church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Will the Real Bart Ehrman Please Stand Up? Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this series of post I am going to be documenting some of Bart D. Ehrman’s contradictions, specifically those he has made in respect to Christ’s divinity. After reading and listening to him for so many years, it has become apparent to me that Ehrman is more than
Justin Martyr’s Witness to Christ’s essential and eternal Deity Paid Members Public
Seeing that there are some unitarian heretics who are butchering the witness of the Ante-Nicene fathers to prove that they were not Trinitarians, such as the second century Christian apologist Justin Martyr, I have decided to publish my reply to a Jehovah’s Witness who did the same against me
John Calvin and Particular Redemption Paid Members Public
There is a debate regarding whether John Calvin himself held to the doctrine of limited atonement, that Christ died for the elect alone, or whether he actually held to the view that Christ died to redeem the entire human race. The evidence from his own writings seems to strongly suggest
The Byzantine Christians: Antagonists or Antagonized? Addendum Paid Members Public
In this final segment https://answeringislam.blog/the-byzantine-christians-antagonists-or-antagonized-pt-3/, we are going to cite some additional reports, which further give the readers an idea of the real reason behind all of Muhammad’s raids upon unsuspecting victims. Truth be told, Muhammad and his men were nothing more than murdering bandits who
The Byzantine Christians: Antagonists or Antagonized? Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Continuing from where we previously left off https://answeringislam.blog/the-byzantine-christians-antagonists-or-antagonized-pt-2/ , we are going to quote some additional Islamic references proving that it was Muhammad who had the audacity to send threatening letters to certain Christian tribes and rulers, including the Byzantine Emperor, threatening to attack them if they did
The Byzantine Christians: Antagonists or Antagonized? Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
In this part of my discussion https://answeringislam.blog/the-byzantine-christians-antagonists-or-antagonized-pt-1/ I am going to be addressing the claims of some Muhammadan apologists that Q. 9:29 was composed primarily because Muhammad supposedly received news that the Byzantine Christians were planning to attack the Muslims. These Islamic propagandists are hoping to
The Byzantine Christians: Antagonists or Antagonized? Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
According to the orders of Muhammad, Muslims are obligated to wage war against all unbelievers for the express purpose of converting them to Islam. An exception is made in the case of Jews and Christians who are permitted to remain in their respective faiths, provided they willingly pay Jizyah, which
How Jesus’ “Apotheosis” proves That Muhammad was an antichrist! Paid Members Public
Paul Bilal Williams recently published a post https://bloggingtheology.net/2016/09/08/when-jesus-became-god/ where he cites a portion from renowned NT scholar James D. G. Dunn’s book, Beginning from Jerusalem: Christianity in the Making, Volume 1, pp. 220-221, to show how Jesus was elevated to the status of