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The Most Recent Changes to Each Article - Alphabetical Order

Date Order


by Dave Root, VividChristianity.com, last modified on 05/21/2025.
URL: https://www.vividchristianity.com/TheMostRecentChanges_AlphaOrder.htm


To help you stay up-to-date with the changes to this website, here are the 3 most recent modifications to every article:

  • Alcohol in Moderation Is Not a Sin

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 05/20/2024 - Added a section called "Passages on Being Sober."

    • 12/25/2022 - The Lord told me (see my article called How to Discern God's Guidance) to delete a personal story in the Conclusion section.

  • All Gifts of the Spirit Are Available Today

    • 03/09/2025 - Combined two paragraphs in the section called "Sola Scriptura."

    • 01/17/2025 - Modified two paragraphs in the section called "Terminology Issues." Deleted the section called "The Importance of Being Obedient to God" because the relevant information is mentioned elsewhere in this article. Modified several paragraphs in the section called "Why Do People Believe Cessationism?" Modified several paragraphs in the section called "Sola Scriptura." Modified one paragraph in the section called "Do Messages from God Have Equal Authority with Scripture?" Modified two paragraphs in the Conclusion section.

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Cheat Sheet (scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the changes in this article)

  • Christians Are Not Required to Pay Tithes

    • 05/20/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Prosperity Gospel Is a False Teaching" near the top of the section called "Giving in the New Testament."

    • 05/15/2025 - Added a paragraph about the prosperity gospel just before the last paragraph in this article.

    • 03/24/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part One

    • 05/18/2025 - Added several paragraphs about the two Creation accounts in Genesis under the Edenic Covenant.

    • 03/22/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd bullet point under the Adamic Covenant.

    • 03/16/2025 - Slightly modified some of the Conclusion section.

  • Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part Two

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my book in the section called "The Dispensation of Grace."

    • 04/23/2024 - Combined the last two bullet points in the Conclusion section.

  • Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part Three

    • 01/20/2025 - Slightly modified the 7th, 13th, and 20th bullet points in the section called "The Law of Moses Has Been Canceled." Slightly modified the next-to-last paragraph in the section called "What are the scriptural requirements for observing the Sabbath?" Slightly modified the last paragraph in the section called "Wasn't the Sabbath meant to last forever?" Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Did first-century Christians go to church on Sunday?" Slightly modified my 3rd paragraph in the section called "Eating Kosher." Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Eating Kosher."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 04/23/2024 - Modified the 11th bullet point in the section called "The Law of Moses Has Been Canceled." Slightly modified the section called "The Law of Christ."

  • Divine Healing Absolutely Is for Today

    • 10/18/2024 - Published the paperback and Kindle editions of version 11. Uploaded DivineHealingAbsolutelyIsForToday_v11.pdf.

    • 08/10/2024 - Added a link to my article called "The Rapture of the Church - Part Six" in the section called "The intended impact of this book."

    • 07/16/2024 - Published the final Kindle edition of version 10.

  • Divine Healing Absolutely Is for Today - Updates in Version 11

    • 10/18/2024 - Version 11 is now available at Amazon.com.

    • 09/22/2024 - Added some clarifications on pages 242 and 277-278.

    • 09/05/2024 - Added more clarifications.

  • End-Times Prophecies Are Coming to Pass Right before Our Eyes

    • 05/07/2025 - Added an update under sign #16 about Donald Trump wanting to be pope. Added 3 passages in Revelation and added a discussion of sorcery under sign #19.

    • 04/21/2025 - Added an update under sign #16 about a bizarre video posted by Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.

    • 04/10/2025 - Added an update under sign #22 about how six out of nine critical thresholds for earth's stability have already been overshot.

  • Every Example of Healing in the New Testament

    • 03/17/2025 - Slightly modified most of my comments in the section called "Every New Testament Passage in Which Someone Was Healed."

    • 01/20/2025 - Modified some of my comments in the section called "Every New Testament Passage in Which Someone Was Healed."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part One

    • 03/03/2025 - Modified the Introduction section.

