resurrection
Biblical defense of the resurrection, evidences, and theological implications for eternal life.
PHILIPPIANS 2: AN ADAM CHRISTOLOGY? Paid Members Public
The Apostle Paul incorporates either a hymn or poem (commonly referred to as the Carmen Christi) that celebrates Christ’s divine prehuman existence, subsequent physical resurrection and heavenly exaltation to reign as YHWH Incarnate over all creation, and which claims that every creature must and will eventually worship Jesus Lord:
GOD, CHRIST & THE DIVINE NAME Paid Members Public
According to the God-breathed writings, Christ in his post-resurrected heavenly exaltation possesses the name above all names: “That is why God has now lifted him so high (hyperhypsosen), and has given him the name BEYOND ALL NAMES,” Philippians 2:9 J. B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus’ exaltation places him
ST. BERNARD ON THE BEAUTY OF CHRIST Paid Members Public
St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the following in respect to the risen Christ: “How beautiful you appear to the angels, Lord Jesus, in the form of God, eternal, begotten before the daystar amid the splendors of heaven, ‘the radiant light of God’s glory and the perfect copy of his
HISTORICITY OF JESUS’ BURIAL Paid Members Public
The material here is taken from the following article: 9 Reasons Why Joseph of Arimathea Was a Real Historical Figure. Joseph of Arimathea plays a big role in defending Jesus’ resurrection. He stood near the center of Bart Ehrman’s reconsideration of the facts surrounding the resurrection. After all, if
CHRIST WORSHIPED AS GOD ALMIGHTY Paid Members Public
The purpose of this post is to present the various ways in which believers worshiped and glorified the risen Jesus starting from the very first century AD and up until the fourth century. The aim is to provide conclusive proof that the very first Christians (who were primarily Jewish) were
JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE JEWISH CORRUPTION OF THE SCRIPTURES Paid Members Public
2nd century Church apologist and holy martyr Justin Martyr states that the Jews of his day not only rejected the Greek versions of the Hebrew Bible (known as the Septuagint [LXX]), but that they also removed clear prophecies of Jesus’ Deity, crucifixion and resurrection from their own copies of the
EARLY CHURCH’S VIEW OF THE SABBATH DAY Paid Members Public
The current post has been adapted and modified from the following article: What the Early Church Believed: Sabbath or Sunday?. All emphasis shall be mine. The following quotations show that the first Christians understood that Sunday became the Lord’s Day as a result of Christ’s resurrection, and therefore
JESUS AS GOD IN JOHN 20:28 Paid Members Public
COMMENTARY The confession of Thomas, coming as it does at the climax of John’s Gospel, is perhaps the clearest affirmation of Christ’s deity in the Bible. It is clear, despite various theories to the contrary (see “Other views Considered,” below), that Thomas was speaking directly to Jesus. The