Christ: Israel’s Divine Lord Incarnate Paid Members Public
In this post I will be focusing on the witness of the Synoptic Gospels, particularly that of Luke, in order to show that Jesus is described as Lord in the sense of being YHWH God Almighty who humbled himself to become a human being. I will prove that when the
The Favored One Whom the Lord Indwelt Paid Members Public
In Luke’s Gospel, the angel Gabriel comes to the blessed Virgin to announce that she will conceive by the Holy Spirit and give birth to the Lord who will sit enthroned on David’s throne in order to rule as King forever: “Now in the sixth month, the angel
Hail the One Filled with Grace! Paid Members Public
Luke records the words the angel Gabriel uttered to the holy Mother of Christ as he came to announce the glorious and blessed Incarnation of our Lord: “And he came to her and said, ‘Hail (Chaire), full of grace (kecharitomene), the Lord is with you!’” Luke 1:28 The word
Raymond Brown on Mary as the New Eve Paid Members Public
The late Catholic priest Father Raymond E. Brown was one of the foremost liberal NT scholars of the 20th century. His two-volume commentary on John’s Gospel is considered some of the best ever written. I cite from his commentary on John 2 and the wedding of Cana to see
The Prophet of Shirk Strikes Yet Again! Paid Members Public
The Quran claims that there has never been a messenger/apostle or a prophet that Satan hasn’t deceived into reciting his words in order to mislead people: Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you, but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke,
Atonement by Incense Paid Members Public
More Proof of the Intercessions of Saints The Wisdom of Solomon speaks of the events of the Exodus where God sent forth his almighty Word from heaven’s throne to slay the firstborn of the Egyptians.(1) It is within this context that the writer makes mention of Aaron offering
Allah’s Multiple Eyes and Hands Paid Members Public
The Quran and sunni tradition depict the Islamic deity as a very grotesque looking hybrid who possesses a composite body of some kind, which consists of at least three eyes, three hands, fingers, a foot, a shin, gonads and a face. In this post I will highlight the verses, which
Jesus Christ: God, God’s Son, Or Both? Paid Members Public
The inspired Scriptures describe Jesus as being both God and the Son of God in that he possesses the divine nature in all its fullness, due to his being the uniquely begotten Son of God. The Uniquely Begotten Son This helps us appreciate why in the NT Christ is the