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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.
1 Cor. 3:11-15: Believers as the Works of God Paid Members Public
In this post I will examine the blessed and holy Apostle Paul’s warning to the Corinthians regarding sectarianism and the judgement that believers must undergo before entering into final salvation/glorification. My focus will be to show that the works that Paul had in mind are actually individuals who
John 6 & the Holy Eucharist Paid Members Public
Protestantism’s War Against the Holy Bible Our Lord scandalized his Jewish audience by insisting that they had to eat his flesh and blood, otherwise they will never obtain everlasting life. His statements were so shocking that it even offended some of his own followers: “Then the Jews began to
The Non-Rule of Mr. Svendsen Paid Members Public
by David Palm The Burden of Proof I want to say a few more words about the burden proof in this discussion of the meaning of heõs hou in Matthew 1:25. As I fully expected, Eric Svendsen has tried repeatedly to shift the burden of proof to his opponents
Heõs Hou and the Protestant Polemic Paid Members Public
©2003 John Pacheco, The Catholic Legate. All Rights Reserved. by John Pacheco Foreword I am honoured that John Pacheco has asked me to contribute a foreword to his significant new study on the meaning of the Greek phrase heõs hou in Matt 1:25 as it relates to perpetual virginity
Philo’s Logos Theology Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Michael F. Bird’s Jesus Among the Gods: Early Christology in the Greco-Roman World, published by Baylor University Press, Waco, TX in 2022], pp. 133-137. This is from section II. Jesus and Intermediary Figures, 4. Jesus and the “In-Betweeners”: Comparing Early
Irenaeus’ Exhortation to the Philosophers Paid Members Public
St. Irenaeus, in his work refuting the gnostic heretics titled Against Heresies, exhorts believers not to venture into matters that are beyond the comprehension of human beings or that have not been revealed by God in the divine Scriptures. This holy saint and martyr of Jesus Christ warns against likening
YHWH The Most Highs Revealed Paid Members Public
In this post I will share some of the biblical evidence, which explicitly affirms that Jesus is the Most High God while also being the Son of the Most High. Exalted on High YHWH The Old Testament repeatedly emphasizes that YHWH alone is seated on high and that he alone
Ps. 22:16: Digging Through the Problem Paid Members Public
The following excerpts are taken from The Psalms as Christian Worship: An Historical Commentary, co-authored by Bruce K. Waltke and James M. Houston with Erika Moore, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. in 2010, Chapter 12. Psalm 22: Prophetic Psalm of Christ’s Passion, pp. 376 ff. All