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It is perfectly normal and perfectly natural in English for us to ask, "Who is it?" and to be answered, "It is John." So, does referring to the Third Person of the of the Blessed Trinity, as "itself" deny the personality of the Holy Spirit, as a major error in the King James Bible, which...

Superb post, thanks!

The difference between the old and new covenants is that the old was conditional and the new is unconditional. Compare Heb. 8:9 with 8:11. 'For they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 'The most prominent feature of the Sinaitic ('first,' 'old') covenant is the...

I believe that the whole of the covenant with Abraham is a 'covenant of promise' (c.f. Eph. 2:12). There are multiple places in the N.T. where God's dealings with Abraham are described as 'promises.' (Acts 7:5; Rom 4:12; 9:4-9; Gal 3:5-29; 4:28; Heb 6:13-20; 11:9, 13, 17). The promises are...

"The powerful Scriptures showing that Jesus is the ‘Son’ are switched to ‘servant’ in the NKJV in Acts 3:13; "The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath Glorified His Son Jesus; Whom ye delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, when He was...

Does this clarify what Catholics, Lutherans, Orthodox and many Anglicans believe? One Divine Person: Jesus is one divine person, not two separate persons (God and man). Person, Not Nature: Mary is the mother of the divine person, Jesus, not the source of His eternal divine nature. Theotokos...

I think it is very misleading and inappropriate to say Mary is the Mother of God. There is nothing that sounds right about that. Any thoughts taken from that statement could only lead to heresy.

Not His nature; His human body.

Hi Charlie: No, being blessed and 'highly favored' or 'full of grace' is very significant, however. Let's take a closer look at this. And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Please consider what another Catholic being asked a very similar question and how...

LOL, just read Luke 1:2, from the beginning refers to the things accomplished among us, those living in the 1 century. Or how about John 6:24 where Jesus knew "from the beginning" which of His disciples believed. Pay no attention to this naysayer, who spends all his posts finding fault with...

Think that we far more disservice to Joseph, as mary gets PLENTHY of acclaim, and he gets maybe a mention on fathers day

Luke 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. We Protestants and Baptists seem to have an overwhelming fear that paying any attention to mother Mary will result in elevating her too highly. But treating...

Never said He ever ceased to be the Son of God. He is the Alpha and Omega. That's my point. You have people posting here saying Mary was not Mother to the Son of God, only 'the human Jesus' as if His Divinity was absent at his birth. So many Baptists are intent on making Mary a person who...

No. Jesus was always Son of God. Mary was caused to be the mother of Jesus the Son of Man. John 1:1-3, John 1:14. He did not cease to be the Son of God and God, John 3:13, too. Luke 1:35.

In Luke 1:43—a biblical foundation for the Theotokos—wherein Elizabeth “exclaimed [to Mary] with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?’”

As far as I can tell, Hosea was a contemporary of Isaiah, both being prophets under the same kings and at the same times, but Isaiah being a prophet of Judah and Jerusalem and Hosea a prophet to Ephraim. The time frame when Hosea began to preach seems to be about 30 years before their dispersion...

God has always known all that can be knowable

Knowledge refers to information acquired or formulated by someone, God or humans. Thus it is noun and describes information held in someone's mind. The Greek word is derived from the Greek verb "to know" and refers to the act of perceiving and understanding something or someone...

Found Another fine Article on Reformation Today...enjoy; You are here Home » The Riches of God’s Love to His Elect The Riches of God’s Love to His Elect by Thomas Goodwin The Apostle’s aim in this passage is to...

Objection I. "Without freedom of will, and ability to perform that which is spiritually good, men can be in no proper state of trial for everlasting happiness or misery; but must be either in the state of devils, or of established angels." Answer 1. Believers, while on earth, are not as...