theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Jesus Christ: The Being Who Eternally Is Paid Members Public
Ben Sirach asked the question as to who has been able to see God so as to describe him: “Because of him his messenger finds the way, and by his word all things hold together… Who has seen him and can describe him? Or who can extol him as he
Isaac: Abraham’s Resurrected Son Paid Members Public
The quotes cited here are taken from this post: Isaac's Death and Resurrection. It shows the deep theological significance of Abraham’s willingness to slaughter Isaac had on rabbinic tradition. All emphasis will be mine. תענית ט״ז א:ו׳ ולמה נותנין אפר בראש כל אחד ואחד פליגי
Christ: The Uncreated Lamb of God Paid Members Public
In this relatively short post, I will provide evidence from the Apocalypse of John that Jesus is not a creature, but is the eternal, uncreated divine Son who became a human being. I start off with some of the titles and functions ascribed to Christ, which the Old Testament attributes
St. John & Polycarp vs. Cerinthus & Marcion the firstborn of Satan Paid Members Public
St. Irenaeus mentions what the Apostle John exclaimed when he ran into the gnostic heretic Cerinthus. He also recalls what his Bishop St. Polycarp, the beloved and holy martyr and disciple of the holy Apostles, said to the heretic Marcion when he saw him in person. All emphasis will be
Christ: The Visible Shape of God Paid Members Public
I will be quoting from Philippians (Hermeneia), by Paul A. Holloway (Author), Adela Yarbro Collins (Editor), published by Fortress Press in 2017. The commentator argues that in Philippians 2:5-11, Jesus is being described as the human incarnation of the Angel of YHWH who is then exalted to God’s
Late 2nd Century Testimony to Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The Christian additions to the Siblyline Oracles are dated from the late 2nd century AD, and serve as further witness to the widespread belief in the Deity of Christ. All emphasis will be mine. Sibylline Oracles (Orac.+Sibyl.) Book VIII. § 8.320 And brimstone flow. But for all mortals thenShall
Mormon Prophet Says the Christian God is the Devil! Paid Members Public
The quotation from the Mormon false prophet Brigham Young is taken from:Testimony of the Spirit—Revelation Given According to Requirements- Spiritual Warfare and Conquest, Etc. The subheading reads: Observations by President Brigham Young, Delivered in the Bowery, Wednesday Afternoon, October 7, 1857. Young was speaking of the persecution which
Joseph Smith the Binitarian Paid Members Public
The following lecture from Joseph Smith, the false prophet of the Mormon faith, is taken from: Lectures on Faith/Lecture Fifth. It can also be accessed here: Fifth Theological Lecture on Faith, circa January–May 1835.... The readers will see that Smith initially taught that there are only two divine