sit right at the center of everything Christians talk about. Two words you’ve heard a thousand times. Gospel. And faith. Every pastor assumes that everybody knows what these words mean. But what I want to suggest to you today is that most of us don’t really know what either of […]

There’s a kind of honesty that sounds cruel at first but turns out to be exactly what people need to hear. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton reportedly placed an advertisement in a London newspaper for his Antarctic expedition. The ad read something like this: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long months of […]

A deep dive into the gospel, allegiance, and why understanding one Greek word resolves some of the New Testament’s most perplexing tensions. Most of us think we know what faith is. You believe something. Maybe you trust it. It happens in your head, it’s invisible, and according to a lot of modern Christianity, that’s basically […]

In Part 3 of the Lord’s Prayer series, Vine Abiders takes a deep dive into the line, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” framing it as a daily prayer for strength, clarity, and spiritual protection. This episode continues the broader study of the Sermon on the Mount, emphasizing that Jesus teaches […]

In Part Two of the Lord’s Prayer series, Vine Abiders examines the meaning and implications of the petition, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” The discussion begins by clarifying the biblical language behind “debts,” “sins,” and “trespasses,” showing how these terms point to the same spiritual reality across the Gospels. The episode […]

In this episode of Vine Abiders, Chris White resumes a verse-by-verse study of the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on Matthew 6:9–13 and the first half of the Lord’s Prayer. This teaching explores why Jesus explicitly commanded His followers to pray these words, and how the early church understood the prayer as a formative, kingdom-centered […]

Im exited to announce the publication of my new book The Deformation: Examining Reformation Theology Through The Lens of the Early Church available on Amazon now! This is the final chapter of my new book, which provides a comprehensive examination of the “Once Saved, Always Saved” doctrine, exploring its historical development, the biblical arguments for […]