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Colossians 2:8-13: Salvation and Baptism
Roman Catholicism uses Colossians 2:8–13 to grant saving power to baptism. Specifically, Catholic theologians treat baptism in these verses as New Testament circumcision. Yet, the Apostle Paul does nothing of the kind. Instead, he argues the exact opposite. I reflected on this reality over the last couple of days. My thoughts began after I watched […]
Removing the Ancient Landmark of a Grammatical Historical Interpretation for a Newer, Allegorical One
Remove Not the Ancient Landmark I wrote this title tongue in cheek and for an illustrative purpose. The most ancient interpretation of a passage is an originalist one. Originalist is as far back, as ancient, as one can get. You can’t go any further back in history than the original. That means that something that […]
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