THE PERFECT DEITY & HUMANITY OF CHRIST (BELIEF IN BOTH IS A NECESSARY ASPECT/RESULT OF TRUE SALVATION) 2 John 1:7 “For many DECEIVERS are entered into the world, who confess not that JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH. This is a DECEIVER and an ANTICHRIST.” 1 John 4:1-3 “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but…
ASSOCIATED TEXTS: 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 “Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8 We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with…
QUESTION: What is the best way to (a) understand Scripture, (b) determine Biblical truth, and (c) settle doctrinal controversies/disputes? Is it to: 1. Rely primarily on the confessions, catechisms, and statements of faith drafted by men (especially, men ‘more faithful and learned‘ than you)? -or- 2. Rely primarily upon what ‘feels right,‘ what ‘personally resonates…
“[Christ] embraces all things that are lovely: he seals up the sum of all loveliness. Things that shine as single stars with a particular glory, all meet in Christ as a glorious constellation. Col. 1:19, “It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell.” Cast your eyes among all created beings, survey the…
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will” (Pro 21:1). What could be more explicit? Out of the heart are the issues of life (Prov 4:23), for as a man “thinketh in his heart, so is he (Prov 23:7). If then the…
Those who oppose the “Calvinistic” interpretation of election and predestination often argue that these truths “are not fair.” They say that it doesn’t allow everyone a “chance” to choose Christ (as if anyone, in and of themselves, would ever choose Christ). Those who think this way reveal their belief that they are somehow “good enough,”…
These debates were quite difficult to endure (so much misrepresentation, non sequiturs, and other logical fallacies). Whether “Church of Christ” or “Oneness Pentecostal,” and as with many other such organizations, pathos far exceeds logos in these discussions. Emotional conviction, strong emphatic passion, and (not so) “witty” antics, cannot make up for the inability to follow…
The Deity of Christ Revealed In the LORD’S Forgiveness of Sin The Jewish leaders understood that none but God could forgive sin. So when this man called Jesus, this perfect God Man, forgave sins in their midst — they understood clearly that He was affirming His deity, and His co-equality with the Father. This infuriated…
THE “HARSH” REALITY GOD’S LOVE IS FOUND ONLY IN JESUS CHRIST Romans 8:38-39 “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,…
Spiritual Wrestlings 