theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
ST. BASIL OF CAESAREA’S EXEGESIS OF MARK 13:32 AND MATTHEW 24:36 Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to quote the exegesis of one of the greatest Christian theologians and apologists of the early church in respect to Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32, where our risen Lord speaks of not knowing the day and hour of his destroying Jerusalem and
The Quran Testifies that the Holy Spirit is God! Paid Members Public
According to the Quran Allah is the holy one, or the one who is holy: He is Allah, than Whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One (al-quddoosi), Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all
Session on the Deification of Muhammad Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue with our analysis of Muhammad /2018/11/23/session-on-the-deification-of-muhammad-pt-1/. ALLAH’S PARTNER IN LOVE AND DEVOTION Muhammad made it mandatory for his followers to love him more than anything, even more than their own lives, loving him just as much as they do Allah: Say, “If your fathers,
Session on the Deification of Muhammad Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
This is the material that I compiled for the talk I did for Jonathan McLatchie’s Apologetics Academy titled, “Islam’s Deification of Muhammad,” which can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZ2jIfBi4U. MEANING OF DEIFICATION By deification I mean Muhammad has been elevated to the status
Rabbinic Judaism and the Plurality of God Paid Members Public
In this short post I will be citing two sources to affirm that words such as Elohim (“God”) and echad (“one”) were even understood by Jewish authorities as pointing to a plurality within the Godhead, that the one God exists as a plurality of divine powers and manifestations. Elohim and
OT Proof That Echad Does Not Point to God Being Uni-Personal Paid Members Public
The following verse functions as the creed, or confession of faith, which the Israelites were to live by: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one (echad) Lord:” Deuteronomy 6:4 Oftentimes, anti-Trinitarians will cite this text as proof that God is a singular Person, not just a singular
Ignatius of Antioch’s Proclamation of the Essential Deity of Christ Paid Members Public
Ignatius was a disciple of the Apostles and the Bishop of the churches in Antioch, Syria, where believers were first called Christians (cf. Acts 11:26). On his way to being martyred at Rome, this beloved Bishop of the Lord Jesus wrote seven letters to various churches (c. 107-112 AD)
Original Forgiveness – Did Original Sin Really End with Adam? Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Refuting Another Muslim Lie We resume our analysis of the issue of the Islamic position concerning Adam’s sin and its effects upon mankind /2018/11/19/original-forgiveness-did-original-sin-really-end-with-adam-pt-1/. THE AHADITH Recall that in the first of our reply we had cited the following quotation from renowned Muslim expositor Ibn Kathir: