Justin Martyr, Messianic Prophecies & Acts of Pilate Paid Members Public
The excerpts cited here are taken from St. Justin Martyr’s First Apology. Justin appeals to Old Testament prophecies and to written records by Pilate, which were still in existence, to convince the Roman authorities of the divine origin and historicity of the Christian faith. Justin’s knowledge of Messianic
Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off: Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union. Chapter 20. It is Proved from the Scriptures that Christ Was Called an Angel. But Yet It is Shown from Other Parts of Holy Scripture that He is God Also. But if some heretic, obstinately struggling against
Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
The quotations which I will cite here are taken from Novatian's Treatise Concerning the Trinity. All emphasis will be mine. Novatian sets forth biblical texts to refute the modalist lie that Jesus is the Father. He instead proves that the Father, Son and Spirit are personally distinct and
When Was Christ Crucified? Paid Members Public
The excerpts in this post are taken from Gary M. Burge, John: The NIV Application Commentary, published by Zondervan Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, in September, 2000. All emphasis will be mine. Here is what Burge says in respect to John 13:1: The problem of the meal in John 13.
Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Here’s the link to the first part: Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union. I cite from the rest of St. Cyprian’s treatise where he quotes verse after verse from both testaments to prove that the prophets announced our Lord’s Deity, Humanity, vicarious death, resurrection, physical,
Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from St. Cyprian’s Treatises, specifically Treatise XII (Book 2). Cyprian quotes extensively from both the Old and New Testaments to prove that Jesus is the God-Man, the divine Son of God, whom the prophets announced would come to be killed for sins,
Jesus Christ: The Eternally Reigning God Paid Members Public
The inspired Scriptures describe Jesus ruling not merely as the human Davidic king, or as God’s plenipotentiary. The Holy Bible presents Christ God Almighty who reigns forever. I will set out to prove this by showing what the Hebrew says in regards to the reign of YHWH, and compare
The Book of Ezekiel: The Rabbis’ Nightmare Paid Members Public
It is typical for anti-Christian rabbis to cite the following passage from Ezekiel to prove that the Messiah will be a mere human figure who himself will be in need of atoning sacrifices for the purification of his own sins: “On the fourteenth day of the first month you are