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Biblical studies on the nature, attributes, and identity of God, with emphasis on monotheism and divine revelation.
Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I now arrive at the finale: Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 2. In this final part, I will provide further evidence that John intends to depict Jesus as the Almighty. Recall that the Greek term for Almighty, i.e., Pantokrator, speaks to God’s sovereignty over all creation as the
The Holy Trinity & God's Power Paid Members Public
In Luke’s writings, the Holy Spirit is often paralleled with the divine power, which was fully operable in Christ: “But Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and
Revisiting Justin Once Again! Paid Members Public
The distortion of Justin Martyr’s writings by anti-Trinitarians seems to be never-ending. Instead of allowing this blessed and holy martyr of Christ to articulate his Trinitarian beliefs in his own way, these individuals insist on reading their own views into his statements in order to make him
A Catholic Misreads Justin? Paid Members Public
I cite an excerpt from Denis Minns’ article on Justin Martyr, which focuses on the blessed saint’s theology. THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY In the view expressed by Justin at the beginning of the Dialogue (2.1), philosophy, which alone leads us to and unites us with God, was ‘sent
Justin: Worshiping the Uncreated, Timeless Son Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from The Fathers of the Church Patristic Series: Justin Martyr, The First Apology, The Second Apology, Dialogue with Trypho, Exhortation to the Greeks, Discourse to the Greeks, The Monarchy of the Rule of God, translated by Thomas B. Falls, and published by Catholic
Polycarp & Justin Martyr: Every Creature Shall Worship Jesus as God Paid Members Public
The Scriptures proclaim that God alone is to receive what the Greek calls latreuo, which is a type of worship given to true Deity: “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only (auto mono latreuseis).”’” Matthew
Murray Harris on Monogenes Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Murray J. Harris’ Jesus as God: The New Testament Use of Theos in Reference to Jesus, III. The Only Son, Who Is God (John 1:18), published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI in 1992. All emphasis is mine. B. The Meaning of Monogenes
Serving Jesus as the Lord God Paid Members Public
The Holy Bible clearly teaches that believers cannot revere and serve any other being as their heavenly Lord apart from YHWH: “None is able to serve two lords (Oudeis dynatai dysi kyriois douleuei), for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the