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JOHN, JUDAISM & THE SECOND DEATH Paid Members Public
John in Revelation speaks of the second death, which is the everlasting destruction that individuals experience after being cast into the lake fire: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation
Matt. 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? Paid Members Public
Matthew 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? James E. Snapp Matthew 28:19-20a in Codex F, beside part of the chapter-list for Mark. “This is perhaps a case of late interpolation.” That was liberal scholar Rudolph Bultmann’s opinion of the words “in the name of the Father,
JOHN, JUDAISM & SECOND DEATH Paid Members Public
John in Revelation speaks of the second death, which is the everlasting destruction that individuals experience when case into the lake fire: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation 2:
JEROME, RELICS & INTERCESSION Paid Members Public
I quote St. Jerome’s letter to the presbyter Riparius where he rebukes the prohibition of venerating relics. All emphasis is mine. LETTER 109 To Riparius Riparius, a presbyter of Aquitaine had written to inform Jerome that Vigilantius (for whom see Letter LXI.) was preaching in southern Gaul against the
IGNATIUS ON THE EUCHARIST Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite the words of the blessed martyr and disciple of the holy Apostles, St. Ignatius in regards to the Eucharist. He was the bishop of the church in Antioch, the place where believers were first called Christians (Cf. Acts 11:26). His views on the
JEROME & JUDITH Paid Members Public
This is what the illustrious theologian and scholar St. Jerome wrote in regards to the canonicity of Judith. All emphasis is mine. Jerome, Prologue to Judith (2006) [Translated by Kevin P. Edgecomb] BEGINNING OF THE PROLOGUE TO JUDITH Among the Hebrews the Book of Judith is found among the Hagiographa,
JESUS: THE ONLY GOOD GOD THAT SAVES Paid Members Public
According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus came to offer his life on the cross as the ransoming sacrifice that saves and redeems mankind from their sins: “For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
FATHER GREATER THAN THE SON REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I will revisit the Lord’s explicit statement that the Father is greater than him, showing how this does not conflict with the clear, explicit teaching that the Son is coequal to God in essence, nature, power, glory and honor. Here’s the passage in question: “You