by E.O. | Jul 9, 2021 | Christianity, God's Nature, Jesus as God
John 1.4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. John continues his thinking from the first three verses of his Gospel, mindful of the creation passage of Genesis One. God is the creator of life so, Jesus, being God, is also the creator of life. The...
by E.O. | Jul 9, 2021 | Christianity, God's Love, Jesus as God
Commentary on John Introduction The Gospel of John is believed to have been written by the Apostle, John, one of the twelve disciples who accompanied Jesus during his three years of ministry. John considered himself “the one whom Jesus loved” (John 20.2). Perhaps this...
by E.O. | Jul 9, 2021 | Christianity, Jesus as God
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. If you look at a half dozen translations of John 1.5 you will see there is debate over how to interpret it. Some translations, instead of using the concept for “overcome”, express the...
by E.O. | Mar 29, 2021 | Christianity, Hell, Sabbath
Everlasting torment for the wicked is the prevalent belief of orthodox/biblical Christians. However, there is a significant minority of orthodox dissenters who believe the Bible teaches differently. While liberals might propose universal salvation or, perhaps, that...
by E.O. | Feb 20, 2021 | Christianity, Deliverance, Easter, God's Love, God's Sovereignty, Holiness, Jesus as God, Justice, Sin
Why Have You Forsaken Me? Matthew 27.45-46 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you...
by E.O. | Oct 29, 2020 | Christianity, God's Nature
“Anyone who claims to admire and worship the biblical God has either abandoned all sense of moral judgment or has never actually read the Old Testament. Since most believers are good people, I prefer to assume the latter. I think the world would be a much better place...
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