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Broader examinations of Catholic theology, tradition, and doctrinal claims in light of Scripture.
JAMES WHITE’S WAR AGAINST MARY FULL OF GRACE Paid Members Public
A Further Illustration of James White’s Inconsistency James White has built his reputation by debating Roman Catholics where he employs arguments which sound reasonable at first glance. Yet once a person begins to dig a little deeper it then becomes apparent that White’s claims are either shallow, inconsistent,
THE EUCHARIST AS THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off: THE EUCHARIST AS THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST PT. 1. In this post I will show how the [N]ew [T]estament application of Malachi’s prophecy depicts Jesus Christ as Jehovah God in the flesh, being that very Lord to whom the
EPIPHANIUS ON THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY Paid Members Public
In this post I shall share Epiphanius’ somewhat lengthy comment where he alludes to the blessed Mother’s assumption by likening her to Elijah, in the context of condemning a heretical group called the Collyridians who had deified Mary and offered sacrificed to her as a goddess. The readers will
MARY: ISRAEL PERSONIFIED Paid Members Public
The Holy Bible depicts our Lord’s blessed mother as typifying or personifying the nation of Israel by taking language, which is reminiscent to the way the Hebrew Scriptures portray God’s people, and ascribing it to her. For instance, the nation is collectively addressed as the virgin daughter of
THE EUCHARIST AS THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST PT. 1 Paid Members Public
The Old Testament prophet Malachi announced by the Holy Spirit (cf. 2 Pet. 1:20-21) that a time would come when all throughout the world the Gentiles would offer to God a pure sacrifice: “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father,
THOMAS AQUINAS’ EXEGESIS OF JOHN 10:29 VINDICATED Paid Members Public
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 Paid Members Public
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
MARY AS QUEEN MOTHER Paid Members Public
A BIBLICAL CASE FOR MARIAN VENERATION According to the Hebrew Bible, the mother of the Israelite king was given the status of queen mother. In other words, the [O]ld [T]estament shows that it wasn’t the wife of the king that was the queen but rather his mother: