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ALMSGIVING & ATONEMENT

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

EARLY CHURCH ON AGE OF CREATION

By Ben Kissingly Historical references: “They are deceived, too, by those highly mendacious documents which profess to give the history of many thousand years, though, reckoning by the sacred writings, we find that not 6000 years have yet passed.” St. Augustine, City of God, Book XII, chapter 10, “Of the

MURRAY J. HARRIS ON 2 PT. 1:1

In 2 Peter, the blessed Apostle begins and ends his inspired epistle with unambiguous affirmations of the absolute, essential Deity of our Lord Jesus. For example, not only does Peter start off by describing Christ as both God and Savior, “I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter. I serve Jesus

KJV AND SHARP’S FIRST RULE

Granville Sharp was a Christian abolitionist and devout scholar of the Greek [N]ew [T]estament who wrote a monograph in 1798 on how the NT employs the Greek definite article (“the”) in respect to passages related to the Deity of Christ. He discovered six rules, the first of which

HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY

According to the underlying Greek text of Hebrews 2:9, Jesus is described as tasting death for every man by the grace of God: “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory

TITUS 2:13 & KJV

This article is taken from the following post: Titus 2:13 – “the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”. The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. Titus 2:13 – “the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” “Looking for that

ONE AND ONLY OR ONLY BEGOTTEN?

This post is uploaded from the following article: John 1:18 – “only begotten Son”. The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. John 1:18 – “only begotten Son” “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which

2 PETER 1:1 & KJV

This post has been taken from the following: 2 Peter 1:1 – “of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”. The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. 2 Peter 1:1 – “of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” “Simon Peter, a

1 John 5:7 (Johannine Comma)

This posted has been uploaded from the following article: . The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. 1 John 5:7 (Johannine Comma) – “These Three Are One” “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and

ONE MORE TIME: SON OR SERVANT?

In this post I revisit the issue of whether Jesus in Acts 3:13, 26 and 4:27, 30 is being described as God’s Servant or Son. I will cite a slew of ancient versions and English translations that render the articular Greek word as Son or Child, thereby