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What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary

The following tract was uploaded from Catholic Answers International: https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin. Most Protestants claim that Mary bore children other than Jesus. To support their claim, these Protestants refer to the biblical passages which mention the “brethren of the Lord.” As explained in the Catholic Answers tract

What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary

What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary answeringislamblog 1 min ago The following tract was uploaded from Catholic Answers International: https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin. Most Protestants claim that Mary bore children other than Jesus. To support their claim, these Protestants refer to the biblical passages

NOTES FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE MARIAN DOCTRINES

In this post I respond to some of the typical objections raised against specific Marian doctrines such as Mary’s perpetual virginity, immaculate conception of sinlessness, and mediation. Unless noted otherwise, scriptural citations will be from the New American Standard Bible (NASB). BROTHERS/SISTERS AS A SYNONYM FOR RELATIVES Here

Church Fathers on Sola Fide by Matt1618 Part 1

I uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/church-fathers-on-sola-fide-by-matt1618-part-1/. DID ANY CHURCH FATHERS TEACH SOLA FIDE? RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGE By: Matt1618 I stated in an email to a Protestant that nobody believed in Sola Fide, or Salvation by Faith Alone for 15 centuries. He responded by

The Church Fathers and Sola Fide

I have uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/the-church-fathers-and-sola-fide/. James White gave me the following challenge (on Julie Staples Message Board — November 2002): JW> I have missed where you provide an in-depth response to Ambrosiaster’s teaching of sola fide, or to the repeated references

Topical Reference to the Beliefs of the Church Fathers by Dave Armstrong Part 6

I am uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/topical-reference-to-the-beliefs-of-the-church-fathers-by-dave-armstrong-part-6/. Infused Righteousness “This truth, therefore, [he declares], in order that we may not reject the engrafting of the Spirit while pampering the flesh. ‘But thou, being a wild olive-tree,’ he says, ‘hast been grafted into the good

Topical Reference to the Beliefs of the Church Fathers by Dave Armstrong Part 5

I uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/topical-reference-to-the-beliefs-of-the-church-fathers-by-dave-armstrong-part-5/. The Indefectibility of the Catholic Church “But [it has, on the other hand, been shown], that the preaching of the Church is everywhere consistent, and continues in an even course, and receives testimony from the prophets, the apostles,

Early Church Fathers on Faith and Works

I uploaded this from the following link: https://practicalapologetics.blogspot.com/2013/07/early-church-fathers-on-faith-and-works.html. The Early Church Fathers on various topics: This was a 3700 hour project which included going through 22896 pages of the 38 volume set called Ante Nicene, Nicene, Post Nicene Fathers. I compiled 255 pages

Church Fathers vs. the “Reformation Pillar” of “Faith Alone”

The following is taken from Dave Armstrong’s post: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2018/01/church-fathers-vs-reformation-pillar-faith-alone-sola-fide.html. Protestant Definitions of Justification by Faith Alone Justification, as thus defined, is therefore a declarative act, as distinguished from an efficient act; an act of God external to the sinner, as

Church Fathers on Sola Fide by Matt1618 Part 2

I uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/church-fathers-on-sola-fide-by-matt1618-part-2/. F) St. John Chrysostom [344-407] John Chrysostom, Hom. in Ep. ad Titum 3.3 (PG 62.679 [not in Greek text]). In this paper, we will extensively study this particular Saint, and we will show that St. Chrysostom