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The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew - Part 2

...gh a real human mother in order to be the Saviour of his people. (Matthew 1:21–23) Matthew tells us his account of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and how he accomplished his task of securing salvation for his people as predicted (Matthew 1:21). The gospel was written after his ascension. Matthew has one final question to ask. Having come closer to us than ever before and fulfilling his purpose, especially after predicting the destruction of the second temple, has Jesus left us? This is answered with a resounding “no!”; Jesus promised before ascending to heaven that he would always be with his people, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:20...

7 things the Lord hates (spoiler: questioning doctrine isn't one of them)

...By now, most people (in Christian circles, at least) will have heard about the Jars of Clay controversy. For those that are thinking "how on earth could there be controversy over some jars?" let me clarify: they are a contemporary Christian music band. The controversy is because the frontman, Dan Haseltine, tweeted some thoughts on the topic of gay marriage. Shocking, I know.   This is what started it all: The treatment of people as less than human based on the color of skin is crazy... Or gender, or sexual orientation for that matter. — Dan Haseltine (@scribblepotemus) April 21, 2014   Not meaning to stir things up BUT... I...

The Coming of Jesus: Revelation Fulfilled?

...ubject to humankind.… These things are believable to those who believe. And when Judas the traitor did not believe and asked, How, then, will such growth be accomplished by the Lord?, the Lord said, Those who live until those times will see.” As we saw in the previous part of this series, some of the earliest writings put the New Jerusalem and Church as being one and the same, coupled with us being the temple where God now dwells to live amongst his people, therefore leaving no room for a future, physical temple to be rebuilt. Nero fits the 666 and even the “typo” copyist error of 616 (or the Latin variant of Nero’s name), which happened early on,...

Who is the New Jerusalem?

...ne from a human point of view” if they are believers.   Through Christ, God was reconciling the world back to himself. Paul again picks up on this theme in Colossian 1:19-20, where he says that “God was pleased” to reconcile all things to himself, whether “on Earth or in Heaven” – in other words, all of Creation.   Going back to Rev 21 in verse five, this theme continues where “the one on the throne” declares: “See, I am making all things new.”   But what does “reconcile” really mean? The dictionary definition would be “the restoration of friendly relations”.   If God was now on friendly terms with “all things” in hea...

Lent: Day 12 - Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 1-11

...peak of a human kingdom” but goes on to explain that it is not so with Christians, since their minds are fixed elsewhere. This ends the first eleven chapters of this massive apologetic work. Come back tomorrow for the next installment!...

Lent Day 24: Athanasius: Life of Anthony: Chaps. 31-40

...face, or human persecutions, this saying rings true: Romans 8:3 Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ I hope this has encouraged you to stay strong in Christ whatever the circumstances....