ST. BERNARD ON THE BEAUTY OF CHRIST Paid Members Public
St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the following in respect to the risen Christ: “How beautiful you appear to the angels, Lord Jesus, in the form of God, eternal, begotten before the daystar amid the splendors of heaven, ‘the radiant light of God’s glory and the perfect copy of his
JOSEPHUS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE Paid Members Public
Here I share what first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus wrote concerning some of the supernatural signs and omens that occurred before and during the siege and destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, including heavenly signs seen by the populace as the Temple was being destroyed. The following excerpt is
JESUS: THE ETERNAL ALPHA AND OMEGA Paid Members Public
In John’s Apocalypse, we find both God and the risen Christ declaring themselves to be the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End: “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and
WATCHTOWER, EARLY CHURCH & THE TRINITY Paid Members Public
The following is a post I share from an article that is no longer available online. It refutes the lies, distortions and misinformation of the Jehovah’s Witness booklet/magazine Should You Believe in the Trinity?. Should You Believe in the Trinity? A few years ago the Watchtower Society published
MORE ON JUSTIN MARTYR’S CHRISTOLOGY Paid Members Public
In this post I quote noted Evangelical scholar and professor Michael F. Bird’s comments on the 2nd century Christian apologist Justin Martyr’s Christological views. All bold and capital emphasis will be mine: There is an intensification of Logos Christology among the early apologists, including Justin martyr, Theophilus of
MELCHIZEDEK REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I extract the section on Melchizedek from James Kugel’s book, Traditions of the Bible: A Guide to the Bible as It Was at the Start of the Common Era, Chapter 8. Melchizedek (GENESIS 14:17-20), published by Harvest University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England, in 1998.
MUHAMMAD AND THE JEWS Paid Members Public
It is clear from the Quran and the sunnah that Muhammad disliked the Jews more than he did Christians, even though he disliked both. Muhammad’s attitude towards the Jews can be seen from the following passages: Certainly you will find the most violent of people in enmity for those
IBN KATHIR ON THE QURAN’S CORRUPTION Paid Members Public
In this post I excerpt a portion from the writings of the 14th century Muslim scholar and Quranic commentator Ibn Kathir in relation to the compilation of the Quran. Al-Bukhari said: Musa bin Ismail narrated to us, Ibrahim narrated to us, Ibn Shihab narrated to us, that Anas bin Malik