To Write or not to Write? Paid Members Public
That is the Sunni Dilemma! According to Sunni writings, Muhammad expressly prohibited anyone from writing down his hadiths. The reason why he supposedly did this was to ensure that his words would not get mixed in or confused with the Quran: We must make a clear distinction between the Qur’
Q. 2:75-79, The Jews & the Fabricated Book Paid Members Public
The Quran refers to a specific group of Jews writing down a book that wasn’t from God and tried to pass it off as being God’s revelation: Do you (faithful believers) covet that they will believe in your religion in spite of the fact that a party of
Hilary: God is the Trinity Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This post is a continuation of my previous one from blessed St. Hilary of Poitier’s work On the Trinity, Book VII: Hilary: God is the Trinity. Here I provide more quotes from that same section showing how this holy saint confirmed that the phrase “one God” does not refer
Cyprian, Petrine Primacy & the Mother Church Paid Members Public
St. Cyprian of Carthage wrote about the unity of the Church, claiming that it is only one and the mother of all true believers. The holy saint grounded the Church’s unity in the primacy of Peter, to whom all the other Apostles were bound and with whom they were
Early Church on Romans 8:29-34 & 9:5 Paid Members Public
Christian Writers on Foreknowledge, Predestination, Baptism & the Trinity The excerpts cited here are taken from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture New Testament VI (Romans), edited by Gerald Bray and Thomas C. Oden, published by IVP Press, Downers Grove, IL, 2005. All emphasis will be mine. 8:29 Conformed to
Dead Sea Scrolls & Biblical Theology Paid Members Public
With the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) in 1947, manuscripts were discovered which give us a window into the specific beliefs and practices of a certain Jewish group living around the area of Jerusalem. One such scroll is known as the Community Rule, and highlights some of the
St. Justin, Paul & Marcion the Heretic Paid Members Public
It is common to hear specific internet apologists suggesting that St. Justin Martyr didn’t have access to, or was aware of, the canon of the New Testament since that took centuries to hammer out. They often argue that Justin’s writings indicate that he didn’t even have Paul’
Justin Affirms: Christ is God’s Uncreated Word Paid Members Public
In this short post I will cite from St. Justin’s discussion with Trypho the Jew in order to silence the heretics who claim that this blessed martyr taught that Christ is an inferior creature, a secondary god, whom the Father brought into existence. The quotes from Justin prove that