Whitaker on the Corruption of the Greek Septuagint (LXX) “What authority, however, this version should command is uncertain. The ancients used to hold it in the highest estimation, and looked upon it as unique and divine. Epiphanius, in his book of Weights and Measures, says that the translators were not mere interpreters, but, in some … Read more
Graetz on the Jews Alliance with MoslemsDuring the Moorish Conquest of Spain “The Jews of Africa, who at various times had emigrated thither from Spain, and their unlucky co-religionists of the Peninsula, made common cause with the Mahometan conqueror, Tarik, who brought over from Africa into Andalusia an army eager for the fray. After the … Read more
Hodge on the Distinctive Character of Individual Nations “It cannot be denied that there is a great difference in men in this respect. Some are morose, irritable, and unsocial in their dispositions, others are directly the reverse … They may be born with these distinctive traits of character, and such traits beyond doubt are in … Read more
Anti-Christianity is the Essence of Being a Jew by Stuart DiNenno Although when it suits them to do so the Jews will sometimes claim to be just another white ethnic group, the reality is that their identity consists primarily in being anti-Christian. Being a Christ hater is not only part of being a Jew, it … Read more
Calvin: A Prayer for Holiness “Now let us kneel down in the presence of our good God, with acknowledgement of the great number of faults and offenses that we cease not to commit daily against His majesty, praying Him to make us feel them better than we have, so that we may endeavor to amend … Read more
Barnes Against the EgalitarianInterpretation of Galatians 3:28 “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28) “All are on a level; all are saved in the same way; all are entitled to the same privileges. There … Read more
Lloyd-Jones: Christians are Mistaking “Niceness” for Grace “Christian people are mistaking natural qualities — niceness, a veneer of politeness — for true Christian grace. It seems that we are no longer capable of differentiating between the two. How often today is affability mistaken for saintliness! ‘What a gracious man he is,’ they say. What they … Read more
Statement on the Jews by Russian Tzar Alexander III Tzar Alexander III was so infuriated with the Jews for their role in the assassination of Alexander II that he issued the following statement which is quoted from the Encyclopedia Britannica, page 76, Vol. 2, 1947 edition: “For some time the government has given its attention to … Read more
Perks on the Failure of Modern Christianity “What is the nature of Christianity? Is it a religion or a cult, i.e. a personal worship hobby? This question goes to the heart of the modern Church’s failure to exercise a world-transforming faith. The Church’s abandonment of Christianity as a religion, i.e. as a world-view that structures … Read more
Krauth on the Three Stages of Error in the Church A modified version of some commentary originally written by 19th century Lutheran pastor Charles P. Krauth about the progression of error in the church: “When error is admitted into the church, it will be found that the stages of its progress are always three. It … Read more