Read more about the article In My Father’s Name
Who is Jesus / Principle of Agency

In My Father’s Name

If Jesus is God and the second member of a triune being, as fourth century councils would later determine, we would expect him to act in a manner consistent with a divine nature.  As deity, we would expect Jesus to come in his own name, that is, to act on his own authority,  according to his own will or determination.  What we find in Scripture, however, is that Jesus did neither.  Instead, Jesus said he came in his Father's name: John 5:43 (NASB) "I have…

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April 20, 2020
Read more about the article Jesus, A Man Under Authority
Christ and the Centurion, by Paolo Veronese, 16th century
Who is Jesus / Church History

Jesus, A Man Under Authority

In first-century Rome, a centurion was a military officer in charge of a centuria,[1] the smallest unit of soldiers within a legion.  Each centurion was ranked and assigned various levels of authority and responsibility, with the first ranking centurion of the first ranking cohort, being called the primus pilus or first spear.[2]  The centurion was said to be in the middle of the Roman military hierarchy, having men who ranked in authority both above and below him.[3]  We see this hierarchy referenced in an exchange…

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April 6, 2020