church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
IRENAEUS AND MARK’S GOSPEL Paid Members Public
In this short post I will cite 2nd century church father and apologist Irenaeus in regards to Mark’s Gospel. Irenaeus was the bishop of Lyons, France, and a disciple of Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of the apostles including John. Like Polycarp, Irenaeus died as a
IRENAEUS AND THE DEITY OF CHRIST Paid Members Public
Irenaeus was the bishop of the church in Lyon, France, and was a disciple of the bishop and martyr Polycarp, who was a disciple of the Apostles, especially John. The bishop of France was himself martyred for his faith in the Lord Jesus. Here are a few snippets from his
Irenaeus and John, the disciple of the Lord Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Irenaeus and John, the disciple of the Lord. I post this here for the benefit of others and in order to insure that such an important refutation to Evangelical NT scholar Richard Bauckham’s claim that the John who wrote the Gospel was someone other
Ante-Nicene Witness to Jesus’ Deity Paid Members Public
The following citations are taken from A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, Hendrickson Publishers, Massachusetts, 1998, edited by David W. Bercot, unless noted otherwise. All bold and capital emphasis is mine, unless noted otherwise. JUSTIN MARTYR Before proceeding, we want to make mention of the fact that in our first
The Trinity in Seventh-day Adventist History Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Ministry Magazine: https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2009/02/the-trinity.html. The last decade has seen increased antitrinitarian activity within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Four reasons for this activity should be mentioned. (1) The availability of information through the Internet. (2) Several other Adventist groups
The Doctrine of the Trinity Among Adventists: A Review Paid Members Public
I am reposting this from “The Compass Magazine” (https://thecompassmagazine.com/adventism/the-trinity-and-adventists-review). Most Christians believe that God is a Trinity, as do most Seventh-day Adventists. Beyond the fact that it is a mystery how God can be Three in One (as are many other things concerning God), the doctrine
Monogenes Theos: A Gnostic Corruption? Paid Members Public
I am reposting New Testament textual scholar James E. Snpp Jr’s post where he shows that the reading moongenes theos (“only-begotten God”), being the read that many English versions adopt, may have been a heretical gnostic corruption that crept its way into the New Testament textual transmission. JOHN 1:
Edward F. Hills on 1 John 5:7 Paid Members Public
The late Edward F. Hills was a reputable conservative Evangelical Christian textual scholar who wrote a book defending the superiority of the King James Version. The following is an excerpt from that book where Hills makes a case for the authenticity of 1 John 5:7, commonly referred to as