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Monogenes Theos: A Gnostic Corruption? Paid Members Public
I am reposting New Testament textual scholar James E. Snpp Jr’s post where he shows that the reading moongenes theos (“only-begotten God”), being the read that many English versions adopt, may have been a heretical gnostic corruption that crept its way into the New Testament textual transmission. JOHN 1:
The Case for Unlimited Atonement Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I now to the finale where I cite from Reformed Calvinists that do believe in limited or definite atonement (/2020/07/28/the-case-for-unlimited-atonement-pt-2/). John Piper on 1 Timothy 2:5-6 Here is what this renowned theologian and pastor wrote concerning this specific text: “How many did Christ effectively ransom from
The Case for Unlimited Atonement Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I proceed from where I left off (/2020/07/28/the-case-for-unlimited-atonement-pt-1/). John on the Atoning Death of Christ In John’s Gospel, Jesus doesn’t merely come to die for his own sheep but also for the entire world: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his
The Case for Unlimited Atonement Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In the next series of posts, I have compiled biblical verses, commentaries, and responses from various Christian scholars and/or apologists showing why the belief that Christ died only for the elect is not biblical teaching. On the meaning and extent of the word “Many” Here are a few examples
What Kind of Theos is Jesus? Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to employ the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ (JWs) own perversion of the Holy Bible, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (2013 Revision), to prove that Jesus is the eternal Creator, namely Jehovah God Almighty, even though he is not the Father or the Holy
AHMAD OR THE HOLY SPIRIT? Paid Members Public
We now come to the name Ahmad, which appears only one time in the Quran (/2020/06/14/jesus-christ-the-muhammad-of-the-quran/). Once again, is this another of Muhammad’s names as later tradition asserts, or is it a further case of a descriptive noun that may not necessarily be referring to the
In Defense of Mark 1:2’s “In the Prophets” Paid Members Public
The following is taken from James E. Snapp Jr.’s blog (http://reclaimingthemind.blogspot.com/2010/06/defense-of-in-prophets-in-mark-12.html). How many times did Mark, as he narrated events, cite an Old Testament prophet by name? The answer is either “Never” or “Once, in 1:2.” The Byzantine Text in Mark
REFUTING ADNAN RASHID PT. 1 Paid Members Public
This is the material that I compiled for Adnan Rashid’s rather desperate attempt of trying to prove that the Quran testifies to the corruption of the Old and New Testaments. You can watch Adnan’s attempt at a reply here: Did the author of the Quran know the Bible?