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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.
Judaism on the Atoning Death of the Righteous Paid Members Public
It is a widespread teaching among the varied rabbinic sources that the death of the righteous makes atonement for sins. In this post I will cite some of these texts in order to show that the New Testament proclamation that Jesus Christ dies for the sins of world is thoroughly
Jesus Christ: YHWH’s Destroying Angel Paid Members Public
According to the Hebrew Bible, God sent a Destroyer to slay the firstborn of Egypt: “And Yahweh will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the
Jesus Christ: The Great God, King & Shepherd Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible proclaims that YHWH is the great God and great King over all other gods, being the One who made and sustains the earth. YHWH is further described as the Shepherd who holds his sheep in his and whose voice they must hear: “For Yahweh is a great
God’s Form = God’s Appearance Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by Rev. Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1897, Volume III, pp. 435-437. All emphasis will be mine. Ver. 6. ὅς. The discussions as to whether this refers
THE BIBLICAL GOD VERSUS THE MORMON GODS Paid Members Public
I begin a series of posts where I contrast the teachings of God’s only inspired Revelation, the Holy Bible, with the beliefs of Mormonism. THE ISSUE OF CREATION Not only does Mormonism butcher the Holy Scriptures by misinterpreting them, it even goes as far as to rewrite God’s
The Mormon Dilemma Paid Members Public
A typical ploy among modern day Mormon apologists is to appeal to texts where the Father is said to be the only true God as a way of proving their belief that Jesus is not a member of a Triune Godhead, but is some a secondary, inferior Deity. For instance,
Dan: Antichrist’s Tribe and Lineage? Paid Members Public
In the following post I quoted from some early Christian sources showing how certain Christians believed that the antichrist would arise from Dan: Dan: The Tribe of Antichrist. Here I will share the biblical verses, which would have led these Christian writers to conclude that Dan is the tribe of
Abraham’s Seed that Blesses the World: Jesus Christ! Paid Members Public
Unless noted otherwise I will be citing the Authorized King James Version (AV) of the Holy Bible. The AV has the advantage of notifying the readers when the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek languages, which the inspired Scriptures were written in, employ second person singular verbs, participles, adjectives and/or pronouns