    • 01/20/2025 - Modified the last paragraph in the section called "People Were Baptized in Water Immediately after They Believed in Jesus."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part Two

    • 02/13/2025 - Slightly modified the Introduction section.

    • 01/20/2025 - Deleted the last paragraph in the section called "What Is the Proper Method of Baptism?" because the same information is found elsewhere in this article.

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part Three

    • 03/17/2025 - Slightly modified my comments about "saved through water" in the section called "1 Peter 3:21."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the section called "John 3:5."

  • Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part Four

    • 03/03/2025 - Added a paragraph at the end of the Conclusion section.

    • 02/13/2025 - Modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "Acts 2:38 - The Problem of the Scriptural Contradiction." Slightly modified the next-to-last paragraph in the section called "Mark 16:16 - The Problem of the Dual Support."

    • 07/15/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Acts 22:16."

  • Gentile Christians Are Not Spiritual Jews

    • 03/25/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "Definitions."

    • 07/23/2024 - Slightly modified the Introduction section.

    • 07/09/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Galatians 6:12-16."

  • Homosexuality Is Not Always a Sin

    • 05/21/2025 - Added a paragraph in the Conclusion section to say that according to some Hebrew and rabbinic scholars and the writers of the Talmud, Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 specifically prohibit anal intercourse between men.

    • 05/07/2025 - Added a paragraph at the end of the Conclusion section.

    • 03/25/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "Our Assumptions and Emotions Affect Our Discernment When We Read the Bible."

  • How to Discern God's Guidance

    • 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the last paragraph in the section called "Follow your conscience."

    • 02/06/2025 - Slightly modified several paragraphs throughout the article.

    • 10/19/2024 - Mentioned John 16:25 in the section called "The yes/no signals."

  • How to Participate in the Great Last-Days Revival

    • 05/15/2025 - Added the 18th bullet point in the section called "Correcting Other False Teachings."

    • 05/10/2025 - Modified the 3rd paragraph in the Introduction section. Modified the 6th bullet point and the last 2 paragraphs in the section called "Correcting Rebellious False Teachings." Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Correcting Other False Teachings." Modified the last 3 paragraphs in the Conclusion section.

    • 05/07/2025 - This is a new article that combines my previous articles called "Statement of Beliefs," "Summary of Doctrines and Issues," and "How Your Church Can Participate in the Great Last-Days Revival."

  • How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part One

    • 01/22/2025 - Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Scriptural Examples of Christians Receiving the Gift of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the section called "Salvation and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit Are Always Separate Events."

  • How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part Two

    • 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 03/02/2024 - Added Galatians 3:13-14 in the section called "How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."

  • How to Receive Salvation

    • 05/16/2025 - Added the 2nd paragraph in the Conclusion section.

    • 03/02/2025 - Modified the third-from-last paragraph in the section called "How to Receive Salvation" to say that if you're relying on anything other than proper faith in Jesus to receive the forgiveness of sins then you're not actually saved from the penalty for your sins.

    • 02/20/2025 - Simplified the questions in the section called "How to Lead Someone Else to Salvation."

  • How to Study the Bible

    • 05/16/2025 - Added a paragraph about translation issues in the NIV at the end of the 12th bullet point in the section called "How to Study the Bible."

    • 03/21/2025 - Slightly modified my 1st and 4th paragraphs in the section called "Proof-Texting."

    • 01/20/2025 - Slightly modified the section called "Quite Amazing."

  • The "King James Only" View Is Mistaken

    • 03/24/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "Were the KJV Translators KJV-Only?"

    • 01/23/2025 - Slightly modified the 3rd paragraph in the section called "Issues Involved in Making New Translations of the Bible."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Make Your Own Christian Bookmarks and Business Cards

    • 04/27/2025 - Slightly modified the last paragraph under the business card called "Need Healing?" Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "How to Make a Template for Cutting Out the Bookmarks."

