Tag: Greg Stafford

“To Me Every Knee Shall Bow”: Philippians 2:9–11, Isaiah 45, and the Identification of Jesus as Yahweh

“To Me Every Knee Shall Bow”: Philippians 2:9–11, Isaiah 45, and the Identification of Jesus as Yahweh

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.

Ignatius of Antioch: Apostolic Witness to Christ’s Deity

Ignatius of Antioch: Apostolic Witness to Christ’s Deity

✚ On the textual transmission, the modalist reading, and the man writing in chains — a Catholic response concerning the post-apostolic witness. Article II · The Greg Stafford Response Series Ignatius of Antioch wrote in chains, on a forced march from his city to the beasts of the Colosseum, choosing — under conditions of ultimate … Continue reading Ignatius of Antioch: Apostolic Witness to Christ’s Deity

On the Use and Abuse of Philo — Creation, Time, the Logos

On the Use and Abuse of Philo — Creation, Time, the Logos

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