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63 Church Father Quotes on the Angel of the Lord

This is a repost of the following article: https://refutinghereticsblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/fathers-and-the-angel/ By: The Trinitarian Ode CHURCH FATHER QUOTES ON THE MESSENGER/ANGEL OF YAHWEH Justin Martyr (110-165 A.D.) Justin Martyr’s Dialogue w/ Trypho Ch. 34 “..although the words of the Psalm expressly proclaim

AUGUSTINE ON JESUS BEING THE ANGEL OF YHVH

Here is a quote from Augustine’s Tractates on John where he clearly affirmed that Jesus is the Angel of God who appeared throughout the Hebrew Bible as both God and God’s Angel/Messenger: 7. Lastly, what did those men who saw this miracle think? The men, says he,

SECOND-THIRD CENTURY CHRISTIAN WORSHIP OF THE TRINITY

In this post I will quote a few of the many early Christian witnesses that testify to the Church’s worship of both the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Some of these very citations also mention the explicit condemnation and prohibition against the worship of any and all created

MUHAMMAD’S BARBARIC AND BRUTAL MURDERS

The Quran claims that Muhammad was sent as a mercy unto mankind: And We have sent you (O Muhammad) not but as a mercy for the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). S. 21:107 Hilali-Khan In this post I will quote the so-called authentic narratives proving the contrary.

EARLY CHURCH ON JEWISH CHRISTIANS AND LAW OBSERVANCE

In this post I will cite from some of the church fathers and apologists of the first four hundred years in relation to their view of Torah keeping, especially in regards to Jewish Christians who continued to observe the Mosaic Law. All emphasis mine. IGNATIUS Chapter 8. Caution against false

EARLY CHURCH’S VIEW OF THE SABBATH DAY

The current post has been adapted and modified from the following article: What the Early Church Believed: Sabbath or Sunday?. All emphasis shall be mine. The following quotations show that the first Christians understood that Sunday became the Lord’s Day as a result of Christ’s resurrection, and therefore

ISLAMIC FAIRYTALES ABOUT MUHAMMAD’S BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD

In this post I am going to share some of the most outlandish and bizarre fairytales about Muhammad’s conception, birth and early childhood. These Muslim fables will show just how irrational and unbelievable Islam truly, and highlight the extent that Muhammad’s followers went to fabricate lies and myths

THOMAS AQUINAS’ EXEGESIS OF JOHN 10:29 VINDICATED

In this post I will examine Thomas Aquinas’ exegesis of John 10:28-30, specifically v. 29, where he interprets the text in respect to the eternal begetting of the Son, to the Father communicating/conferring his Deity to the Son in all of its fullness, albeit timelessly and eternally. I

HILARY’S TRINITARIAN BELIEFS

In this post I will be quoting from the works of another early church father, namely Hilary of Poitiers, in respect to his Trinitarian beliefs. The citations will show that Hilary affirmed that the Son was timelessly begotten, and therefore not a creature, since the Son has been eternally God

THE RABBIS’ DILEMMA: WORSHIPING GOD’S ANGEL

The Tanakh prohibits the worship of any created being, including angels that dwell in the heavens above: “God spoke all these words, to respond: ‘I am the Lord, your God, Who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall not have the