St. Athanasius composed one of the most important books in Christian literature, On the Incarnation, which provides a discourse on the divinity of Christ and the redemptive purpose of the Incarnation. In explaining the reason behind the Word of God becoming man, St. Athanasius provides five main arguments; in this article, we will cover the first of these. The Incarnation is the only possible…
“And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptised and wash your sins away, calling on His name.” (Acts 22:16) Such a motivating verse, right? As much as this verse promises the washing away of sins and encourages all of us to get baptised, there is a claim that nowhere does the Bible command infant baptism, and nowhere does the Bible mention…
Music is the sound of the soul and a medium for meeting with God. Although the Old Testament records that the Jewish nation used to worship God through music and singing, such as David and Asaph in their psalms, it is also recorded in the New Testament that “Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening…
The three synoptic gospels each detail the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, in Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, and Luke 3:21-22. Both Matthew and Mark record that Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tested in their very next verses (Matt. 4:1; Mark 1:12). In the gospel written by Luke, he first gives a genealogy of Jesus right after He was baptised,…
