Grace Ambassadors

Rather than viewing the entire Bible as a single application meant for everyone, we must discern its differing contexts, operations, and instructions. A failure to rightly divide the word of truth has grave consequences that can subvert hearers, corrupt right doctrine, and completely overthrow true faith. Learn why right division is essential to accurately handle the scriptures, protect the truth, and edify the church.

Reasons to Rightly Divide Rather than viewing the entire Bible as a single application meant for everyone, we must discern its differing contexts, operations, and instructions. A failure to rightly divide the word of truth has grave consequences that can subvert hearers, corrupt right doctrine, and completely overthrow true....

Greetings to our Ohio neighbors near Cincinnati. We're hosting a meeting tomorrow at 1pm at the Hilton in Mason. See you there!

Details: https://graceambassadors.com/travel2026

Time: Saturday, June 13th, 2026, 1pmET. Doors open at NoonET.

Location:

Hilton Garden Inn – Mason
5200 Natorp Blvd
Mason, OH 45040

Not the Cool Kid.
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When I was younger, I was not the cool kid.

I spent too much time away from the status quo to be invited into or maintain cool crowd credentials.
That was fine with me.

Being in the cool crowd does not mean you are bright or right; it means you tow a line for unity and popularity within a certain crowd. That line is keeping the group’s tradition (fashion, trend, or training) and never calling out a cooler kid.

Now that I am not so young, and have learned some Bible, I’m still not in the cool crowd. That’s still fine with me.

When megachurch pastor Josh Howerton blasts King James Bible believers as “weird” and “conspiracy theorists”, you know where the line is for evangelicals.

When popular internet apologist Wes Huff asserts that the King James Bible is “not understandable”, “not the best nor the most accurate”, “we have more information now”, and that some passages “simply don’t make any sense”, then you know what they teach the cool kids at seminary.

If you want to be in the cool crowd of any group, don’t do anything unfashionable or fringe (like being a Mid-Acts Pauline Dispensational Bible believer). It’s even worse if you start calling out wrongs or correcting those in your group. (Not surprisingly, these are the same rules in politics.)

People enjoy being accepted by the more popular in a group. Every group has cool kids, and every group has those who seem not to care what the cool kids are saying.

For many Christian groups, it is “not loving” (uncool) to take such a strong stand on some doctrine. In some groups, it is seen as “not gracious” (uncool) to reprove, correct, or make others in the group feel ashamed. Want immediate disdain? Try to communicate the need for separation from error as the Bible teaches in 2 Tim 2:16. Not cool.

Jesus did not win friends with many things he started saying when he turned 30. It got so bad that he was crucified according to popular preference.

To this day, Christians who work to be accepted by large groups do not like to mention the awkward things he said (Matt 16:23; Matt 23:14; Matt 25:41). If it sounds weird or offensive, it is something for the popular to avoid.

Paul was stoned, whipped, beaten by his peer group, and betrayed by those he fathered in the gospel. Either his doctrine, reproof, and correction got in the way, or he didn’t wear a designer t-shirt when he preached. I’m still studying that out.

Tomorrow, we head out for meetings in Knoxville (Mon), then Birmingham (Wed), and wrap up the week in Cincinnati (Saturday).

https://graceambassadors.com/travel2026

I do not know how many cool kids will be there, but you are welcome to join us anyway. You will hear Christ preached according to the mystery, a Bible with every word preserved, and enough correction to perfect the man of God (2 Tim 3:16-17).

We know that is unpopular (our meetings are not big conferences), but that has never been our goal. Instead, we look forward to edifying those who attend with Q&A, singing, prayers, personal conversation, and likeminded fellowship as fools for Christ’s sake (1 Cor 4:10).

In His service,

Justin "uncool for Christ" Johnson
6/6/26

2026 Traveling Meetings We have been asked countless times “is there a Grace Ambassadors near me?” Now we can say “Yes!” for one day in certain cities. Justin and Jeremey Johnson will be traveling to Charleston (West Virginia), Knoxville (Tennessee), Birmingham (Alabama), and Cincinnati (Ohio) to host Traveling Mee...

Hello Alabama! We're in Birmingham setting up for our meeting tonight at 6pm. We look forward to seeing y'all there!

Get details here: https://graceambassadors.com/travel2026

Time: Wednesday, June 10th, 2026, 6pmCT. Doors open at 5pmCT.

Location:

Hampton Inn & Suites
Birmingham-Hoover-Galleria
4520 Galleria Blvd
Hoover, AL, 35244

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A More Excellent Thing Preaching God as a god of circumstances results in popular, yet incorrect, beliefs permeating Christianity. Subsequent errors stem from an improper understanding of what God is doing and when he is doing it. Failing to rightly divide what the Bible says about God’s will, instructions, and operatio...

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This lesson is part 15 in a verse by verse study through 1 Samuel titled: Saul’s Rejection

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This lesson is part 14 in a verse by verse study through 1 Samuel titled: Jonathan’s Faith – Saul’s Blindness

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