The brothers of Jesus, the sons of Mary, and an argument of strong plausibility
…ts, it creates a strong presumption in favour of that conclusion. Psalm 69:8 is part of a messianic unit Psalm 69:8 should not be treated as an isolated remark inserted between otherwise messianic sufferings. It belongs to a tightly connected account extending from verses 7 to 12…
Read article →Why the Son assumed a complete human nature, not merely a body
…elights in the Son who is there. The baptism publicly manifests and anoints Jesus for His messianic ministry. It does not produce the incarnation. That distinction also protects the cross. The One born of Mary, baptised in the Jordan and crucified at Calvary is the same Jesus Chr…
Read article →The divine identity of Jesus across the Gospels
…nts. He declares Himself its Lord. Again, a single statement can be assigned to delegated messianic authority. But the cumulative question is already forming. Why does this prophet arrive through a prophecy concerning the coming of the LORD, forgive sins under His own authority a…
Read article →Creation, judgement, and the coming reign of Christ
…n of Christ and His saints (Revelation 20:1-6). The prophets explicitly describe a coming messianic government of justice, peace, longevity, abundance, and the knowledge of the LORD. Isaiah's vision includes the animal creation: wolf and lamb, leopard and kid, calf and lion, cow…
Read article →Born, begotten and firstborn in the eternal identity and saving work of the Son
…e does not thereby begin to exist as the eternal Son. He is declared and installed as the Messianic Son-King through resurrection in the economy; He does not thereby acquire divine Sonship. He receives authority, glory and inheritance as the obedient incarnate Messiah in the econ…
Read article →A forensic reading of Christ's Olivet Discourse
…s to Jewish disciples whose scriptural world was formed by the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms. This point must be stated carefully. Jesus had already promised, "I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18). The Church was therefore not absent from His vocabulary or wholly unknown a…
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