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The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
I’ve now arrived at the final segment in the series (/2019/07/07/the-biblical-basis-for-the-nicene-creed-pt-3/). We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. By catholic, the framers of the Creed meant that Christ’s spiritual Body, the Church, is universal, being spread out throughout the entire world. “But beware
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I now come to the third installment in the series on the biblical foundation for the Nicene Creed: The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 2. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue discussing the biblical foundation for the Nicene Creed (/2019/07/06/the-biblical-basis-for-the-nicene-creed-pt-1/). For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
I begin a series where I provide the biblical basis for the Nicene Creed in order to highlight the Creed’s fidelity to what the God-breathed Scriptures teach concerning the nature of God, salvation, end times etc. I will let the passages speak for themselves for the most part, and
The Christian Shema: What About the Holy Spirit? Paid Members Public
In the previous segment (/2019/07/04/the-christian-shema-confessing-jesus-as-yahweh-god-the-son/), I had discussed the following text, “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name one (to onoma autou hen),” Zechariah 14:9 To show that Yahweh is said to
The Christian Shema: Confessing Jesus as Yahweh God the Son Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible exhorts the Israelites to confess that Yahweh is their God, Yahweh alone and that Yahweh is the sole Creator who made and gives life to all creation. I include the English translation of the Greek version (known as the LXX) along with the translation of the Hebrew
JESUS CHRIST: TRUE GOD FROM TRUE GOD Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to argue that the blessed Apostle John identifies Jesus as the true God in his first inspired epistle. Here is the text in question: “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know
Jesus is the Eternal Father but He is not God the Father! Paid Members Public
The following verse is typically misused to refute the doctrine of the Trinity: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father (Abi Ad), Prince of