Holy Root, Holy Branches
Theology, Doctrine, Application
Welcome to Holy Root, Holy Branches, there is a bit of contention about the words above and I hope to bring a new brightness to what can be pits of uncertainty, it's going to be a fruitful exploration of Biblical topics and other themes throughout scripture. Stick around, drink your preferred beverage, and settle in; perhaps Holy Root, Holy Branches will ignite your own passions as well.


In The Fullness of Time
This is a brief explanation to what this book is. In the Fullness of Time is a study of Eschatology that has been years in the making and...

The Son of Man Revealed (The Olivet Discourse)
THIS DISCOURSE CAN BE FOUND in Matthew 24; Mark 13; and Luke 21. This paralleled text in the synoptic gospels is called the Olivet...

The Lord's Supper
The German Reformer Martin Luther (along with many others) rejected the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, that is, that the...

Creational Revelation
General revelation (or Creational revelation) provides us with the knowledge that God exists. “The heavens declare the glory of God,”...

The Law of God and the Threefold Use of the Law
God rules His universe by law. Nature itself operates under His providential government. The so-called laws of nature merely describe...

Judgement Language and Apocalyptic Writing
There is a common thread that is reused again and again in Scripture, that being Apocalyptic poetic hyperbole. An example of this is a...

Revelation: Four Views and a Millennium?
There are four main views of interpretation of the book of Revelation and of eschatology in general. There is more to the doctrine of...

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, Art Thou an Idol?
There has been a notion for a long time now that the Christian observance and celebration of the birth of Christ known as Christmas is in...

Shhh... Don't Call Him Jesus... Call Him...
There may be some of you who have never had anyone say that to you. So, whatever could I be referring to when someone tells you that...

Ode to the Creator
Amen, Amen Oh, what a world you have From to the peaks to the depths The light and the dark You existed before all things For it is from...

Providence
We will begin by defining terminology. The root meaning of the word providence is, “to see in advance or beforehand,” or “to provide...

Do Not Neglect Salvation (Hebrews 2:1-4)
In the last post we went through the exposition of Hebrews 1:5-14 which was the writer of Hebrews own exposition of the superiority of...

The Ascension of Christ
The significance of our Lord’s ascension is often overlooked in the modern church. We have special celebrations and holidays (holy days)...

For to Who did God Say? (Hebrews 1:5-14)
We left off the last post for Hebrews with verse four and how Christ is higher than the angels for He has a more excellent name than...

The Kingdom of God
Throughout world history we have seen many forms of government. The most common being dictatorships, ruled by military strength,...

The Supremacy of God's Son (Hebrews 1:1-4)
In the introduction to this series I mentioned all the mystery behind this book when it comes to who its author was and who it was...

Prayer
Prayer is one of the most crucial aspects of the Christian faith and one of the most neglected. Prayer is often something that most...

An Investigation of Introductory Means
Who wrote the book of Hebrews? To whom was it addressed? At what time in history was it produced? What is the historical occasion that...

The Virgin Birth
The doctrine of the virgin birth holds that Jesus’ birth was the result of a miraculous conception whereby His mother, Mary, conceived a...













