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March 1, 2021
Published by Carlos Xavier at March 1, 2021
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Many non-trinitarians deny the Great Commission command of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 to “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of […]
January 27, 2021
Published by Carlos Xavier at January 27, 2021
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They call this saying the heart of Protestant Reformation, the 5 Solas. Now, originally there were only 3: scripture over tradition, faith over works, and grace […]
January 27, 2021
Published by Carlos Xavier at January 27, 2021
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The events of 2020, into 2021, reinforced the need to continue to appeal to everyone, especially my likeminded pastor-teachers out there, to simply focus on the […]
January 27, 2021
Published by Carlos Xavier at January 27, 2021
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There has been an age-long debate/argument on whether or not the Kingdom of God will be a literal 1000 year period of time or if such […]
December 16, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at December 16, 2020
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by Anthony F. Buzzard It is an unarguable fact that Jesus was the bearer of the Gospel or Good News about the Kingdom of God/Heaven (the […]
December 16, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at December 16, 2020
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by Anthony F. Buzzard The central question in any investigation of salvation is the issue of the Gospel. The Gospel is offered in the Bible as […]
December 16, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at December 16, 2020
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Various interpretations If you look up the lexical meaning of the word genea you’ll find how it’s one of the most indefinite terms in NT Greek. […]
October 25, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at October 25, 2020
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“The predominant statement is that the kingdom of God is near, that it has drawn near…that it comes, that it will appear, that it is to […]
October 25, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at October 25, 2020
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I want to remind the church of the command to include in your prayers all political leaders and really all those in government. Paul says to […]
October 25, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at October 25, 2020
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I came upon a poem which reads more like an ode to the plant Evergreen by Rose Marie Juan Austin: Firm to the ground Standing tall […]
September 9, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at September 9, 2020
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Greg Deuble When Paul wrote to the Corinthians that the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus are “amongst things of primary importance,” the point under […]
September 9, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at September 9, 2020
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Bill Wachtel In so-called “replacement theology,” which is very widespread, literal, ethnic, national Israel is no longer in view as God’s covenant people, but rather the […]
September 9, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at September 9, 2020
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Sir Anthony F. Buzzard The contemporary way of inviting people to become Christians is unlike the biblical method. Today the invitation is rather vague: “Accept Jesus […]
July 29, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at July 29, 2020
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eds. Brown, Fitzmeyer, Murphy, pp. 639, 640 Matthew 4:17: “From then on Jesus began… This introductory formula (used again in 16:21) solemnly inaugurates Jesus’ ministry. Repent […]
July 29, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at July 29, 2020
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by E.R. Craven Now, remembering the close connection in the Jewish mind between the establishment of the Basileia, and the glorious coming of the Son of […]
July 29, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at July 29, 2020
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From The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. “The predominant statement is that the kingdom of God is near, that it has drawn near…that it comes, […]
June 12, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at June 12, 2020
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by Anthony F. Buzzard “…that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Jesus Christ” (Gal. 3:14). “May God give you and your descendants […]
June 12, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at June 12, 2020
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In his multi-volume commentary on Romans the prominent Welsh Protestant scholar Martyn Lloyd-Jones bemoaned the fact that Christianity had lost the hope of the resurrection and […]
June 12, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at June 12, 2020
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The historical Jesus and the theological Christ, Joseph Estlin Carpenter, 1912, p 76f. The Hebrew view of the world was essentially dramatic. It was under the […]
May 11, 2020
Published by Carlos Xavier at May 11, 2020
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By Anthony Buzzard A NT expert writing about Jesus notes that: “he was not a particularly good political Messiah, but they claimed he was Son of […]