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JOHN 5:23 Paid Members Public
An article by Robert Hommel. 23 so that all will honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Commentary Jesus now reveals the reason that all judgment has been given to Him: So that
HONOR THE SON AS GOD Paid Members Public
In John’s Gospel, our Lord stated that the Father has commanded that all creatures give the Son the exact same honor that they render to the Father: “The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son,
TRINITY IN IRENAEUS & TERTULLIAN Paid Members Public
In this post I sum up some of the clearest testimonies to the Trinitarian beliefs of Irenaeus and Tertullian. All emphasis will be mine. IRENAEUS 9… But there is one only God, the Creator— He who is above every Principality, and Power, and Dominion, and Virtue: He is Father, He
IRENAEUS ON MARK 16:9-20 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from James Snapp’s blog: The Text of the Gospels: Craig Evans and the Ending of Mark. Craig Evans and the Ending of Mark A prominent evangelical commentator has spread misinformation about an important text-critical question. I wrote this post as a means of doing something
Chieti Document Against Eastern Orthodox or Reformed Protestant Anti-Papal Claims Paid Members Public
By James Divine. September 4th, 2024 (https://substack.com/inbox/post/148703931?r=4ca6ix&triedRedirect=true). Foreword During the time I wrote this article, a gentleman, a scholar, an author and wordsmith; Dr. James Likoudis passed away. Perhaps asleep is he to us, but in soul; with Our Lord.
PRAYING TO SAINTS Paid Members Public
The following is taken from this post: Prayers to Saints in the Pre-Nicene Era – Energetic Procession. It is commonly claimed that the practice of praying to departed saints and to angels is a late development in Christianity, probably post-dating the Council of Nicea. In this post, I will try to
PISTIS CHRISTOU: A JEWISH BELIEVER’S PERSPECTIVE Paid Members Public
I will be quoting from Jewish believer Dr. David H. Stern’s translation of the Holy Bible (Complete Jewish Bible [CJB]) and his Jewish commentary on the [N]ew [T]estament in respect to the NT’s references to faith, specifically to the faith (pistis) of Jesus Christ. Stern’s
IRENAEUS, CLEMENT & JESUS AS THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
I will cite from two great saints of the Church, Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, who both taught that it was Christ in his prehuman existence that appeared throughout the OT as the divine Angel of God. All emphasis will be mine. Irenaeus of Lyons The Holy Ghost, throughout the