theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Even More Proof That Jesus is Jehovah God Most High! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I proceed from where I left off (/2019/06/25/even-more-proof-that-jesus-is-jehovah-god-most-high-pt-1/). The I AM sayings of Christ Another way in which the NT equates Christ with Yahweh God is through our Lord’s use of the phrase “I AM [He],” in Greek ego eimi. All throughout the Hebrew Bible, particularly
The Only True God and the Deity of Christ – Why Translations Matter Pt. 2b Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off (/2019/06/21/the-only-true-god-and-the-deity-of-christ-why-translations-matter-pt-2a/). John isn’t the only inspired writer to identify Christ as the Creator and Sustainer of all creation: “yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and
The Only True God and the Deity of Christ – Why Translations Matter Pt. 2a Paid Members Public
In my previous discussion (/2019/06/05/the-only-true-god-and-the-deity-of-christ-why-translations-matter/), I employed the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Holy Bible to show that the Lord Jesus, in union with the Father, is identified as the only Master, Lord, and God of all creation, especially of believers. I am now going to
The Trinitarian Beliefs of the Ante-Nicene Period Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
The Case of Origen In this section (/2019/06/15/the-trinitarian-beliefs-of-the-ante-nicene-period-pt-1/), I am going to quote from the third chapter of Fortman’s book where he discusses Origen’s Trinitarian views. All bold, capital and/or underline emphasis will be mine. Origen The second point is the procession of the
Revisiting Jesus’ Subordination to the Father Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
We come to the final part of my series (/2019/06/16/revisiting-jesus-subordination-to-the-father-pt-3/). Christ – The eternal King! Anti-Trinitarians will also quote 1 Corinthians 15:28 to prove that Jesus is not God. Here is the passage, this time adding verses 24-27 for context: “After that the end will come, when
Revisiting Jesus’ Subordination to the Father Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I left off (/2019/06/16/revisiting-jesus-subordination-to-the-father-pt-2/). Christ – The God-man who reigns supreme over all creation In case the readers are still uncertain whether the inspired Apostle believed and taught that Christ is the eternal God (yet not the Father or the Holy Spirit) the following
Revisiting Jesus’ Subordination to the Father Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
In this part (/2019/06/16/revisiting-jesus-subordination-to-the-father-pt-1/), I am going to address the passages often used to show that Jesus is not equal to the Father. The meaning of headship in Paul’s thought 1 Corinthians 11:3 is often cited to disprove Christ’s essential equality to God (the
Revisiting Jesus’ Subordination to the Father Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this series of posts I am going to address specific texts that anti-Trinitarian groups and/or cults, i.e. Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses’ etc., use to show that Jesus is not equal to God due to the fact that the Scriptures teach that the Son is subject to the