With Christ’s help we must capture even the “little” sins in our life, so that our sanctification may be complete and the harvest may come to maturity. Go find your little foxes. Happy hunting!
Hunting Small Foxes
Anaphora Again: A Response to Renzo Roberson
A few days ago I posted an article defending Paul’s statement in Titus 2:13 that Jesus is “the great God” against Unitarian objections. In that article, I demonstrated that the Granville Sharp Construction (GSC) can co-exist with Anaphora—and thus Paul can call Jesus “the great God” while simultaneously referring back to his opening description of…
Anaphora and the Granville Sharp Construction
The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus is God; one of the clearest scriptures on this point is Titus 2:13, which describes him as “our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (ESV). Nevertheless those who deny the deity of Jesus (e.g., Unitarians, JWs) maintain that this verse doesn’t call Jesus God at all. Such people say…
Adonim, Elohim, and The Implications of Plurality
I often see well-meaning Christians mention the Hebrew word Elohim (אלהים) in relation to the doctrine of the Trinity. Because the word Elohim is plural, our Trinitarian friends suggest that this Hebrew term proves that God is more than one person. The problem with this claim is that it overlooks the way that plural nouns…
A Cousin Conundrum
It’s the Christmas season; during this time of year we typically hear about the Nativity story more than usual. All Christians know the story of Jesus’ birth, at least in broad strokes. The angel Gabriel comes to the virgin Mary to tell her that she will have a baby. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem…
Breathe Again
I just wanted to drop a quick note about a cool connection between the creation of humanity and the salvation of humanity. In Genesis 2—when God created Adam—scripture says, "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living…
Saul the Self-Controlled
I love it when I am reading the Bible and a detail jumps off the page at me; this happened to me the other day as I was reading 1 Samuel from my Septuagint (LXX). I was reading from 1 Samuel 13 where Israel was about to go to battle against their perennial enemy the…
Of Pharmacies and Greek
Recently, some people on the internet have started to claim that medicine, vaccines, and pharmaceutical drugs are a satanic attack on Christianity. The logic goes something like this: such people direct our attention to verses like Revelation 18:23, "for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived." These people then tell us, correctly, that the word…
Baptism, Repentance, & Remission in Mark 1:4-5
There are many Christians who do not believe that baptism is necessary for remitting or cancelling the debt of our sin. These Christians believe that repentance alone is necessary for dealing with our sin. Such people will often refer to Mark 1:4 to make their case. Mark 1:4—John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach…
Powers That Be: Church or State?
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about Romans 13. Most people agree that this passage is talking about obeying civil government; but recently, I’ve heard some say that this passage of scripture is actually about church government. Keep reading to find out why Romans 13 is NOT about church government. #Church #Government #Bible #Christian #ChristianAuthor #Blog
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