church-history

Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.

The Manuscript Evidence of the New Testament Gospels Members Public

Affirmation of the Authorship of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The following is taken from Manuscript Evidence of the New Testament Gospels. I have posted here in order to insure that remains on the web and doesn’t disappear from the internet for whatever reason. By Ron Jones, D.D.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
biblegospelcanon

CHURCH FATHERS ON ETERNAL GENERATION Members Public

Compiled by William Albrecht Ignatius of Antioch (AD 30-110) He (Jesus Christ), being begotten by the Father before the beginning of time, was God the Word, the only-begotten Son, and remains the same for ever; for “of His kingdom there shall be no end,” says Daniel the prophet. (The Epistle

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
church-historytrinitytheology

MORE FROM IRENAEUS ON THE DEITY OF CHRIST Members Public

In this post I will be citing from another work of St. Irenaeus where he clearly affirms the perfect eternal Deity and Incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ. The name of this work is Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching. All bold emphasis will be mine. 43. So then we must

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
church-historytheologyjesus-christ

Acts 8:37 – Sorting out the Evidence Members Public

Presented by James Snapp, Jr. (with assistance from members of the NT Textual Criticism group on Facebook), April 2014. And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” – Acts 8:37 Acts

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
biblechurch-historybaptism

ACTS 8:37 AND BAPTISMAL CONFESSION Members Public

The Authorized King James Version (AV) of the Holy Bible contains a verse which modern versions either omit entirely or question its genuineness: “And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
baptismbiblebible-study

MARK’S GOSPEL AND THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS Members Public

In this post I will cite the unanimous testimony of the early church fathers of the first four centuries that Mark wrote the Gospel attributed to him while in Rome, and that he essentially wrote down the Apostle Peter’s proclamation of the Gospel, having been taken on by the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
gospelchurch-historycanon

The White Man’s Prophet: Dr. Morey Vindicated Again! Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off: The White Man’s Prophet: Dr. Morey Vindicated Again! Pt. 1. THE ACCUSATION Dr. Morey came under attack for a citation found in his book Islamic Invasion, in the section dealing with the hadith evidence that Muhammad was a white man. Muslim polemicists

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
joseph-smithchristianitytheology

What the Early Church Believed: Filioque Members Public

The following post is taken from Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/tract/filioque. The Western Church commonly uses a version of the Nicene creed which has the Latin word filioque (“and the Son”) added after the declaration that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father. Scripture reveals that the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
trinityholy-spiritcatholicism
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