church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
ARIANS AND MARY’S VIRGINITY Paid Members Public
The following quotation is courtesy of William Albrecht. It is a reference from a semi-Arian writer from the 4th century who refutes an Arian heretic named Eunomius for denying Mary’s perpetual virginity. This shows that the attack on the perpetual virginity essentially stemmed Arian heretics, individuals who denied the
SOLA FIDE IN CLEMENT? Paid Members Public
Certain Protestant theologians and/or apologists have been desperate to find some justification (pun intended!) for Luther’s doctrine of Sola Fide by quote-mining the early church writers. They do this in order to show that Luther’s teaching on justification wasn’t something novel, or completely unheard of, which
IGNATIUS, POLYCARP & SOLA FIDE Paid Members Public
Ignatius and Polycarp were two holy martyrs of Christ who were personally trained by the Apostles and therefore learned the faith directly from the very eyewitnesses of our risen Lord. These men were given the privileged and meeting with and learning directly from Apostles such as Peter, Paul and John.
MARTIN LUTHER, JAMES & NT CANON Paid Members Public
The following is taken from this post, “Luther’s Treatment of the Disputed Books of the New Testament”. I include it here in its entirety since it exposes Martin Luther’s disdain of James and a few other NT writings simply because he felt they did not agree (and could
ST. BERNARD ON THE BEAUTY OF CHRIST Paid Members Public
St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the following in respect to the risen Christ: “How beautiful you appear to the angels, Lord Jesus, in the form of God, eternal, begotten before the daystar amid the splendors of heaven, ‘the radiant light of God’s glory and the perfect copy of his
WATCHTOWER, EARLY CHURCH & THE TRINITY Paid Members Public
The following is a post I share from an article that is no longer available online. It refutes the lies, distortions and misinformation of the Jehovah’s Witness booklet/magazine Should You Believe in the Trinity?. Should You Believe in the Trinity? A few years ago the Watchtower Society published
MORE ON JUSTIN MARTYR’S CHRISTOLOGY Paid Members Public
In this post I quote noted Evangelical scholar and professor Michael F. Bird’s comments on the 2nd century Christian apologist Justin Martyr’s Christological views. All bold and capital emphasis will be mine: There is an intensification of Logos Christology among the early apologists, including Justin martyr, Theophilus of
PSALM 110 IN EARLY CHRISTIAN SOURCES Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite some of the early post-biblical Christian writings’ application and interpretation of Psalm 110. But before I do so I will first cite the 110th Psalm and bring out its theological and Christological implications. MESSIAH’S HEAVENLY ENTHRONEMENT Here’s the Psalm in question: “A