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NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 2

I proceed from where I previously left off: NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 1. In this segment I will focus on what NT authorities have written in respect to Titus 2:13. I will also quote 2 Peter 1:1 and 11 since these

NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 1

In this post I will be quoting the immediate contexts of John 1:1 and Titus 2:13 and then cite the exegesis of a few scholars of the [N]ew [T]estament, be they commentators, grammarians and/or theologians to see what they say concerning these texts as they

APPEARANCE OF THE TRINITY TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID

In this post I will provide some evidence that the Trinity appeared to Abraham as three distinct men, and that David identified both the Father and the Son as Jehovah God Almighty. According to Jewish tradition, a group of scribes called the sopherim changed the divine name YHVH to Adonay

CHRIST’S FAITHFULNESS AS AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH

In this post I will provide further evidence that saving faith according to the Holy Bible is defined as faithfulness to the Lord Jesus. I will use Christ’s own faithfulness as an example. For instance, note how the following versions rendering a key text that is often employed in

ADAM AS A TYPE OF CHRIST

According to the holy Scriptures, Adam was a picture of the One to come who would undo all of the affects that the first man’s transgressions brought upon mankind and the world: “Therefore as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, and so death

MURRAY HARRIS ON TITUS 2:13

The following is adapted from the christology of titus 2:13 and 1 tim. 2:5 – Tyndale House. A BRIEF RESPONSE TO ‘THE CHRISTOLOGY OF TITUS 2:13 AND 1 TIM. 2:5’ BY J. CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS Murray J. Harris We can be grateful to Dr Edwards for reminding us

JESUS CHRIST: THE GOD-MAN WHO REDEEMS

Anti-Trinitarians appeal to the following text to prove that Jesus is a mere human being who is personally distinguished from the one God before and for whom he mediates: “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a

MORE ANCIENT WITNESSES TO CHRIST’S DEITY

In this short post I will share two 2nd-3rd century testimonies to the absolute, essential Deity of Christ and his personal distinction from God the Father. All emphasis shall be mine. Mathetes Epistle to Diognetus Chapter 7. The manifestation of Christ For, as I said, this was no mere earthly

Matthew 28:19: A Text Critical Investigation

The following is taken from: Matthew 28:19: A Text Critical Investigation – TorahResource. by Tim Hegg In some recent Christological discussions, the tripartite designation included in the standard texts of Matthew 28:19 has often been suspect. The problem is that it sounds far too trinitarian to have been included

Jesus Forbids Sabbath Keeping

Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Jesus thought that destruction of the Sabbath observance by his Apostles was among the top items on his list to eliminate during his ministry to usher in the Kingdom of God. Jesus first exercises his loosing power over injustice or sin upon the allegedly non-workable Sabbath,