    • 02/16/2025 - Modified the bookmark called "How to Receive God's Blessings."

    • 12/09/2024 - Switched from VistaPrint to PrintPlace for having the "Why Are There So Many Christian Denominations?" bookmark professionally printed and mailed to me (PrintPlace has more options and a faster delivery time to my address).

  • Masturbation Is Not a Sin

    • 05/21/2025 - Added a paragraph near the end of the section called "Gratifying the Flesh or Fantasizing." Added the last bullet point in the section called "The Effects on Marriage."

    • 04/14/2025 - Added a discussion of 1 Corinthians 7:1-6 in the section called "The Effects on Marriage." Added a discussion of Matthew 5:30 in the section called "Does the Bible Indirectly Mention Masturbation?" Deleted my statements that the Bible never implies or hints that masturbation is a sin because some people will see hints and implications where others won't (even when those hints and implications are not actually there), so it's not defensible to say that the Bible never implies or hints something.

    • 03/02/2025 - Added a discussion of 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 in the section called "Christ in Us."

  • New Testament Passages Concerning Women - Part One

    • 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified the next-to-last paragraph in the section called "Women Will Be Saved through Childbearing." Slightly modified the 3rd bullet point in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Deacons?" Slightly modified a paragraph near the end of the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Elders?"

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 01/23/2024 - Added a definition of "saint" in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Deacons?"

  • New Testament Passages Concerning Women - Part Two

    • 05/19/2025 - Added a paragraph about demonic miracles near the end of the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Apostles?"

    • 03/10/2025 - Modified the paragraph about Paul being the last person to see Jesus in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Apostles?"

    • 03/08/2025 - Moved the paragraph about Mary Magdalene in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Apostles?"

  • Our Lives Are Not Predestined

    • 02/04/2025 - Added links to my article called "Understanding Jesus - Part Two" in the sections called "Calvinism Refuted," "Ephesians 1:4-5," "Acts 13:48," and the Conclusion section, showing that in the Atonement, God provided the grace and faith we need in order to receive salvation.

    • 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified the last paragraph under "John 6:35-44."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Praying in the Spirit Means Speaking in Tongues

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 04/20/2024 - Slightly modified my comments under "Mark 16:17-18." Slightly modified my comments under "Acts 10:44-46." Slightly modified my comments under "1 Corinthians 14:26-29."

    • 01/06/2024 - Slightly modified the last paragraph under "1 Corinthians 14:39." Modified the second paragraph in the Conclusion section.

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part One

    • 01/24/2025 - Added links to my articles called "The Trinity" and "The Second Coming" in the section called "The Rapture." Added a link to my article called "Under the New Covenant, God Is Not Dealing with Nations, Cities, or People-Groups" in the section called "The Tribulation."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my book in the Conclusion section.

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Two

    • 03/11/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 02/21/2025 - Added some passages at the top of the section called "Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Three

    • 07/25/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the Conclusion section.

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 04/25/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Is the Church Meant to Suffer God's Wrath?"

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Four

    • 03/11/2025 - Modified my 5th paragraph in the section called "The Military Analogy."

    • 01/24/2025 - Added a link to my article called "We Need to See Ourselves as Soldiers in Enemy-Occupied Territory" in the section called "The Military Analogy."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Five

    • 01/24/2025 - Added Genesis 2:4 in the section called "Does "the Day of the Lord" Refer to One Specific Day?" Modified bullet #2 (both of them) in the section called "When Will the Day of the Lord Begin?"

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 01/23/2024 - Added a definition of "saint" in the section called "2 Thessalonians 2:1-3."

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Six

    • 01/24/2025 - Added a link to my article called "We'll Receive the Completion of Our Salvation at the Rapture" under "Jude 1:21."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my book in the Conclusion section.

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Seven

    • 01/25/2025 - Slightly modified a paragraph in the section called "The Judgment Seat of Christ." Changed all occurrences of "Church" (uppercase C) to "church" (lowercase c) in the sections called "The Bride of Christ" and "The Jewish Marriage System" (the distinction is explained in Part One).

