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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Chapter 34: Red Shields, Ruskin, Rhodes and Round Tables, Part 1

Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 95—Just how divided is our country? While we have all have been witnessing the momentous events which have occurred over the past few weeks (the election on November 3rd, the Congressional receipt of the states’ electoral counts on January 6th, and the
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Chapter 33: Edom's Supremacy Grows, Part 2

Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 94—Karl Marx, the role model and genius inventor of communism—all lies! Hello, again! In the previous installment, we left off with this statement: In our era of history, I trust you understand that when it comes to Mystery Babylon, it is
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Chapter 33: Edom's Supremacy Grows, Part 1

Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 93—The blessing and curse of British and American hegemony This chapter was first presented as a lecture at our Feast of Tabernacles Bible Conference at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis, Missouri in October of 2012. The title of this lecture
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Chapter 32: The U. S. Civil War in the Bible, Part 3

Mystery Babylon and the Stone Kingdom, part 92—The Feet Company in America! Today we shall conclude this chapter, but not before startling many readers with what I shall suggest is a fulfilled prophecy. I left off last time by stating we need to first review some basic doctrines regarding
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