Hebrews 2:16 has long been debated as either “he did not take on angelic nature” or “he did not help angels.” This article argues the debate doesn't need to be settled: Hebrews 1, 2, and 7, read together, build a cumulative case that the eternal Son was never a created angel and — against current Jehovah's Witness teaching — never reverts to one.
Jehovah's Witnesses are right to love the divine Name — more right than they may know. A look at Philippians 2, Isaiah's refusal to give his glory to another, and the One through whom all things were made.
Lord Jesus Christ Reigns A response concerning creation, time, and the doctrine of the Logos — addressed to the Jehovah's Witness reader. Article I of VI I. The Question, and What Is Conceded A response that gives the opponent nothing has not engaged the opponent. The case for the deity of Christ does not require … Continue reading On the Use and Abuse of Philo — Creation, Time, the Logos→
All four Gospels agree that Jesus was crucified on a Friday during Passover week. They appear to disagree about the precise Jewish day — whether that Friday was Nisan 14, the day the Passover lambs were slaughtered, or Nisan 15, the day following the Passover meal. This apparent contradiction has been raised by Muslim apologists, secular skeptics, and even some biblical scholars. This article demonstrates, through philological analysis of the Greek, the Jewish calendrical background, the crucial distinction between household and public Passover sacrifices, and the unanimous liturgical tradition of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, that no real contradiction exists — and that the four Gospels, read carefully in their historical and theological context, present a coherent, unified, and historically reliable account of the Passion of Jesus Christ.
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