theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
JOHN, JUDAISM & SECOND DEATH Paid Members Public
John in Revelation speaks of the second death, which is the everlasting destruction that individuals experience when case into the lake fire: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation 2:
JEROME, RELICS & INTERCESSION Paid Members Public
I quote St. Jerome’s letter to the presbyter Riparius where he rebukes the prohibition of venerating relics. All emphasis is mine. LETTER 109 To Riparius Riparius, a presbyter of Aquitaine had written to inform Jerome that Vigilantius (for whom see Letter LXI.) was preaching in southern Gaul against the
IGNATIUS ON THE EUCHARIST Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite the words of the blessed martyr and disciple of the holy Apostles, St. Ignatius in regards to the Eucharist. He was the bishop of the church in Antioch, the place where believers were first called Christians (Cf. Acts 11:26). His views on the
FATHER GREATER THAN THE SON REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I will revisit the Lord’s explicit statement that the Father is greater than him, showing how this does not conflict with the clear, explicit teaching that the Son is coequal to God in essence, nature, power, glory and honor. Here’s the passage in question: “You
God Rested? Paid Members Public
A God-Sized Nap? Does God Ever Get Tired? James Patrick Holding Is. 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? Pretty clear, but the Skeptics have a few in
WHAT KIND OF SAVIOR IS JESUS? Paid Members Public
In this post I will revisit the issue of the work of Christ in accomplishing the salvation of mankind, and its implication on his divinity. SAVIOR OF THE WORLD The God-breathed Scriptures proclaim that God the Father raised up a king from the physical line of David to save not
Justin: Jesus Ministers the Father’s will Paid Members Public
Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes In my previous article “Follow up…” on Justin Martyr, I highlighted how contemporary scholars often abandon concentrating on narratives of Justin’s supposed subordinationism in contemporary-scholarly translations of Justin. Still there is literature out there by legitimate scholars that assumes Justin to be subordinationist, mainly due
ISLAMIC WIFE BEATING Paid Members Public
The Islamic sources testify to the physical abuse which Muslim women underwent at the hands of their husbands. For instance, a man beat his wife so badly that he broke her arm in the process: 13 Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) (734) Chapter: Regarding Khul’ Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Habibah daughter