christianity
Defense and explanation of Christian doctrine, practice, and worldview through rigorous biblical argumentation.
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
CHRIST: AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Paid Members Public
Philippians 2:5-11 sets forth Jesus as an example for us to emulate: “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself
PHILIPPIANS 2: AN ADAM CHRISTOLOGY? Paid Members Public
The Apostle Paul incorporates either a hymn or poem (commonly referred to as the Carmen Christi) that celebrates Christ’s divine prehuman existence, subsequent physical resurrection and heavenly exaltation to reign as YHWH Incarnate over all creation, and which claims that every creature must and will eventually worship Jesus Lord:
GOD, CHRIST & THE DIVINE NAME Paid Members Public
According to the God-breathed writings, Christ in his post-resurrected heavenly exaltation possesses the name above all names: “That is why God has now lifted him so high (hyperhypsosen), and has given him the name BEYOND ALL NAMES,” Philippians 2:9 J. B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus’ exaltation places him
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,
SOLA FIDE IN CLEMENT? Paid Members Public
Certain Protestant theologians and/or apologists have been desperate to find some justification (pun intended!) for Luther’s doctrine of Sola Fide by quote-mining the early church writers. They do this in order to show that Luther’s teaching on justification wasn’t something novel, or completely unheard of, which
TRUE GOD OF TRUE GOD Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide further evidence from the inspired Scriptures that Christ is the true God, even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew Bible describes YHWH as the God of truth, i.e., the God who is the truth, to whom believers