Those strange verses in 1 Peter 3 — for what it's worth let me quote them — "18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to d...

Preexistence arose, I believe, from a misunderstanding of a certain Jewish method of expression -- very common, for example, in the Midrash. Here is how Raphael Patai puts it:
"Jewish authors and sage...

The unseen angelic forces that rule the world do so by lies and deception.  The devil cannot walk up and level a pistol at your head ... but he can deceive your neighbor into doing just that.&nbs...

When Paul says (Gal 4:22), “For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman”,  I think of God who cut two covenants, one with the whole world (Gn 9:8...

God invested his good name -- his reputation -- in Israel at Sinai -- and what has Israel done?  She has profaned God's good name among the heathen (which he loves -- Ex 32:12; Jn 3:16) -- theref...

Just for fun I've appended in Hebrew (along with the Septuagint) a verse in Exodus (Ex 34:25; sorry but my system doesn't yet point for the vowel חוֹלָם חָסֵר nor does it do the Greek accents...

There are several New Testament scriptures that seem to say that Jesus Christ created the Universe. The most widely cited is perhaps the easiest to explain (Jn 1:3): “All things were made by him; and ...

Surely there are some folks out there somewhere who are starting to think.  Even die-hards arguing for two YHWHs or an Arian position are to be appreciated, because most folks simply will not dis...

"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ...

Recently came across this on the web which expresses the traditional view of God as unembodied: "All references to God's hands (Is 48:13), nostrils (Ex 15:8), or eyes (Prov 15:3) must be understo...