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Does Jesus mean Hail Zeus?

...lehub.com/greek/1093.htm Latin “Sus”: http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=1015706 Pegasus: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus#Etymology http://www.dictionary.com/browse/pegasus http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Pegasus.html http://www.behindthename.com/name/pegasus Dionysus: http://www.behindthename.com/name/dionysos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus#Etymology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/d/dionysus.html Ephesus: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ἔφεσος#Ancient_greek http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Ephesus http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Ephesus.html#.Vy6DSWjTXMI...

An Examination of Conditional Immortality (Part One)

...I know that "Conditional Immortality" is quite a divisive topic, and one you may have come across before (sometimes referred to as “Annihilationism”); and have been told outright that it’s “heresy” or false, or that it’s an emotional argument people want to believe because it ‘sounds nicer’ than the doctrine of Eternal Conscious Torment (ECT). Or maybe you’ve never even heard of this before and you didn’t realise there were alternative interpretations and views on hell. If you are new to this, in brief it means that “the wicked” will be removed from existence after judgement and finite torment, rather than living forever in torment. Any...

Lent Day 28: Athanasius: Life of Anthony: Chaps. 71-80

...Day Twenty-eight: St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony: Chaps. 71-80 Who: Bishop of Alexandria; Confessor and Doctor of the Church; born c. 296; died 2 May, 373 AD. He was the main defender of orthodoxy in the 4th-century battle against the Arianism heresy. Certain writers received the title “Doctor” on account of the great advantage their doctrine had on the whole Church, Athanasius especially for his doctrine on the incarnation. What: The biography of Anthony the Great’s life, which helped to spread the concept of Christian monasticism, particularly in Western Europe. Why: From the letter’s own prologue: “The life and conversation of our holy Father...

The Coming of Jesus: The Olivet Discourse – Part 1

.../lexicons/greek/nas/oikoumene.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumene http://www.ccel.org/bible/phillips/CN092MAPS1.htm...

What does the word "Catholic" mean?

...  For many people today, non-Christians and (low church) Christians alike, when they hear the word “Catholic”, certain images spring to mind: the Pope, the rosery, Catholic school, big old churches buildings, choirboys, maybe monks or statues of Mary even; and sadly more recently, sex abuse scandals. But, generally speaking, all of these are actually aspects of Roman Catholicism — a particular branch of Christianity, and not what the word “catholic” truly means as we’ll see when examining how the early church used the word and what the original greek word means. καθολικός (katholikos) The greek word where we get the English word “c...

Biblical Inspiration and the Canon: How We Got the Bible

...The Bible is often described as “God-breathed,” a phrase taken from 2 Timothy 3:16: “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” But what does it mean for Scripture to be “inspired,” and how did the books of the Bible come to be recognised as part of the canon — the authoritative collection of writings that make up the Bible? Were they really “decided” at the Council of Nicaea, as some popular myths claim? Table of Contents Understanding Biblical Inspiration What is the Canon? The Septuagint and the Deuterocanonical Books How Were the Books of the Bi...