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Exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing Jesus’ authority and fulfillment of prophecy.
EARLY CHURCH FATHERS ON THE SON’S IGNORANCE OF THE HOUR Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
52. For men, creatures as they are, are capable in a certain way of reaching forward and advancing in virtue. Enoch, for instance, was thus translated, and Moses increased and was perfected; and Isaac ‘by advancing became great ;’ and the Apostle said that he ‘reached forth Philippians 3:13 ‘ day
JOHN CALVIN ON THE SON’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOUR Paid Members Public
In this brief post I cite from Calvin’s commentary on the Holy Bible to show what the Swiss protestant reformer wrote in respect to Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32 stating that not even the Son knows the day or hour. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 24
EARLY CHURCH FATHERS ON THE SON’S IGNORANCE OF THE HOUR Paid Members Public
In this post I share how some of the early Church’s greatest theologians, scholars and/or apologists explained our Lord’s statement in Mark 13:32 and Matthew 24:36 that the Father alone knows the day and hour of the Son’s coming in judgment against Jerusalem. The
The Source of Dr. James White’s Arianism on Mt 24:36/Mk 13:32: Paid Members Public
The Father, Son, and Spirit’s Alleged “Participation” in the Divine Being Or What Theology Would Like If Someone Were Ignorant of Scholasticism Dr. James White is in the midst of an intra-Evangelical (and anti-ecumenical) controversy about his clearly provocative claim, where he verbally agrees with those whom
“Nor the Son [knows the last day], but the Father only” Paid Members Public
Mark 13:32/Matthew 24:36 : Dr. White’s Exegetical Defense of Arianism, And the Textual Basis for Chalcedonian Christianity Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Upon receiving a communication and clip of Dr. James White (Alpha & Omega Ministries) from Mr. William Albrëcht, I was surprised to learn that the Assyrian
JOHN MACARTHUR ON JESUS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE DAY AND HOUR Paid Members Public
In this short post I am going to quote reformed Calvinist and pastor John MacArthur’s explanation of the incarnate Son’s ignorance of the day and hour of God’s judgment which was to befall Jerusalem and her inhabitants. Here are the relevant texts: “But of that day and
The Fate of Judas Iscariot Paid Members Public
I am republishing Jimmy Akin’s post: The Fate of Judas Iscariot. How should we understand the differences in how Matthew and Luke (in Acts) record the fate of Judas? Taken from my book A Daily Defense: Day 170: How Judas Iscariot Died Challenge: Matthew and Luke contradict each other.
ISAIAH 7:1-16: IMMANUEL HAS COME! Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 815-830. All emphasis will be mine. Isaiah 7:1-16 The Virgin Birth in