The following are some of Garth's writings. The articles are all granted to the public domain and are consequently free of any copyright restrictions. Last update: 11/18/2024

New: I am translating the Bible, starting with the New Testament:
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation (GHT) (in progress)

• No-nonsense Christianity: The bad news and the good news
• Creation vs. Evolution (updated, converted to html, and posted online in February, 1997)
  • Plain textfile version of the above paper
• The Parable of the Candle
• How long is 6 days?
• A disclaimer regarding the "Intelligent Design" movement
• No-nonsense Christianity: How to get your head chopped off
• Scripture collection defending the deity of Jesus Christ
  • Original plain textfile version of the above
• Scripture collection defending the deity and personhood of the Holy Spirit
  • Original plain textfile version of the above
• Home schooling is the right choice
  • Original plain textfile version of the above
• Our guidelines for things (in)appropriate for our children
• A speech against "Christian" American Patriotism
• Water baptism is not necessary for salvation (1995 article)

• List of religious terms that shouldn't be religious -- last updated 9/14/2024
• What is "forgiveness" according to the scriptures?
• What is "repentance" according to the scriptures?
• Acts 2:38 "baptism" analysis
• 1 Peter 3:21 "baptism" analysis
• "Discipler's Baptism"
• Is water baptism important?
• What is "salvation" according to the scriptures?
• What is "The Gospel" according to the scriptures?
• The half-gospel of popular evangelicalism
• "Christus Victor" vs. "Penal Substitutionary Atonement"
• What is "church" according to the scriptures? -- video updated 2/22/2023
  • Heb 13:17 and "ecclesiastical authority" -- updated 8/31/2018
• What is an "apostle" according to the scriptures?
• What is a "pastor" according to the scriptures?
• Gift/office/n-fold-ministry lists (updated 3/21/2022)
• Eph 4:11 "five-fold" or "four-fold" -- new 3/21/2022
• "Gifts of the Spirit": Literally not even in the Bible -- last updated 1/24/2023
  • 1 Cor 12:9,28,30 "Grace-effects of cure-effects"
  • 1 Cor 12:11 - "gifts" "divided" according to His will, or as intended?
  • 1 Cor 13:8-12 - "gifts" pass away when you grow up!
• What is "worship," according to the scriptures? -- updated with video 10/4/2018
• What is "fellowship," according to the scriptures?
• What is "ministry," according to the scriptures?
• What is "love" according to the scriptures?
• What is "marriage" and "divorce," according to the scriptures? (last update 11/18/2024)
• Tithe fulfilled: Heb 7:9-10
• What is "prayer" according to the scriptures?
  • 1 Thess 5:17 - How is "pray without ceasing" possible?
• Regarding "prayer requests" to heal the sick (also the "prayer of agreement")
• Regarding distance prayers
• What is "fasting" according to the scriptures? -- new 3/7/2022
• What is "faith" according to the scriptures?
• Faith vs. Works
• What is "doubt" according to the scriptures?
• "Faith cometh by hearing"? Romans 10:16-17 as one sentence
• Luke 17 "unprofitable servants"
• Beg God to "send out laborers"? -- updated 10/24/2024
• The fiery furnace: "and if he doesn't rescue us..."? -- updated 6/6/2024
• 1 Peter 2:24 "sins" vs. "healing"
• 1 Peter 2:24 = "fact," not past tense!
• Is it "stripe" or "stripes" in Isa 53:5?
• Paul's "thorn": What does "in the flesh" mean?
• Paul's "large letters"
• James 5:16 - confess sins to be healed?
• 1 John 1:9 analysis (If you confess sins, then you will be forgiven?)
• 1 John 5:16-17 - "sin that leads to death"
• Is sin "missing the mark"?
• Are we "sinners" or "saints"?
• What is "original sin" and the "sin nature" according to the scriptures?
• Hebrews 6:4-6 - point of no return?
• 1 Cor 11:27-34 "communion curse"?
• Herod's death by worms, also Ananias and Sapphira -- updated 6/19/2024
• Man born blind in John 9:3 -- new 5/7/2020
• Epaphroditus sick (Phil 2:26)? -- new 9/21/2020
• 1 Cor 15:29 "baptism for the dead"?
• 1 Cor 14:22 "the tongues" and 1 Cor 14:23
• John 3:1-15, color coded
• John 1:1 is never translated properly -- new 2/8/2024
• John 1:1-17, literally -- updated 2/3/2020
• Where people go when they die -- last update 1/9/2024
• Tripartite dogma: spirit, soul, and body
• "Predestination vs. Free Will": scripture analysis -- last update 4/4/2023
  • Eph 2:8-9 - Is it grace or faith not of ourselves? -- updated 4/6/2023
  • Is Calvinism heresy? -- new 8/23/2023
• Regarding "KJV-only" activism -- updated 11/5/2024
• Pronoun ideology -- new 7/2/2024
• Encouragement to dig: Koine Greek
  • "Greek Week" webinar
  • Greek alphabet
  • My English and Greek comparison verb charts (__ loos_ vs. _λυ_)
    
