In short, no. Many Christians tend to (wrongly) call only the Father, God, as if that's the name of the Father only. I grew up doing the same thing. I think that is also part of the reason I had so much trouble believing Jesus was God. But Jesus is God! (See the entire New… Continue reading Is “God, the Holy Spirit and Jesus” an adequate way of naming the three hypostases (persons) of the Trinity?
I was asked this question today and thought I would share my answer. "Reading the Hebrews 10:1-4 section which clearly states that animal sacrifice could not remove sin. This surprised me. I went back to Leviticus 4 where it says in several verses after the priest lays hands on, kills the animal, and sprinkles the… Continue reading Did the blood of animal sacrifices ever provide forgiveness? (Comparing Hebrews 10 and Leviticus 4)
In Case You Missed It:IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them… And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1:27-31) God Made Man Good Where did mankind come from? God… Continue reading The Ax and Ox – Chapter 3 – Man
In case you missed it: IntroductionChapter 1 - Word There is only one God. “Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.” Galatians 3:20. This is meant to be a short book, so I’m not going to list and describe every attribute of God, but I want to summarize some of the… Continue reading The Ax and the Ox – Chapter 2 – God
The above etching is a depiction of Baruch writing Jeremiah’s prophecies (Jeremiah 36:4). This and some other artwork used throughout this book was created by Gustave Dore, a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving and lived from 1832-1883. [ If you haven't read the Introduction, here it… Continue reading The Ax and the Ox – Chapter 1 – Word
Adorn the Gospel 