holy-spirit
Studies defending the deity, personhood, and work of the Holy Spirit using Scripture and exegesis.
Matt. 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? Paid Members Public
Matthew 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? James E. Snapp Matthew 28:19-20a in Codex F, beside part of the chapter-list for Mark. “This is perhaps a case of late interpolation.” That was liberal scholar Rudolph Bultmann’s opinion of the words “in the name of the Father, and of
FLORENCE AND THE CANON Paid Members Public
According to the online Catholic Encyclopedia, among the reasons why the Council of Florence was convened was to settle the issues of purgatory, the filioque and papal primacy in order to reunite the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churched with Rome: The Ferrara Council opened on 8 January, 1438, under the
GREGORY & CHRIST’S BEGETTING Paid Members Public
I quote the words of Gregory of Nyssa who refutes the claim that Christ is a creature of God due to his being eternally begotten. His insights and application of Romans 9:5 to the Son are simply masterful, and truly illuminated by the sovereign Holy Spirit. All emphasis will
JESUS THE OMNISCIENT LORD Paid Members Public
The following chart will enable the readers to see that Jesus Christ possesses the exact same omniscience that God alone possesses, because the inspired NT writings describe Jesus as the human Incarnation of YHWH God Almighty. At the same time, these sacred writings personally distinguish Christ from both the Father
Justin Martyr’s “Subordinationism” Paid Members Public
The Definitive Case against Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Seventy-five years ago, Angelomorphic Christology or Angel-Christ theology was pretty much unknown. Its scholarly reemphasis and popular rediscovery has solved numerous alleged problems with interpretation of the Old and New Testaments from both a scholarly and popular point of view. This, like
THE BIBLE’S CODED MESSAGES Paid Members Public
In this post I will share a way in which God provides clues that the Scriptures are inspired by the Holy Spirit by taking the case of John the Baptist and his parents and the implication of their names. Here’s what Luke writes in regards to the lineage and
TRINITY CHART Paid Members Public
In this chart I lay out some of the unique, exclusive titles/characteristics/functions, etc. belonging to God, and show how they are all applied to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. FATHER SON HOLY SPIRT GOD John 17:3; 20:17; 1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 1:3;
THE TARGUMS & BALAAM’S PROPHESY Paid Members Public
The Torah describes a false prophet named Balaam as actually seeing the divine Angel of YHWH and being inspired by the Holy Spirit to utter prophecies, which point to the coming Davidic King at a time when Israel had no king! “But God was angry because he was going, so