This is a continuation of my ExeGreeksis series working through the translation and Greek exegesis of selected texts from Matthew's Gospel. The reader may want to go back and read the previous articles in this series as they do build on each other. The purpose of these articles is to help...
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Basic Apologetics – How To Give An Answer (Part 1)
Apologetics is the study of how to give an answer for your faith. This is the first of a 3-part introductory course on Biblical Apologetics and Worldview. Here are the articles in this series: Apologetics 101 - How do we give an answer? Apologetics 102 - Why trust the Bible? Apologetics 103 - How...
ExeGreeksis | Hypocrites and Prayer – Matthew 6:5-15
The ΕχεGrεεκsις series of articles are meant for those who want to dig in deeper into the text beyond just a casual reading. It intends to pull back the curtain a little to see a bit of what goes on "behind the scenes" of translating our New Testament to English. I lay out the Greek text in bold,...
Christ’s Presence in the Lord’s Supper | Part 2 – The Theological Argument
In our first article, we considered the historical arguments surrounding Christ's presence in the Eucharist. We looked at many of the church writers throughout history and their statements concerning the Lord's Supper and saw that the modern Roman Catholic dogma of transubstantiation doesn't hold...
Christ’s Presence in the Lord’s Supper | Part 1 – The Historical Argument
The Lord's Supper or Eucharist is one of the Sacraments which Jesus instituted for his Church to follow, and was meant to be a source of much blessing. However, there has been quite a bit of controversy over many different parts of this Sacrament between various denominations. It has been a major...
ExeGreeksis | “A Higher Standard” – Matthew 5:21-32
The ΕχεGrεεκsις series of articles are meant for those who want to dig in deeper into the text beyond just a casual reading. It intends to pull back the curtain a little to see a bit of what goes on "behind the scenes" of translating our New Testament to English. I lay out the Greek text in bold,...
Revelation 13 | The Meaning of the Dragon, The Beast & the Mark
Revelation 13 finds itself right in the middle of a book which quite frankly scares many, even the most devout churchgoer. Its imagery of dragons, multiheaded beasts and speaking images is enough to make most shrug and exclaim, “that was weird!” Conversely, many others have tried to identify the...
Revelation 13 | An Important Examination of the Historical & Literary Context
Revelation 13 sparks considerable disagreement between various expositors as to its significance. The influence of apocalyptic fictions such as the Left Behind series, which were based more on fanciful imagination than sound exegesis, has so affected evangelicalism that it is no wonder there is...
Revelation 13 Translation – What does the original text reveal?
**Disclaimer: Since the writing of this article (around 2016), I have shifted Eschatological views from Amillennial to Postmillennial. Thus, this article may not represent my current understanding but is left up for the purposes of archiving. I may write an update to this article at some point in...
Jesus in Context | What were the Prejudices and Expectations of the First Century?
Jesus is often as enigmatic and mysterious as the invisible God He incarnates, and rightly so. For two millennia he has perplexed and captivated the hearts of many a wanderer. Richard Nixon is said to have called the day Apollo astronauts landed on the moon in 1969 "the greatest day since...