Born, begotten and firstborn in the eternal identity and saving work of the Son
Was Christ Begotten at the Resurrection? Born, begotten and firstborn in the eternal identity and saving work of the Son “This day have I begotten thee” appears to be applied to Christ’s resurrection. Did Jesus become the Son of God when He rose—or does Scripture dis…
Read article →Origen, Arius and the line between Creator and creation
Does Eternal Mean Divine? Origen, Arius and the line between Creator and creation Why this is useful to know: On your walk through life, you will encounter challenges to the deity of Christ from…
Read article →What the Father's love for the Son reveals about God
Eternal Love Before Creation What the Father's love for the Son reveals about God Before there was a universe, what was there for God to love? There were no angels, no human beings and no cr…
Read article →Isaiah, John, and the Divine Identity of Jesus Christ
…asts Him with angels through a sequence of scriptural quotations. Psalm 2 and the Davidic sonship promise establish His unique royal relationship; the angels are commanded to worship Him; Psalm 104 describes angelic service; Psalm 45 supplies His royal address; Psalm 102 speaks o…
Read article →The incarnation, the limits of created perspective and the love philosophy could not imagine
…was upwards—away from the visible, the mutable and the physical towards the invisible and eternal. Then Christianity entered the world and declared that the movement had taken place in the opposite direction. Man had not climbed high enough to reach God. God had come down. The Go…
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