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AUGUSTINE & JOHN DAMASCENE VS. CALVINISTS PT. 1

It is time again to show how the beliefs of some of the early church’s greatest scholars, theologians, apologists, philosophers, martyrs etc., directly conflict with Protestantism in general, and with Calvinism in particular. In this segment, I will show how the views of both Augustine and John the Damascene

EARLY CHURCH ON PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD

It may come as a surprise for Protestants to learn that prayers and offerings for dead Christians were an early and widespread practice observed by the universal Church. What makes this rather intriguing is that the Christians did not invent this custom, but rather inherited it from the Jews that

CYRIL OF JERUSALEM VERSUS CALVINISTS

I am beginning a new series where I will be quoting the very church fathers, writers, theologians and/or apologists that Calvinists will often reference in order to mislead folks into thinking that these early Christians held to beliefs similar to their own. I will prove that these Calvinists are

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA VERSUS CALVINISTS

In this segment I will show how this renowned Bishop of Alexandria affirmed doctrines which directly contradict the beliefs of Calvinists, since Cyril taught the perpetual virginity of the blessed Mother, water baptismal regeneration, and that the eucharist is the body and blood of Christ. All emphasis will be mine.

Prayers of Jews to Angels and Other Intermediaries

During the First Centuries of the Common Era MEIR BAR-ILAN I. Introduction It has been claimed that angels with divine power have no place in Judaism, a monotheistic religion, as the strength of such a religion lies in the exclusivity of the divinity.1 Angels can thus be no more

NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS’ MARIAN DISCUSSION PT. 2

I continue from where I left off: NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS’ MARIAN DISCUSSION PT. 1. CHRIST’S EARTHLY GLORY Powers misquotes Philippians 2:5-8 to erroneously suggest that Christ had set aside his glory, thereby showing that he doesn’t understand the text nor does he comprehend that there are

NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS’ MARIAN DISCUSSION PT. 1

In these posts I will be addressing specific points that Kelly Powers makes against the honor and blessing our risen Lord has bestowed on his pure and beloved Mother. MESITES AND COVENANTS Powers makes the egregious assertion that the Greek term for mediator, mesites, refers to a mediator who makes

HELVIDIUS: AN ARIAN HERETIC

Courtesy of William Albrecht In this post, we will prove that Helvidius was a disciple of an Arian bishop and therefore a heretic. All emphasis will be mine. Vita AMBROSE This biography of Ambrose was written by one of the deacons who served under him: Paulinus of Milan. Paulinus was

TERTULLIAN AND MARY’S VIRGINITY

The so-called CONTESTED TERTULLIAN TEXTS Excerpt from: The Definitive Guide to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity in the Holy Bible Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes and William Albrëcht The following set of three texts from Tertullian are said to be strong evidence that he was an early Christian witness against the perpetual

POPE GELASIUS AND THE ASSUMPTION

By William Albrecht Question: Did Pope St. Gelasius DENY the Bodily Assumption of Mary? Answer: NO! Like St. Epiphanius, and Saint Damascene and others, he CONDEMNED THE HERETICAL TRANSITUS literature. How do we know he AFFIRMED the Assumption? Because in his AUTHENTIC GELASIAN SACRAMENTARY, he has the sermon for the