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Origen Against the Innovation of Christmas? Check your sources!
I came across the following statement, which immediately sparked my interest (source): Speculation on the proper date began in the 3rd and 4th centuries, when the idea of fixing Christ’s birthday started. Quite a controversy arose among Church leaders. Some were opposed to such a celebration. Origen (185-254) strongly recommended against such an innovation. “In…
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Christ is what’s Better about the New Covenant
What’s better about the New Covenant? Christ. That’s the point of Hebrews. My beloved Reformed Baptist brothers seem to have missed this.Baptism is not better than circumcision – the Lord’s Supper is not better than the Passover. Instead, Christ’s blood is better than the things that point forward or backward to it.There is a distinction…
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Three Observations on Acts 2:39
“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.” (Acts 2:39) Three observations:1) Notice that the promise is monergistic – it is to those whom the Lord calls – that’s how the promise is phrased. It’s not…