salvation
Biblical defense and explanation of salvation, grace, faith, and redemption.
JESUS AND THE GOSPEL Paid Members Public
The Synoptic Gospels portray Jesus as being sent to proclaim the Gospel of the kingdom of God, announcing to the Jews that God’s rule had come and it was therefore time for them to repent and believe: “Now after John had been delivered up into custody, Jesus came into
BEYOND THE VEIL OF ETERNITY Paid Members Public
Dr. James R. White The Importance of Philippians 2:5-11 in Theology and Apologetics This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 22 / Number 3. The two Jehovah’s Witnesses had obviously spent a lot of time preparing to address Christians about their belief in the Trinity and
HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue my discussion of the variants of Hebrews 2:9 and its impact on Christology and soteriology: HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY. One of the most interesting, in fact remarkable, variants of Hebrews 2:9 is found in the Syriac translation known as the Peshitta. According to this
EARLY CHURCH ON PURGATORY Paid Members Public
William Albrecht 2 nd Century AD St. Clement of Alexandria (150-215 AD) “The believer through discipline divests himself of his passions and passes to the mansion better than the former one, passing through torments with repentance for post-baptismal sins. Although these punishments cease after purification, God’s righteousness allows for
HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY Paid Members Public
According to the underlying Greek text of Hebrews 2:9, Jesus is described as tasting death for every man by the grace of God: “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory
JESUS: THE GOD FOR WHOSE SAKE WE ARE FORGIVEN Paid Members Public
The prophet Isaiah proclaims that YHWH forgives sinners for his own sake: “I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25 Isaiah further teaches that YHWH could not find any one righteous and worthy
THE MESSIAH AND ISRAEL’S SINS Paid Members Public
This will be a very short post. According to the Aramaic paraphrase of Micah 4:8, the Messiah was hidden from Israel because of their sins: וְאַתְּ מְשִׁיחָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְטָמִיר מִן קֳדָם חוֹבֵ
PUBLIC CONFESSION OF SINS Paid Members Public
In the epistle of James, believers are commanded to confess their sins to one another in the context of receiving forgiveness of those transgressions and/or healing from any illnesses that may have resulted from those sins: “Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He