christianity
Defense and explanation of Christian doctrine, practice, and worldview through rigorous biblical argumentation.
AN/THE ARCHANGEL’S VOICE? Paid Members Public
WHY JESUS CANNOT BE MICHAEL! There are specific groups such as the seventh day Adventists that believe the following passage describes the risen Christ as an archangel: “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do
MICHAEL: ONE AMONG SEVERAL RULERS Paid Members Public
The New Testament explicitly identifies Michael as an archangel: “Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. But Michael the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce
PUBLIC CONFESSION OF SINS Paid Members Public
In the epistle of James, believers are commanded to confess their sins to one another in the context of receiving forgiveness of those transgressions and/or healing from any illnesses that may have resulted from those sins: “Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He
WORSHIPING THE ETERNAL CREATOR Paid Members Public
In this post I will be summing up the points found in a plethora of my articles/rebuttals in support of Jesus Christ being identified the eternal Creator and Sustainer of all creation. Obviously, this is to be understood in the context of his being the uniquely begotten Son of
ORIGEN ON ISAIAH 53 Paid Members Public
The following reference is taken from Origen’s response to Celsus where he mentioned and refuted the assertion of certain Jews whom he had debated that Isaiah 53 is about the nation. All emphasis is mine: Chapter 55 Now I remember that, on one occasion, at a disputation held with
JUSTIN MARTYR ON PSALM 22 & ISAIAH 53 Paid Members Public
In this post I will citing portions from Justin Martyr’s “Dialogue with Trypho the Jew” to show how the early Church utilized specific OT texts in support of Jesus messianic claims. Specifically, I will highlight Justin’s use of Isaiah 53 in his discussion to prove that the Messiah
JUSTIN MARTYR & COPYCAT RELIGIONS Paid Members Public
The second century AD Christian apologist and martyr Justin Martyr addressed the issue of the pagan copycat religions and their resemblance to the Christian faith. He argued that the pagan myths were satanic corruptions of biblical prophecies announcing the coming of the Lord Jesus, in order to mislead people from
CHRIST: THE WORLD’S INTERCESSOR Paid Members Public
Specific Calvinists argue that Christ’s atoning death is tied in with his intercessory work. From this fact they erroneously assume that since Christ intercedes for everyone that he died for, Jesus must not have died for the whole world. Otherwise, this would imply that Jesus is interceding for all