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 05/24/2024 - Added Matthew 16:27, Ephesians 6:7-8, and 2 John 1:8 in the section called "The Judgment Seat of Christ."

  • The Rapture of the Church - Part Eight

    • 05/09/2025 - Added a paragraph under "Luke 21:20-24" concerning the place where the Christians fled before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.

    • 01/25/2025 - Slightly modified my 3rd paragraph under "Matthew 25:31-46." Slightly modified several paragraphs in the section called "Do Babies Automatically Go to Heaven?"

    • 07/14/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the section called "Matthew 24:45-51, Luke 12:35-48."

  • The Second Coming

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 04/25/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "The One Specific Event That Will "Trigger" the Second Coming."

    • 01/14/2024 - Slightly modified my description of Zechariah 14:1-16 in the section called "The Second Coming." Modified the next-to-last paragraph in the Conclusion section.

  • Sex Outside of Marriage Is Not Always a Sin

    • 05/20/2025 - Modified the 3rd and 4th bullet points in the group of sexual scenarios that are not sinful in the section called "When Is Sex a Sin?" Modified the 1st bullet point in the group of sexual scenarios that are sinful in the section called "When Is Sex a Sin?" Added a link to my article called "We're Likely to Receive Painful Discipline for Not Obeying God, and It's Our Own Fault" near the end of the section called "Divorce and Remarriage."

    • 03/08/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "What Does "Fornication" Mean?"

    • 02/19/2025 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section. Added a paragraph in the Conclusion section.

  • Understanding Jesus - Part One

    • 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 4th paragraph in the section called "Jesus Talks to Us, Guides Us, Teaches Us."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 07/02/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Jesus Will Return from Heaven Twice."

  • Understanding Jesus - Part Two

    • 02/04/2025 - Modified the 1st bullet point in the Conclusion section.

    • 01/22/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Torah Codes Are Real" in the section called "Prophecies."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Understanding Jesus - Part Three

    • 02/28/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Physical Realm Is Not "Real"" in the section called "An illustration of the Hypostatic Union."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 04/19/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Jesus Went Up to Heaven More than Once after His Death."

  • What Will Happen after the Second Coming?

    • 01/23/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Creation Account in Genesis 1 Is a Parable" under "The restoration of all things." Added a link to my article called "The Unsaved and Unrighteous Will Not Be Annihilated and Will Not Be Tormented in Hell for All Eternity" in the section called "When the Thousand Years Are Over."

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 06/26/2024 - Modified the last paragraph in the section called "What Will Eternity Be Like?"

  • Who Wrote the New Testament?

    • 04/19/2025 - Added a link to my article called "Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part Three" in the Introduction section.

    • 07/09/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

    • 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.

  • Why (and How To) Become a Christian

    • 04/21/2025 - Slightly modified 2 paragraphs in the Introduction section. Slightly modified the 3rd, 6th, and 8th bullet points in the section called "Christianity Is Different."

    • 02/06/2025 - Slightly modified several paragraphs throughout the article.

    • 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "Choose a Religion?" Slightly modified the 1st, 6th, and 8th bullet points in the section called "Christianity Is Different."

  • Why Do Christians Experience Hard Times and Suffering?

    • 05/19/2025 - Updated the list of videos/podcasts at the end of the section called "How to Get through These Seasons."

    • 04/20/2025 - Modified several paragraphs in the section called "The Problem of Evil."

    • 03/16/2025 - Added a section called "The Problem of Evil."

  • Cheat Sheet (this article is divided into sections that are listed separately here)




For the glory of the Lord Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, who came in the flesh, was delivered over to death for our sins, and was raised to life for our justification.

Dave Root
home page and email: https://www.vividchristianity.com

"Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:3)

"Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist - denying the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also." (1 John 2:22-23)

"If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God." (1 John 4:15)

"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world." (1 John 4:1-3)

"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist." (2 John 1:6-7)

"He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." (Romans 4:25)