Ambrose, Augustine, Peter of Lombard on Gen. 1:26 Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite the works of three intellectual and spiritual giants of the Faith to show how they interpreted Genesis 1:26-27, particularly verse, where God uses plural pronouns when speaking of making man in the image and likeness of God. The readers will see that these
St. Athanasius & Messianic Prophecies Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation of the Word. This great Trinitarian defender and Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt appealed to Messianic prophecies to prove that Jesus is the Christ and the Lord God whom the prophets foretold would come in the flesh and
St. Augustine, Phil. 3:3, the Spirit & Latreuo Paid Members Public
The following citation comes from St. Augustine's On the Trinity, Book 1.. The blessed Augustine quotes Philippians 3:3 to prove that the Holy Spirit is given latreuo, which is the worship giveN to God alone. All emphasis will be mine. 13. Similar evidence has been collected also
MarYa Jesus: Aramaic Bible & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The Aramaic Bible, commonly referred to as the Peshitta, employs a unique word MarYah, which some authorities believe is a compound phrase consisting of Aramaic Mar (“Lord”) and the shortened form of the Tetragrammaton or the divine name yod-heh-vav-heh, namely, Yah. If this is so then the term literally means
Josephus & the Divine Name Paid Members Public
The following quote is taken from Josephus’ The War of the Jews 5:5, translated by William Whiston. He states that the Divine Name consists of 4 vowels. All emphasis is mine. ז. ובני משפחת הכהֻנה, אשר לא יכלו לשָׁרֵת בקֹדש מפני מום אשר בבשרם, היו
Messiah of Midrash Tanchuma Paid Members Public
I quote from Sefaria’s online version of Midrah Tanchuma where the Messiah is referenced. What makes this rabbinic source rather important is that it ascribes the following OT texts to the Messiah and/or the Messianic age: Ge. 27:22; Exod. 25:6; Num. 24:17; Pss. 21:4,
Mary as All-Holy: Is it Biblical? Paid Members Public
The teaching of the ancient Churches that Mary was made perfectly holy and kept absolutely pure is based on the necessary conclusion of what the Scriptures teach in respect to the holiness and purity of God. For instance, the Holy Bible is explicitly clear that nothing unclean and impure can
New English Bible & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The verses cited here in respect to the Deity of Christ are taken from the New English Bible (NEB). “but I will pour a spirit of pity and compassion into the line of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Then They shall look on me, on him whom they have