theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
ON THE NATURE OF ANGELS Paid Members Public
The Psalmist depicts God as riding upon the wings of the wind and describes angels as winds and flames of fire: “Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching
TO SIT OR NOT SIT: ALLAH’S DILEMMA! Paid Members Public
The Quran claims that it is a scripture that explains everything in detail, providing a complete exposition of its verses: [Say (O Muhammad)] “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Qur’an), explained in detail.” Those
MIDRASHIC PSALMS ON GOD’S SPIRIT Paid Members Public
The following quotations are taken from the Midrash Tehillim. These citations show that even the rabbis believed that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person who speaks as and for YHWH God, All emphasis will be mine. PSALM 5 דבר אחר אל הנחילות. זה שאמר הכתוב (משלי ח כא) להנחיל
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
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