Jesus and the predicated I am statements John’s Stated Purpose: Messianic, Not Metaphysical John explicitly tells us why he wrote his Gospel: “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” (John Read more…
Jesus and the I am statements The “I Am” Statements of Jesus Do They Constitute a Claim to Be YHWH? One of the most frequently repeated assertions in Trinitarian apologetics is that when Jesus says “I am” (Greek: ἐγώ εἰμι, ego eimi), he is identifying himself as YHWH, the God Read more…
Plurality Is Not Trinity: Why Old Testament Appeals Beg the Question One of the most common assertions made by Trinitarians is that the Old Testament teaches the Trinity. This claim is usually supported by appeals to passages containing plural language—statements where God speaks in the plural, acts through agents, or Read more…
Prolepsis and the Prophetic Perfect in the Bible: When Scripture Speaks of the Future as Already Accomplished Introduction One of the fascinating features of biblical language is the way Scripture sometimes speaks about future events as though they have already taken place. To modern readers this can appear confusing at Read more…
Rejecting Gods Messenger is Rejecting God: The Biblical Principle of Divine Agency Introduction One of the recurring themes throughout Scripture is that God works through chosen representatives. Prophets, judges, kings, and ultimately the Messiah are all described as being sent by God to speak and act on His behalf. Because Read more…
The Second Passover Many readers of the Bible are familiar with the Passover in the first month of the biblical calendar, but fewer realize that the Torah also provides for a Second Passover. This provision allowed Israelites who were unable to celebrate the first Passover to observe it one month Read more…
Sitting on high Hebrews 1:3, Psalm 113:5, and the Category Error of “The Most High” Why “Sitting on High” and “The Most High” Are Not the Same Thing One argument sometimes advanced in defense of Christ’s ontological equality with God appeals to a supposed Greek parallel between Hebrews 1:3 and Read more…
The Maqqef and The Word of the LORD in 1 Kings 19:9 Does the Hebrew Grammar Turn “Word of the LORD” into “Word-LORD”? Introduction Occasionally new arguments arise in theological discussions that, while not widely held in scholarship, still deserve careful examination. One such argument concerns the maqqef (מַקֵּף), a Read more…
Nobody has ever seen God Seeing God and Making Him Known: Representation, Revelation, and John 1:18 Seeing God and Making Him Known: Representation, Revelation, and John 1:18 One of the most persistent theological assumptions imposed upon Scripture is the idea that one person of God can be seen while another Read more…
God they caused me to wander Genesis 20:13 and the Plural Verb with Elohim Does “God caused me to wander” hint at the Trinity—or something else entirely? One of the recurring arguments in Trinitarian apologetics is that the Old Testament occasionally speaks of God with plural language—plural nouns, plural pronouns, Read more…