“And it shall be, if you truly heed the voice of the LORD your God to keep to do all His commands that I charge you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.” Deuteronomy 28:1 Robert Alter All His commands – Keep them all! That’s the…
“and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:32 NASB Know the truth – It seems that every once in awhile we need to review our investigative methods. We need to take a step back and ask ourselves if the way we go about examining the Scriptures leads us to a place…
Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:13 NASB Sound words – Systematic theology, so essential for doctrine, was simply impossible before Alexander the Great. Why? Because systematic theology requires a special kind of theological dualism, that is, the separation of mind from…
In case you haven’t been following the comments, additions and explanations about the original posting of “Constantine’s Creed,” I want to encourage you to go to the blog comments on that post. There is a link to a Patristics site on the authenticity of the authorship, and some other remarks, and then my response plus…
In case there was any doubt about the authenticity of the claim that the Church not only endorsed but demanded a renunciation of Jewish customs and culture in order to be a Christian, here is the official record: Constantine’s Christian Creed “I renounce all customs, rites, legalisms, unleavened breads and sacrifices of lambs of the Hebrews,…
“Also the foreigners who join themselves to YHWH, to minister to Him, and to love the name of YHWH, to be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath and holds fast My covenant;” Isaiah 56:6 Profaning – Does this verse apply to you? Well, are you a foreigner (literally, “sons of the…
