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Studies defending the deity, personhood, and work of the Holy Spirit using Scripture and exegesis.
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
I’ve now arrived at the final segment in the series (/2019/07/07/the-biblical-basis-for-the-nicene-creed-pt-3/). We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. By catholic, the framers of the Creed meant that Christ’s spiritual Body, the Church, is universal, being spread out throughout the entire world. “But beware
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I now come to the third installment in the series on the biblical foundation for the Nicene Creed: The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 2. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue discussing the biblical foundation for the Nicene Creed (/2019/07/06/the-biblical-basis-for-the-nicene-creed-pt-1/). For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
I begin a series where I provide the biblical basis for the Nicene Creed in order to highlight the Creed’s fidelity to what the God-breathed Scriptures teach concerning the nature of God, salvation, end times etc. I will let the passages speak for themselves for the most part, and
The Christian Shema: What About the Holy Spirit? Paid Members Public
In the previous segment (/2019/07/04/the-christian-shema-confessing-jesus-as-yahweh-god-the-son/), I had discussed the following text, “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name one (to onoma autou hen),” Zechariah 14:9 To show that Yahweh is said to
The Trinitarian Beliefs of the Ante-Nicene Period Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
The Case of Origen In this section (/2019/06/15/the-trinitarian-beliefs-of-the-ante-nicene-period-pt-1/), I am going to quote from the third chapter of Fortman’s book where he discusses Origen’s Trinitarian views. All bold, capital and/or underline emphasis will be mine. Origen The second point is the procession of the
The Trinitarian Beliefs of the Ante-Nicene Period Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post, I begin a series where I will be quoting from one of the best treatments on the historical study and development of the Trinity of the last century. The book is titled The Triune God: A Historical Study of the Doctrine of the Trinity (Wipf and Stock
Is God Jesus and the Third of Three? Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
What the Scholars have to Say I continue (/2019/05/21/is-god-jesus-and-the-third-of-three-pt-1/) with my discussion regarding the Quran’s mistaken understanding of the core doctrines of the Christian faith. The fact is that scholars and apologists have long recognized that the Quran is mistaken when it comes to the beliefs