In 1993, I began attending a Pentecostal Bible school and found that my required textbooks were almost all from non-Pentecostal authors. Even though I was young, I still remember wondering why that was the case. Our commentaries were from various publishers which were both Calvinistic and decidedly non-Pentecostal. Even when I took the course, "The Book of Acts," my textbook was a commentary by F. F. Bruce, one of the Plymouth Brethren. The most common systematic theology textbook I was expected to read was by J. Rodman Williams. He came from a Presbyterian background and brought his Calvinistic background with him into the Charismatic renewal. He also taught a non-Pentecostal pneumatology and a post-tribulation eschatology. There were only a few scholarly textbooks in my whole undergraduate experience that came from Pentecostals.
In those early years, I did not understand why my school used non-Pentecostal writers. I did not know then of the overwhelming absence of scholarly writing from Pentecostals. Today, there are a few Pentecostals who have made commentaries. Even still, there is much to be done in this area.
Several years ago, the Lord prompted me to start an online Bible school (TrinityBibleSchool.com). In gathering resources for classes, the subject of a Pentecostal commentary again came to the forefront of my mind. I did some research to see what was available. This is when I learned that there was no in-depth Pentecostal commentary series. It grieved me. Deep inside of me, I felt that the Lord wanted me to take up the daunting task. I was slow to get involved realizing the massive work that it would entail. My wife encouraged me, so I started writing Matthew. I made it to chapter 5 and realized on even a more serious note the magnitude of the task. I put it aside for a year. During that time I published two other books which I consider some of the best of my writing ("Why Children Cry" and "Abraham"). I started a third book called "The Curse of Abraham," but before I finished it, I was drawn back to the commentary on Matthew. What a marvelous time it was to spend time at Jesus' feet. Finally, Matthew was ready for publication. Praise God!

Yes, I plan to write more commentaries. Now that Acts 1-12 is published , it is my intention to make a commentary on Acts 13-28. That will be a long project, but it could be available by the end of 2023. As the Lord leads, I hope to continue to write commentaries on New Testament books.

First, the King James Version is the only English version of the Bible in current use that has not been influenced by modern manuscript discoveries. As a result, it does not cast any shadows of doubt on the passages of Scripture that are so often disputed as genuine. The most prominent example is found in Mark 16:9-20. Most modern translations include a disclaimer stating that these verses are not found in "the best manuscripts," yet it is found in nearly all of the others exactly as we have it today. There are other examples like John 5:3b-4 which are completely left out in some versions except in the footnotes which emphasize the inferior nature of the manuscripts that contain them. All of these contentions raise some serious theological issues related to the ability of God to establish and preserve His word. Using the King James Version all but removes that issue from study. The reader is able to concentrate on the content of the text rather than evaluate the validity of the text. This is an important and necessary distinction.
Second, the King James Version (in spite of any difficulty in its language) is far easier to study on a scholarly level than other versions. This is largely due to the efforts of past scholars like James Strong. He actually assigned a number to each Hebrew and Greek word in the Bible and cross referenced those numbers with the English words in the King James Version making it very easy to study words in the original languages and compare how the same word is translated in various portions of Scripture. The combined study of nearly 400 years of English scholarship of the Bible was done using the King James Version as its basis. Most of this is lost the moment one uses a modern translation.
Third, almost every commentator I have ever read that uses a version other than the King James Version repeatedly suggests rewording to the version that they have chosen. In most of those instances, the suggested wording is more closely aligned with the King James Version. In other words, the King James Version becomes validated in its wording through scholars that choose to use other versions.
Fourth, the King James Version is not copyrighted, so I needed no permissions nor cooperation from any big name publisher. This is very convenient.

Several years ago, I was working in a prison as an academic instructor when a new student was assigned to my class. He was a young Mexican. The other students told me that he was a very dedicated Christian. I very shortly found out that what they said was true. As he and I began to have conversations, he confided in me that God had called him into the ministry. He asked me to give him assignments so that he could further his studies of the Bible. I was happy to do so. I would make assignments, and he faithfully turned them in for comment and correction. I had no idea that this was the prompting of the Holy Spirit that would lead me to start a Bible school. After much planning and a few dead ends, Trinity Bible School (trinitybibleschool.com) was born. Students are admitted without pre-requisite, and there are courses on various levels.

I grew up in Southeastern Kentucky. To be more specific, I grew up in a small town called Corbin. For me, the location of my raising was not as significant a factor as was my heredity. I am a fourth generation Pentecostal on both sides of my family. My grandfather on my dad's side, George Edward Prewitt, was a preacher in the Church of God Mountain Assembly, and on my mother's side, my great grandfather, Daniel Thomas was full fledged Pentecostal preacher in the year 1896. This heritage has, without question, influenced the way I see the world.