church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
JUSTIN MARTYR ON PSALM 22 & ISAIAH 53 Paid Members Public
In this post I will citing portions from Justin Martyr’s “Dialogue with Trypho the Jew” to show how the early Church utilized specific OT texts in support of Jesus messianic claims. Specifically, I will highlight Justin’s use of Isaiah 53 in his discussion to prove that the Messiah
JUSTIN MARTYR & COPYCAT RELIGIONS Paid Members Public
The second century AD Christian apologist and martyr Justin Martyr addressed the issue of the pagan copycat religions and their resemblance to the Christian faith. He argued that the pagan myths were satanic corruptions of biblical prophecies announcing the coming of the Lord Jesus, in order to mislead people from
EARLY CHURCH ON JESUS’ ATONING DEATH Paid Members Public
The following quotes on the extent of Jesus’ death are all from Catholic apologist William Albrecht. All emphasis will be mine. John Cassian: For if He willeth not that one of His little ones should perish, HOW CANE WE IMAGINE WITHOUT GRIEVOUS BLASPHEMY THAT HE DOES NOT GENERALLY WILL ALL
JUDE’S EPISTLE REFUTES ARIANISM Paid Members Public
ADDENDUM Make sure to read this first: JUDE’S EPISTLE VERSUS ARIANISM. It seems that not all the verses where YHWH speaks in the third person are cases of YHWH referring to himself. It may be an indication of the fact that YHWH is referring to another divine Person as
JUSTIN MARTYR’S CHRISTOLOGY REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I am to revisit what the second century apologist Justin Martyr wrote in respect to Christ’s Deity. I want to focus on Justin’s statements where he emphatically identifies the prehuman Jesus as that very YHWH God who appeared to the OT saints. This will help
NICAEA ON THE SPIRIT’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite some of the historical details and a letter from the synod of Nicaea to show that the Holy Spirit was worshiped as God in union the Father and the Son. This will help refute the claim that the Spirit’s Deity wasn’t recognized
ATHANASIUS ON THE “APOCRYPHA” Paid Members Public
COURTESY OF CATHOLIC APOLOGIST WILLIAM ALBRECHT Contrary to the assertions of certain Protestant apologists, Athanasius did quote from the deutero-canonical writings as inspired Scripture, often citing them along with the proto-canonical books without making any distinction between them. In this post I will share several examples from Athanasius’
EARLY CHURCH ON THE REAL PRESENCE Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Catholic Answers website: What the Early Church Believed: The Real Presence. The doctrine of the Real Presence asserts that in the Holy Eucharist Jesus is literally and wholly present—body and blood, soul and divinity—under the appearances of bread and wine. Many Protestants attack