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Broader examinations of Catholic theology, tradition, and doctrinal claims in light of Scripture.

The Church Fathers and Sola Fide Members Public

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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Topical Reference to the Beliefs of the Church Fathers by Dave Armstrong Part 6 Members Public

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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Topical Reference to the Beliefs of the Church Fathers by Dave Armstrong Part 5 Members Public

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,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Church Fathers vs. the “Reformation Pillar” of “Faith Alone” Members Public

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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Church Fathers on Sola Fide by Matt1618 Part 2 Members Public

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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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DID ANY CHURCH FATHERS TEACH SOLA FIDE Members Public

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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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“The Greek ‘heos hou’ in Matthew 1:25 disproves Mary’s Perpetual Virginity”? Members Public

Taken from: https://dapacemdomineonline.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/protestant-claim-the-greek-heos-hou-in-matthew-125-disproves-marys-perpetual-virginity/. The Protestant Claim Paraphrased: In Matthew 1:25, the Greek heos hou for “until” proves that Mary lost her virginity sometime after she gave birth to Jesus. Source: Who is My Mother? The Role and Status of the Mother of

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Sam Shamoun
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He’s an Only Child Members Public

A bogus Greek argument against Mary’s perpetual virginity is making the rounds. By Ronald K. Tacelli, S.J. Recently, in some Internet discussion groups, a few Protestant apologists have been expending quite a bit of energy trying to refute the Catholic doctrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s perpetual

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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