Divinity of Christ, part 5—The Arian Controversy, part 3
We have not yet finished our study of the history of the Arian Controversy or the Arian Heresy, as it is known in church history. The Nicene Council marked two important “firsts.” One is that for the first time, the church found itself being dominated by the political leadership of
Divinity of Christ, part 4— The Arian Controversy, part 2
We left off last time noting that the whole Eastern church was being disrupted over the controversy sparked by Arius’ views on the deity of Christ. The Emperor Constantine first attempted to have a proxy priest by the name of Hosius mediate between Alexander and Arius, but that failed. Then
The Divinity of Christ, part 3— More on the JW’s and Introduction to the Arian Controversy
In yesterday’s essay we shared with you about the JW’s, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, as an example of a cult which denies the deity of Christ. We included some of our personal experiences with visits from the JW’s, noting especially their total unwillingness to read or hear
The Divinity of Christ, part 2—The Jehovah’s Witnesses and Other Cults
In the previous post, I mentioned how as a teenager in the Roman Catholic seminary, I had read a very disturbing book by Dr. Hugh Schonfield called The Passover Plot. I also mentioned that it was republished a few years ago for the 40th anniversary of the initial release of
The Divinity of Christ, part 1—Orthodoxy and Heresy
On any given subject in the world of science, there are opposing points of view. For example, some physicists contend that light consists of waves. Other physicists say, no, you’re incorrect. Light consists of particles. Quantum physicists say you’re both wrong because it’s both.
We could cite
Chapter 14: Thresh & Consecrate, Ye Daughters of Zion! Part 3
Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 44—Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion
Back to where we left off in Isaiah 52; the terms “Zion” and “the daughter of Zion” refer to God’s Israel people in the latter days who have become believers in the Lord
Chapter 14: Thresh & Consecrate, Ye Daughters of Zion! Part 2
Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 43— An unknown but major Bible theme.
Welcome back, picking up where we left off, we are marching through the various proofs that one of the reasons Jesus came was to bring national salvation to Israel.
At this point then, we can link
Chapter 14: Thresh & Consecrate, Ye Daughters of Zion!
Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 42—What do we mean by national salvation?
Hello and thank you for reading! At this point in our overall series, we have completed our perusal of how history shows the fall of Nebuchadnezzar’s ancient Babylonian empire, the rise and fall of
Chapter 13: The 4th Empire Extended—Papal Rome, Part 9
Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 41—The challenge of inescapable alternatives
We pick up where we left off with a refresher on the quote from Cardinal Edward Manning, a convert from the Church of England to Romanism, who wrote of this “challenge of inescapable alternatives.” Manning stated (emphasis
