atonement
Detailed studies on the doctrine of atonement, Old Testament foundations, and Christ’s sacrificial work.
ISAIAH’S SUFFERING SERVANT Paid Members Public
In this post I want to quote Isaiah’s fourth Suffering Servant song, which is found in 52:13-53:12. I quote the English rendering of the Orthodox Jewish website Chabad: The Complete Tanakh (Tanach) – Hebrew Bible. All emphasis will be mine. Behold My servant shall prosper; he shall be
ISAIAH’S SERVANT & THE SEED PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I cite the rest of Dr. Michael Brown’s very lengthy defense of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 being a prophecy of the coming Messiah, who is Jesus Christ our risen Lord: ISAIAH’S SERVANT & THE SEED PT. 1. 4.10. Several key words in Isaiah 53 speak of a
CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE SACRIFICE Paid Members Public
The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, pp. 135-139 and 556-559. In my estimation this is THE best and most comprehensive
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.
WHAT KIND OF SAVIOR IS JESUS? Paid Members Public
In this post I will revisit the issue of the work of Christ in accomplishing the salvation of mankind, and its implication on his divinity. SAVIOR OF THE WORLD The God-breathed Scriptures proclaim that God the Father raised up a king from the physical line of David to save not
CHRIST & THE SCAPEGOAT Paid Members Public
Leviticus 16 mentions the scapegoat which on the day of atonements (yom ha’kippurim) would be chosen to carry away the sins of Israel into the wilderness: “He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt
HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue my discussion of the variants of Hebrews 2:9 and its impact on Christology and soteriology: HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY. One of the most interesting, in fact remarkable, variants of Hebrews 2:9 is found in the Syriac translation known as the Peshitta. According to this
ALMSGIVING & ATONEMENT Paid Members Public
In the Greek translation of Daniel, which is longer than the Hebrew version, teaches that almsgiving or giving charity is an atonement for sins: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be