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Clarification and defense of the gospel message—Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and saving work.
JESUS THE NAZARENE AND MATTHEW’S GENEALOGY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing Dr. David H. Stern’s Jewish New Testament Commentary, published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. 1992, pp. 42-43, where Stern explains how Joseph made Jesus his legal heir by accepting him as his son, thereby conferring upon the Lord his legal descent
HISTORICITY OF JESUS’ BURIAL Paid Members Public
The material here is taken from the following article: 9 Reasons Why Joseph of Arimathea Was a Real Historical Figure. Joseph of Arimathea plays a big role in defending Jesus’ resurrection. He stood near the center of Bart Ehrman’s reconsideration of the facts surrounding the resurrection. After all, if
HOW DID JUDAS DIE? Paid Members Public
Seeing that the fate of Judas often comes up in discussions with Muhammadans as a means of discrediting the Holy Bible, I post the response of the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer for the benefit of Bible believers. I also include his response to another specific aspect related to the
JAMES DUNN ON NT CHRISTOLOGY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the late liberal, critical [N]ew [T]estament scholar James D. G. Dunn’s book Jesus According to the New Testament, published by William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019. The reason for citing this work is because Dunn did not hold to
GOD MADE JESUS A SIN-OFFERING Paid Members Public
The God-breathed Scriptures teach that Jesus became sin for us so that we might become righteous in God’s sight: “that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for
JESUS’ BROTHERS ACCORDING TO THE FLESH Paid Members Public
All emphasis will be mine. Certain opponents of the blessed Mother’s perpetual virginity reference Eusebius’ church history to show that Jesus is said to have had brothers according to the flesh, which they take to mean from Mary: Chapter 19. Domitian commands the Descendants of David to be slain.
JESUS’ DIVINE SONSHIP AND BLASPHEMY Paid Members Public
According to the Scriptures, in particular John’s Gospel, the Jewish leadership wanted Pilate to kill Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God: “Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca′iaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that
THE FATHER AND SON AS THE ONE GOD Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite Jesus’ statements where he affirms that he and the Father are one to show that he meant that they were one in power, and therefore one in essence and nature. Here are the words of our Lord: “‘My sheep hear my voice, and I