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Defenses of the identity, deity, teachings, and works of Jesus using Scripture and historical evidence.
Everlasting Conscious Torment: A Defense Paid Members Public
I will be examining particular texts that seem to point to the punishment of unbelievers being an ongoing, never-ending experience of torment. This is known as the doctrine of eternal/everlasting conscious torment (ECT). Synoptic Gospels The Lord Jesus often described the punishment of the wicked as a “place” of
Catechism, Hypostatic Union, Theosis, Christ’s Mediation & Communion of Saints Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote the sections from the Catechism and its compendium to show that the Church both affirms and quotes 1 Timothy 2:5 where it plainly states that Christ is the one Mediator between God and men. I will also cite those parts where the Church
Christ: Israel’s Divine Lord Incarnate Paid Members Public
In this post I will be focusing on the witness of the Synoptic Gospels, particularly that of Luke, in order to show that Jesus is described as Lord in the sense of being YHWH God Almighty who humbled himself to become a human being. I will prove that when the
The Favored One Whom the Lord Indwelt Paid Members Public
In Luke’s Gospel, the angel Gabriel comes to the blessed Virgin to announce that she will conceive by the Holy Spirit and give birth to the Lord who will sit enthroned on David’s throne in order to rule as King forever: “Now in the sixth month, the angel
Jesus Christ: God, God’s Son, Or Both? Paid Members Public
The inspired Scriptures describe Jesus as being both God and the Son of God in that he possesses the divine nature in all its fullness, due to his being the uniquely begotten Son of God. The Uniquely Begotten Son This helps us appreciate why in the NT Christ is the
The Triune God Lives! Paid Members Public
In this post I will share some of the biblical evidences, which led the first Christians to the conclusion that the one true God is Triune by nature. One True God The Bible is clear that there is only one uncreated God who created and sustains all creation. The name
John’s Gospel & the Worship of Jesus Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The Gospel of John reports an incident where a blind man whom Jesus healed worshiped Christ when asked whether he believed in him: “Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ The man
Jesus as the One YHWH Revisited Paid Members Public
In the NT the term for God (θεός [theos]) is so frequently used for the Father to such an extent that it almost functions as a proper noun. In other words, the NT employs “God” so often for the Father that the two words have almost become synonymous or interchangeable.