church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Was Adolf Hitler a Bible Believing Christian? Paid Members Public
Examining Some Muslim Nonsense at “Examinethetruth”.com One of the hallmarks of Muslim apologetic efforts which is widely recognised is that they are very poor. Defenses of Islam, and the concurrent efforts at polemicising against other religions, are generally marked by all sorts of logical errors, ranging from non-sequiturs to
AUGUSTINE ON CHRIST’S ETERNAL GENERATION Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite snippets from St. Augustine’s commentary on John in respect to his understanding of the eternal begetting of the Son. All emphasis shall be mine. ON JOHN 1:13 13. But John adds: As many as received Him. What did He afford to them?
JOHN OF DAMASCUS ON THE HOLY TRINITY AND HYPOSTATIC UNION Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting snippets from John the Damascene’s monumental tome titled, Exposition of the Faith, in regards to his articulation of the Trinity, the Son’s eternal generation, and two natures of Christ. As the readers will readily discern, John’s insights, depth of knowledge,
JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE NAMELESS GOD Paid Members Public
The second century Church father and apologist Justin Martyr believed that the Father of the Lord Jesus had no name since he is beyond names. For Justin, to have a name meant that there would have to be someone greater or higher in authority that gave that specific individual his/
CHURCH FATHERS ON THE WOMEN OF REV. 12 Paid Members Public
Courtery of William Albrecht. St. Epiphanius of Salamis (300s) Panarion: “But elsewhere, in the Apocalypse of John, we read that the dragon hurled himself at the woman who had given birth to a male child; but the wings of an eagle were given to the woman, and she flew into
THE FATHERS ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Paid Members Public
The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give new material, too; the
THE FATHERS ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Paid Members Public
The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give new material, too; the
Mary’s Purity and Sinlessness in the Church Fathers Paid Members Public
Courtesy of William Albrecht. AD 100-700: Beginning to the end of the Patristic era The Protoevangelium of James And Anna made a song to the Lord God, saying: I will sing a song to the Lord my God, for He has looked upon me, and has taken away the reproach