Eusebius on Nicaea Members Public

The letter was written by Eusebius of Caesarea to his congregation, explaining why he and the others fully embraced and consented to the initial creedal formulation of Nicaea. In so doing, Eusebius is shown to be a Trinitarian who did not teach that the Son and the Spirit are creatures

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Sam Shamoun

A Samaritan Who Didn’t Exist! Members Public

Another Passage Which Exposes Muhammad’s Fraud Since the Quran challenges unbelievers to find discrepancies and mistakes within it, in order to disprove its divine origin, Do they not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other Than God, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy.

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Sam Shamoun

Eusebius, The Divine Holy Spirit & Filioque Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from Against Marcellus and On Ecclesiastical Theology (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Kelley McCarthy Spoerl & Markus Vinzent, and published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2017. Eusebius is refuting a heretic named Marcellus who denied that the

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Sam Shamoun

Eusebius: The Ever-Living Divine Holy Spirit Members Public

The following section is taken by The Son is Truly Son: The Trinitarian and Christological Theology of Eusebius of Caesarea (Studia Traditionis Theologiae: Explorations in Early and Medieval Theology, 46), written by Adam R. Renberg, and published by Brepols Publishers Publication in 2021, pp. 60-68. All emphasis will be mine.

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Sam Shamoun

The Relatives of Jesus Members Public

The article that I am posting can be accessed here: The Relatives of Jesus. The Relatives of Jesus By Richard Bauckham Careful readers of the NT know that one of Jesus’ relatives, his brother James, played a prominent part in the early history of the church. Not so well known

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Sam Shamoun

Eusebius on the Trinity Pt. 4: Proverbs 8:22-36 Members Public

I continue with my series on Eusebius’ Trinitarianism: Eusebius on the Trinity Part 1. The excerpts are be taken from Against Marcellus and On Ecclesiastical Theology (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Kelley McCarthy Spoerl & Markus Vinzent, and published by The Catholic University of America Press in

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Sam Shamoun

Origen on the Father as the Source of the Son’s Goodness Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from Origen’s De Principiis to show how this brilliant theologian interpreted the words of our Lord to the rich young ruler that God alone is good (cf. Mark 10:17-18; Matthew 19:16-17; Luke 18:18-19). Origen explained this in respect to

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Sam Shamoun

Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off from Book II of Origen’s commentary on John: Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel. 22. The Word Was in the Beginning, I.e., in Wisdom, Which Contained All Things in Idea, Before They Existed. Christ's

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