theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Confessing Your Faults or Sins? Paid Members Public
According to the Authorized King James Version (AV), Christians are to confess their faults to each other: “Confess your faults (paraptoma) one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 Other translations, however,
Sharp’s Rule Before Granville Sharp Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite the statements of various textual critics, theologians and/or scholars in respect to Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 and the Deity of Christ. Specifically, I will be quoting these authorities to see whether they were aware of the particular Greek construction,
Geneva Study Bible & Mary’s Virginity Paid Members Public
In this short post I will cite the notes of the Geneva Study Bible on the key texts that Protestant apologists often employ to refute the perpetual virginity of the blessed Mother of our Lord. The reason these notes are important is because they are based on the theological insights
John Calvin, the Reformers & Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Paid Members Public
A great number of Protestants are unaware of the fact that their spiritual forebears, the magisterial reformers such as John Calvin affirmed the Perpetuality Virginity of Mary (PVM). Calvin especially scoffed at those who would use texts such as Matthew 1:25, Luke 8:19-21, etc., to argue for Joseph
Paul Proclaims: Christ is Creator and Not a Creature Paid Members Public
In his epistle to the Romans, Paul laments the fact that humans have turned to worshiping and serving the creation as opposed to glorifying and thanking the Creator, who is to be praised forever: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men
Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off:Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union. Chapter 20. It is Proved from the Scriptures that Christ Was Called an Angel. But Yet It is Shown from Other Parts of Holy Scripture that He is God Also. But if some heretic, obstinately struggling against
Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
The quotations which I will cite here are taken from Novatian's Treatise Concerning the Trinity. All emphasis will be mine. Novatian sets forth biblical texts to refute the modalist lie that Jesus is the Father. He instead proves that the Father, Son and Spirit are personally distinct and
Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Here’s the link to the first part: Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union. I cite from the rest of St. Cyprian’s treatise where he quotes verse after verse from both testaments to prove that the prophets announced our Lord’s Deity, Humanity, vicarious death, resurrection, physical,