theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
JOHN 17:3 ONCE AGAIN! Paid Members Public
The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names Chapter 20: Jesus as Distinct
AL-QURTUBI & THE UNCREATED CHRIST Paid Members Public
Sunni scholars have appealed to the following text to prove that the Quran is the uncreated speech/word of their deity: Surely your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods of time, and He is firm in power; He throws the veil of night
THE HADITHIC MUHAMMAD PT. 2 Paid Members Public
Here’s the remaining part of More’s section on the hadithic Muhammad: THE HADITHIC MUHAMMAD PT. 1. Section IV. On Jihad (Holy War) The Hadith reveals that Muhammad wanted his religion to be spread primarily by the sword. It is filled with commands to make war upon non-Muslims in
BAPTISM: POURING OR SPRINKLING? Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide a biblical case that sprinkling and pouring are acceptable and valid forms or methods of baptizing individuals. To begin with, the promise of Scripture is that God would pour out his Holy Spirit upon believers so that they could be immersed in/with the
JESUS YHWH MOST HIGH Paid Members Public
In this post I will highlight how the NT writings portray the risen Jesus as possessing the very status and authority that belong to YHWH alone, as well as receiving the very universal worship, which the Hebrew Bible teaches that YHWH eventually will receive. The prophet Isaiah declares that a
Early Church & Christ’s 2nd Coming Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite some early evidence, statements form the very disciples of the Apostles and those coming after them, showing that the Church has always proclaimed that Jesus will return physically, bodily to the earth. All emphasis shall be mine. PAPIAS Fragments of Papias IV As the
CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE SACRIFICE Paid Members Public
The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, pp. 135-139 and 556-559. In my estimation this is THE best and most comprehensive
LUTHER ON MARY’S SINLESSNESS Paid Members Public
The following citation is from Luther’s On the Conception of the Mother of God, AD 1527: “The conception, namely the infusion of the soul, is believed to have taken place gently and blessedly, without original sin coming upon her; so that in the infusion of the soul she was