Trent on the Biblical Canon Paid Members Public
I list here the pronouncement on the biblical canon from the council of Trent, taken from the following post: General Council of Trent: Fourth Session. All emphasis is mine. Celebrated on the eighth day of the month of April, in the year MDXLVI. DECREE CONCERNING THE CANONICAL SCRIPTURES The sacred
Christ: The Glory of the 2nd Temple Paid Members Public
God had promised the Israelites that the glory of the second temple would be greater than the first and that it would be there that he would give/establish peace: “On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet saying,
Justin’s Christology Revisited Once Again Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from The Fathers of the Church Patristic Series: Justin Martyr, The First Apology, The Second Apology, Dialogue with Trypho, Exhortation to the Greeks, Discourse to the Greeks, The Monarchy of the Rule of God, translated by Thomas B. Falls, published by the Catholic
Papias, Justin & Gospel Authorship Paid Members Public
The early 4th century AD church historian Eusebius consulted the five-volume work on the sayings of the Lord Jesus, which was composed by Papias, the Bishop of Hierapolis. According to Papias’ own testimony he was a hearer/disciple of the Apostles and their followers. The 2nd century AD Christian apologist
Early Christians Refute Sola Fide Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite some early 2nd-3d century Christians witnesses that all define saving faith as obedience to Christ’s commandments. Some of these authorities also demonstrate that the works of righteousness which Paul opposed, were those of the Mosaic, meaning that the blessed Apostle was censuring anyone
God Weeps & the Torah as God’s Daughter Paid Members Public
Rabbinic tradition describes the Torah as God’s daughter who speaks and complains to him: תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַקּוֹרֵא פָּסוּק שֶׁל שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים וְעוֹשֶׂה אוֹתוֹ כְּמִין זֶמֶר, וְ
Heb. 2:16 Revisited: Jesus Didn’t Become an Angel Paid Members Public
In the following post HEBREWS 2:16 & LIMITED ATONEMENT, I showed that the author of Hebrews expressly teaches that Christ did not become an angelic being, but chose to become a flesh and blood human in order to save mankind from their fear of dying. This understanding is reflected
Athanasius: The Trinity is the Ancient Apostolic Teaching Paid Members Public
In his letter to Serapion, the blessed St. Athanasius emphasized the point of the Trinity being the ancient teaching of the Catholic Church, which she has received from Christ and his holy Apostles: 28. But, beyond these sayings, let us look at the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the