Matthew 5.0 – The Blessings God Promises to His People

CHAPTER (5) SYNOPSIS = Jesus’ Sermon On The Mount Address (Part 1). 1. Leading the Jewish crowds to a mountainside sb viewed as a clear sign that Jesus has become Israel’s new Moses since: 1.1. Like Moses, Jesus chooses elders to carry the ministry burden prior to going up the mountain (Luk 6:12-16 w/Exo 18:18-27) […]

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Matthew 3.1 – John the Baptist and Jesus’ baptism

CHAPTER (THREE) SYNOPSIS = John the Baptist (1-12) and the Baptism of Jesus (13-17). Matthew’s account of these events is also recorded in (Luk 3:1-22; Mar 1:1-11 and Joh 1:19-34).  There are few events within the gospels that receive coverage by more than one of its authors, much less all of its authors! Such frequency […]

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Systematic Theology Part 16: Theology Proper – The Trinity Part 3

1.5.2 Introducing destructive heresy to the Church (examples of the two most popular): 1.5.2.1.  Modalism This heresy teaches that God is one person (the Father), who appears in different forms/modes (the Son and Holy Spirit). This heresy has existed since at least the third century when it was called Sabellianism after its teacher Sabellius. The […]

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