theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Jesus Christ: The Eternally Reigning God Paid Members Public
In this post I will be excerpting a section from Dr. Robert A. Morey’s The Trinity: Evidence & Issues, published by World Bible Publishers, Inc., Iowa Falls, IA, 1996, Part II: The Old Testament Evidence, Chap. 7: A Multi-Personal God,, pp. 98-100 & 104, It deals with
God’s Form = God’s Appearance Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by Rev. Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1897, Volume III, pp. 435-437. All emphasis will be mine. Ver. 6. ὅς. The discussions as to whether this refers
The Mormon Dilemma Paid Members Public
A typical ploy among modern day Mormon apologists is to appeal to texts where the Father is said to be the only true God as a way of proving their belief that Jesus is not a member of a Triune Godhead, but is some a secondary, inferior Deity. For instance,
St. Bernard on the Glorious Form of Jesus Paid Members Public
The quotation cited here is taken from St. Bernard's Sermons On The Canticle Of Canticles: Volume 2. COPYRIGHT © 2024 BY eCatholic2000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL LATIN BY A PRIEST OF MOUNT MELLERAY VOLUMES 1 & 2. BROWNE AND NOLAN, LIMITED ST. BERNARD, O.CIST. Doctor
Jesus: The Uncreated God Paid Members Public
The lengthy excerpt which I present here is taken from Michael F. Bird’s Jesus Among the Gods: Early Christology in the Greco-Roman World, published by Baylor University Press, Waco, TX in 2022], I. Jesus and Ancient Divinity, 2. The Search for Divine Ontology, pp. 59-70. All emphasis
Jehovah’s Witnesses & Jesus’ Sonship Paid Members Public
According to the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society’s literature, Jesus only became God’s spiritual Son at his baptism. It was at that moment that Jesus became aware of his heavenly preexistence as a created spirit being, namely, the archangel Michael: Some six months after John the Baptist begins
The Calves of YHWH Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
More Evidence for the Trinity In a previous article, I showed how the fashioning of the golden calves points to the Triune Nature of God: The Calves of the Trinity: The Calves of the Trinity. I like to expound on this a bit more. When the Davidic kingdom became divided
Athanasius Confirms Ignatius’ Christology Paid Members Public
St. Athanasius, the great Trinitarian defender and saint of the Church, in refuting the Arian heretics mentions another great saint who became a holy martyr of Christ, St. Ignatius. Athanasius confirms that Ignatius did indeed write at least one letter, that of the Ephesians, where this eyewitness of the holy