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Exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing Jesus’ authority and fulfillment of prophecy.
Ishodad the Assyrian on the Day & Hour Paid Members Public
The following quotations are taken from The commentaries of Ishodad of Merv, bishop of Hadatha (c. 850 A.D.) in Syriac and English, translated by Mrs. Margaret Dunlop (Smith) Gibson, published by Cambridge, University press in 1911. This 9th century Syriac Christian bishop addresses our Lord’s statements in Matthew
Serving Jesus as the Lord God Paid Members Public
The Holy Bible clearly teaches that believers cannot revere and serve any other being as their heavenly Lord apart from YHWH: “None is able to serve two lords (Oudeis dynatai dysi kyriois douleuei), for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the
Mary's Genealogy in Matthew? Paid Members Public
The early universal witness of the Church is that Mary herself was a physical descendant of David, and it is for this reason that Jesus is also David's physical offspring: Chapter 43. He concludes that the law had an end in Christ, who was born of the Virgin
Gospel of Q Confirms: Jesus is God! Paid Members Public
The Q Gospel is a hypothetical sayings Gospel, which scholars have reconstructed from the material found in Matthew and Luke. These scholars theorize that since Matthew and Luke include some of the same sayings of Jesus not found in Mark, they must have used a common source. The scholars have
The Angel Who Declares the Hour Paid Members Public
An objection that is often used against the Deity of Christ is to cite the words of our Lord concerning the knowledge of the day and hour: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” Matthew
Jesus & the Mustard Seed: A Mistake in the Gospels? Paid Members Public
The following is taken from this article, The smallest of all the seeds. The post isn’t written by someone who believes in the inerrancy and inspiration of the Holy Bible. In fact, quite the opposite since the views of the writer show that he decries the notion of the
Protestant Scholarship on Peter as the Rock Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from a variety of reputable Protestant commentaries on Matthew 16:18 in regards to Peter being the rock upon which Christ will be building his Church. These commentators utterly reject the Roman Catholic interpretation that Jesus was establishing Peter as the first Pope,
The Relatives of Jesus Paid Members Public
The article that I am posting can be accessed here: The Relatives of Jesus. The Relatives of Jesus By Richard Bauckham Careful readers of the NT know that one of Jesus’ relatives, his brother James, played a prominent part in the early history of the church. Not so well known