church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
HILARY’S TRINITARIAN BELIEFS Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the works of another early church father, namely Hilary of Poitiers, in respect to his Trinitarian beliefs. The citations will show that Hilary affirmed that the Son was timelessly begotten, and therefore not a creature, since the Son has been eternally God
THE CHURCH FATHERS ON THE GOD SEEN BY THE OT PROPHETS Paid Members Public
In this short post I will be citing a portion from Ernest Evans’ English rendering of Tertullian’s refutation Marcion since the translator has an interesting footnote informing whom the early church fathers and writers believed was the God that the Old Testament saints saw. Here is the relevant section
PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we left off: PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1. St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (d. 397) St. Ambrose of Milan is an excellent witness of the Western Church in matters Mariological. What is his opinion about the First-gospel? Some nine passages have been
PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1 Paid Members Public
Rev. Dominic J. Unger, OFM Cap The investigation to be undertaken in this paper is purposely restricted to those ancient Christian writers who, at least implicitly, interpreted the First-gospel (Gen. 3, 15) of Our Blessed Lady. Was there a tradition among these early writers to the effect that, in
PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1 Paid Members Public
Rev. Dominic J. Unger, OFM Cap The investigation to be undertaken in this paper is purposely restricted to those ancient Christian writers who, at least implicitly, interpreted the First-gospel (Gen. 3, 15) of Our Blessed Lady. Was there a tradition among these early writers to the effect that, in
PAPAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS 3:15 Paid Members Public
Ineffabilis Deus defines the Immaculate Conception and relied heavily on Genesis 3. The Pope gives his definition on Genesis 3:15 in the following words: These ecclesiastical writers in quoting the words by which at the beginning of the world God announced his merciful remedies prepared for the regeneration of
ST. AMBROSE ON THE TIMELESS BEGETTING OF THE SON Paid Members Public
I share this nugget from the church father St. Ambrose who expose the futility of thinking that the Father precedes the Son in time: 59. “I do not say,” answerest thou, “that the Son existed not before time; but when I call Him “Son,” I declare that His Father existed
DOES THE BIBLE TEACH THAT IT ALONE IS GOD-BREATHED? Paid Members Public
Protestant apologists such as James R. White will often appeal to the following biblical passage to prove that the Holy Scriptures are the sole infallible rule of faith since they alone are theopneustos (“God-breathed”): “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing