theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
CHRIST & CREATIO EX NIHILO Paid Members Public
The Scriptures teach that God brought the entire creation came into existence from nothing. This is known as the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (“creation from/out of nothing”). The sacred writings also teach that God is fully aware of every created thing that he has made. 2 MACCABEES 7:
UNITARIAN DEBATE NOTES Paid Members Public
These are the notes for my debate with Stacy Turbeville, “Is Unitarianism Biblical?” SINGULAR NOUNS/PRONOUNS/VERBS/PARTICIPLES USED FOR CORPORATE ENTITIES The Holy Bible will often employ the singular in references to a multitude of individuals that form a solidarity, a corporate body so to speak. What this shows
UNDRESSING ALLAH’S GARMENTS Paid Members Public
There are specific hadiths that are deemed to be sound (sahih) according to Sunni standards, which teach that Allah literally wears a robe/cloak and has a garment (izhar) covering his waist/loins. For instance, specific narrations claim that Allah’s cloak happens to be his pride and that his
JWS ADMIT: JESUS IS THE ETERNAL CREATOR! Paid Members Public
Paul, in Colossians 1:15-17, describes Jesus as the eternal Creator and Sustainer of all creation: “who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him were ALL THINGS created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones
CATHOLIC FAITH ON THE SON’S KNOWLEDGE Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing specific Catholic authorities regarding the Son’s ignorance of the day and hour (Cf. Mark 13:32; Matthew 24:36). All emphasis will be mine. POPE GREGORY ST. GREGORY I, THE GREAT 590-604 474 Dz 248 “(But) concerning that which has been written:
Q. 2:75-79 & THE CORRUPT QURAN Paid Members Public
I resume the discussion: Q. 2:75-79 AND BIBLE CORRUPTION. In this post I am going to take the same objection leveled against the Holy Scriptures and apply it to the Quran as to show that it is the Muslim scripture that has been corrupted and altered. Recall from the
Q. 2:75-79 AND BIBLE CORRUPTION Paid Members Public
One of the texts that is most often cited by Muhammadan polemicists to support their claim that the Quran testifies to the textual corruption of the Holy Bible is Q. 2:75-79. In this post I will show that these verses do not at all imply that the Biblical scriptures
SCHOLARS AND THE 2 POWERS IN HEAVEN Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing particular scholars that acknowledge the fact that both the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish tradition affirm the existence of at least two distinct divine Powers. The second Power is variously identified as the Angel/Messenger of YHWH, the Son of Man, the Word/