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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.
JOHN 1:1 REVISITED Paid Members Public
According to John’s Gospel, Jesus in his prehuman existence is the Word that has been existing from before creation with God the Father and as God in nature, being the One whom the Father appointed to create all things, and who later became flesh at a specific moment in
THE CHRISTIAN SHEMA Paid Members Public
In this post I will show how the inspired [N]ew [T]estament writers take the monotheistic confession found in the Hebrew Bible and expanded it to include Jesus within the divine identity of the one true God of Israel. I will be including translations of both the Hebrew and
ORTHODOX NT & CHRIST’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the New Testament translation of the Eastern Orthodox Bible (EOB) in relation to the Deity of Jesus. The EOB NT can be purchased here: New Testament – EOB Portable. I will cite what I deem to be the clearest and most explicit references
ATHANASIUS ON THE “APOCRYPHA” Paid Members Public
COURTESY OF CATHOLIC APOLOGIST WILLIAM ALBRECHT Contrary to the assertions of certain Protestant apologists, Athanasius did quote from the deutero-canonical writings as inspired Scripture, often citing them along with the proto-canonical books without making any distinction between them. In this post I will share several examples from Athanasius’ writings to
N.T. WRIGHT’S NT TRANSLATION Paid Members Public
N.T. Wright is viewed as a renowned [N]ew [T]estament scholar and authority on the resurrection of Jesus. He has produced a translation of the NT, now in its third edition, titled The New Testament for Everyone, Third Edition, Hardcover: A Fresh Translation, published by Zondervan, Grand Rapids,
JWS, SHARP’S RULE & CHRIST’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In these posts I will be explaining and defending a particular rule of Greek grammar that relates to the Deity of Christ, commonly referred to as Granville Sharp’s first rule. THEOS USED FOR CHRIST There are several places in the inspired Christian writings where Jesus is called God in
BINITARIAN CHART Paid Members Public
In this article I will show how the inspired Scriptures identify the Father and the Son as YHWH by ascribing to both of them the very unique titles and characteristics, which the Hebrew Bible attributes to YHWH alone. In the following chart, the readers will see that YHWH’s qualities
LUTHER & MARY’S VIRGINITY REVISITED Paid Members Public
The following quotation is courtesy of William Albrecht. It is from a letter that Martin Luther wrote in the final years of his life, and provides further confirmation that this leading reformer held to the perpetual virginity of Mary. Luther even claims that this doctrine is based on inspired Scripture,