    
• Short videos: (These are posted on https://www.youtube.com/GarthDWiebe" and https://vimeo.com/garthdwiebe")
  • A message about my articles (3:51)
    • Comments now enabled on my public videos (1:47) -- new 2/27/2020
  • What is "faith" according to the scriptures? (35:08)
  • What is "repentance" according to the scriptures? (5:50)
  • What is "forgiveness" according to the scriptures? (5:53)
  • What is "salvation" according to the scriptures? (12:17)
  • What is "The Gospel" according to the scriptures? (15:09)
  • What is "baptism" according to the scriptures? (15:03) -- updated 7/21/2017
  • Is water baptism important? (12:40)
  • What is "church" according to the scriptures? (36:27) -- updated 2/22/2023
    • Heb 13:17 and "ecclesiastical authority" (14:48)
  • What are "spiritual gifts" according to the scriptures? (17:02)
  • What is "prayer" according to the scriptures? (12:26)
  • What is "worship" according to the scriptures? (14:54)
  • What is "fellowship" according to the scriptures? (6:13)
  • What is "ministry" according to the scriptures? (6:28)
  • What about "tithing"? (17:41)
  • Predestination vs. free will easily and simply resolved (9:16)
  • Is sin "missing the mark"? (5:53)
  • Are we "sinners" or "saints"? (7:52)
  • What is "original sin" and the "sin nature" according to the scriptures? (18:00)
  • What is "love" according to the scriptures? (10:03)
  • What is "marriage" and "divorce" according to the scriptures? (combines the following videos):
    • Introduction and the problem (10:48)
    • "Husband" and "wife" (2:50)
    • What does "marry" and "marriage" mean? (5:58)
    • What is "divorce" according to the scriptures? (15:01)
    • What about "grounds for divorce"? (6:36)
    • What is "separation" according to the scriptures? (7:19)
    • Serial polygamy (2:20)
    • "Wives" and "concubines" (5:09)
    • Fidelity (3:50)
    • The Samaritan woman at the well, and her men (4:02)
    • What about elders/overseers? (2:53)
    • Jesus and his bride (2:23)
    • The advantage of abstaining from marriage (3:15)
    • What to do about all your women (or men) (7:18)
    • What about the children? (13:10)
    • Unforgiveness (8:30)
    • "Saving marriages" (21:26)
    • Marriage to Christ (2:38)
  • "Gifts," "offices," and "n-fold ministry lists (13:32)
  • What is an "apostle" according to the scriptures? (16:45)
  • What is a "pastor" according to the scriptures? (11:57)
  • Can we heal the sick? Isn't that presumptuous? (3:17)
  • "Healing ministry": Only for some? (WWJD?) (5:55)
  • Does a person need faith to receive healing? (3:05)
  • Will unforgiveness block their healing? (1:42)
  • Will sin in people's lives block their healing? (2:33)
  • What about generational curses? (2:12)
  • What if they "lose their healing"? (6:50)
  • What about "inner healing"? (1:02)    Click here for Spanish
  • Jesus at the pool of Bethesda: Did he heal everyone? (2:36)
  • Could Jesus heal everyone in his hometown? (4:12)
  • Paul sick in Galatia?? (4:44)
  • Paul's "large letters": Did he have an eye problem? (5:10)
  • Paul's "thorn": What does "in the flesh" mean? (19:47) -- updated 7/26/2017
  • The truth about "The Anointing" (3:00)
  • Are you praying to God to send revival? (2:35)    Click here for Spanish
  • Pronoun ideology (14:21) -- new 6/15/2023
  • "Stop it!" A Christian remake (12:02) of the Bob Newhart 2001 MadTV original (6:21)
  • Be like Jesus (29:08) -- v2 (with music), uploaded 12/31/2017 (unlisted), now public 8/7/2019
  • "Do Something" (12:49) -- by Madison Hughes, uploaded 4/21/2020

English-Spanish DHT, NJ 2021, also available via YouTube Playlist or Vimeo Showcase

Littlestown PA DHT, 2021, also available via YouTube Playlist or Vimeo Showcase

Theophostics is a new and dangerous method of psychotherapy that involves occult visualization techniques.
Click here to see materials exposing Dr. Ed Smith's "TheoPhostic Counseling" (last updated on 5/12/2001)

Click here for the audio analysis regarding Neil Armstrong's first words on the moon (2006 article)

Concerning BonnieJean's mother's father, Dwight E. Avis, Sr., widely misquoted by income tax protesters (2009 article)

Are you concerned about electromagnetic radiation from microwave ovens and wireless devices? (2015 article, now updated with supplementary comments about 5G -- 4/22/2021, last update 7/7/2022)

GPS vs. Flat Earth (5/19/2022)

What you heard about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fear, hype, and hypocrisy (Oct. 2016 article)

An engineer's thoughts on obstetric ultrasound (2017 article)

Did John G. Lake say we are "little gods," an "incarnation," and that God's purpose was to "deify the nature of men"? See my short video exposé. (also on Vimeo)

What about the "constitutional separation of church and state"?
        •  Click here for the short video on YouTube (6:15)
        •  Click here for the long video on YouTube (19:13)

Some internet pointers of interest to us:

• John G. Lake Ministries (JGLM)
  • JGLM posted YouTube channel videos
• Answers in Genesis
• Center for Scientific Creation
• Creation Research Society
• Creation Ministries International
• Institute for Creation Research
• Growing Families International
• Home School Legal Defense Association
• Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators
• New Life Fine Arts musical theater
• Comments from the Friends (a counter-cult ministry targetting Jehovah's Witnesses)
• "Christian Psychology" exposed by PsychoHeresy Awareness Ministries
• The Professional Association of Custom Clothiers (BonnieJean)

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