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Article · ChristologyBiblical theology · Greek word study · Christological analysis · Historical theology · Primary-source study

Was Christ Begotten at the Resurrection?

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.…

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Article · ChristologyBiblical theology · Christological analysis · Historical theology · Primary-source study · Christian apologetics

Does Eternal Mean Divine?

Origen, Arius and the line between Creator and creation

…us study, we considered Ambrose’s wonderfully direct answer to those who claimed that the Son had once not existed. John did not write, “In the beginning the Word came into being.” He wrote: “In the beginning was the Word.” — John 1:1 Ambrose pressed the force of that little word…

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Article · Christian DoctrineBiblical exposition · Apologetics · Theological reflection · Comparative theology

Eternal Love Before Creation

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 created order. Nothing outside God existed. Yet Scripture does…

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Article · Christian DoctrineBiblical exposition · Apologetics · Comparative theology

Two Revelations of Divine Love

What mercy, holiness and the cross reveal about God

…l. Islam and Christianity both speak of divine mercy, forgiveness and love. A fair comparison cannot begin by pretending that the Qur'an presents Allah as merciless or that Muslims worship a deity who never loves. Nor can Christianity be reduced to the sentimental claim that God…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchHistorical study · Apologetics · Biblical discernment

How Supersessionism Took Root in the Early Church

A history of interpretation, polemic, and forgotten tension

…able. Later supersessionism therefore cannot be projected backwards as though it were the only possible meaning of apostolic Christianity. Its development must be explained historically. The second century sharpened the boundary By the middle of the second century, the circumstan…

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Article · Christian DoctrineHistorical investigation · Apologetics · Primary-source study

What Really Happened at Nicaea?

Constantine, Arius, the Trinity, the biblical canon—and the myths that refuse to die

…mos, meaning “same”, and ousia, meaning “being”, “essence” or “nature”. It means that the Son possesses the same divine nature as the Father. Older English translations often render it “of one substance” or “consubstantial”. It does not mean that the Father and Son are the same P…

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