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.
Paul applies YHWH's self-sworn oath from Isaiah 45 — the oath sworn by the one beside whom there is no other — directly to Jesus in Philippians 2:10-11. This article argues that the choice is not a loose borrowing of Isaianic language but an identification of Jesus within the divine identity of YHWH. Six sections engage the steel-man of the opposing case, the genuine concessions the text requires, the narrative logic of morphē and harpagmos, the oath's exclusivity logic, the patristic reception, and the open door for the reader willing to follow Paul where the text leads.
Writing about humility, Paul reaches for the highest thing he knows: Yahweh's irrevocable oath from Isaiah 45 — "I am God, and there is no other" — and applies it directly to Jesus. Every knee. Every tongue. The divine name. This article examines what Paul is doing, answers three unitarian objections, and establishes from Scripture and the early Fathers that the identification holds.
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→
A supplement to 'The Glory Isaiah Saw,' engaging the strongest published form of the unitarian reading of John 12:41 — taking up its central question: Where did Isaiah speak about him in Isaiah 6?
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