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NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting the immediate contexts of John 1:1 and Titus 2:13 and then cite the exegesis of a few scholars of the [N]ew [T]estament, be they commentators, grammarians and/or theologians to see what they say concerning these texts as they
CHRIST’S FAITHFULNESS AS AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide further evidence that saving faith according to the Holy Bible is defined as faithfulness to the Lord Jesus. I will use Christ’s own faithfulness as an example. For instance, note how the following versions rendering a key text that is often employed in
Jesus Forbids Sabbath Keeping Paid Members Public
Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Jesus thought that destruction of the Sabbath observance by his Apostles was among the top items on his list to eliminate during his ministry to usher in the Kingdom of God. Jesus first exercises his loosing power over injustice or sin upon the allegedly non-workable Sabbath,
Once More, Matthew 28:19 and the Trinity Paid Members Public
Robert M. Bowman, Jr. A web article by a Jehovah’s Witness named Dave Barron asks the question, “Does Matthew 28:19 Teach of a Triune God?”1 In this paper, I will respond to Barron’s article. Matthew 28:19 as a Trinitarian Proof Text The article opens with
EARLY CHURCH FATHERS ON THE SON’S IGNORANCE OF THE HOUR Paid Members Public
In this post I share how some of the early Church’s greatest theologians, scholars and/or apologists explained our Lord’s statement in Mark 13:32 and Matthew 24:36 that the Father alone knows the day and hour of the Son’s coming in judgment against Jerusalem. The
WHO IS THE JEHOVAH THAT ONE CALLS UPON TO BE SAVED? Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible proclaims that salvation comes from calling upon the name of YHVH: “And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As Yahweh has said, Even among the
The Source of Dr. James White’s Arianism on Mt 24:36/Mk 13:32: Paid Members Public
The Father, Son, and Spirit’s Alleged “Participation” in the Divine Being Or What Theology Would Like If Someone Were Ignorant of Scholasticism Dr. James White is in the midst of an intra-Evangelical (and anti-ecumenical) controversy about his clearly provocative claim, where he verbally agrees with those whom he identifies
“Nor the Son [knows the last day], but the Father only” Paid Members Public
Mark 13:32/Matthew 24:36 : Dr. White’s Exegetical Defense of Arianism, And the Textual Basis for Chalcedonian Christianity Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Upon receiving a communication and clip of Dr. James White (Alpha & Omega Ministries) from Mr. William Albrëcht, I was surprised to learn that the Assyrian