TRINITARIAN PATTERN OF THE NT Paid Members Public
The aim of this post is to quote the multiple NT references where the Father, Son and Spirit are coordinated together in contexts that presuppose the characteristics and functions they share in common, as well as to their personhood, all of which point to their essential Deity. The plethora of
THE MORMON SATAN & PREMORTALITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote from official Mormon teachings and sources for the express purpose of highlighting just how unbiblical these doctrines are. These sources reveal that Mormons believe that human beings living on earth existed as spirit creatures in heaven with God. Mormons also teach that humans are
JOHN 1:1 REVISITED Paid Members Public
According to John’s Gospel, Jesus in his prehuman existence is the Word that has been existing from before creation with God the Father and as God in nature, being the One whom the Father appointed to create all things, and who later became flesh at a specific moment in
THE CHRISTIAN SHEMA Paid Members Public
In this post I will show how the inspired [N]ew [T]estament writers take the monotheistic confession found in the Hebrew Bible and expanded it to include Jesus within the divine identity of the one true God of Israel. I will be including translations of both the Hebrew and
ORTHODOX NT & CHRIST’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the New Testament translation of the Eastern Orthodox Bible (EOB) in relation to the Deity of Jesus. The EOB NT can be purchased here: New Testament – EOB Portable. I will cite what I deem to be the clearest and most explicit references
NICAEA ON THE SPIRIT’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite some of the historical details and a letter from the synod of Nicaea to show that the Holy Spirit was worshiped as God in union the Father and the Son. This will help refute the claim that the Spirit’s Deity wasn’t recognized
ATHANASIUS ON THE “APOCRYPHA” Paid Members Public
COURTESY OF CATHOLIC APOLOGIST WILLIAM ALBRECHT Contrary to the assertions of certain Protestant apologists, Athanasius did quote from the deutero-canonical writings as inspired Scripture, often citing them along with the proto-canonical books without making any distinction between them. In this post I will share several examples from Athanasius’ writings to
N.T. WRIGHT’S NT TRANSLATION Paid Members Public
N.T. Wright is viewed as a renowned [N]ew [T]estament scholar and authority on the resurrection of Jesus. He has produced a translation of the NT, now in its third edition, titled The New Testament for Everyone, Third Edition, Hardcover: A Fresh Translation, published by Zondervan, Grand Rapids,