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Biblical studies on the nature, attributes, and identity of God, with emphasis on monotheism and divine revelation.
A Catholic Misreads Justin? Paid Members Public
I cite an excerpt from Denis Minns’ article on Justin Martyr, which focuses on the blessed saint’s theology. THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY In the view expressed by Justin at the beginning of the Dialogue (2.1), philosophy, which alone leads us to and unites us with God, was ‘sent
Justin: Worshiping the Uncreated, Timeless Son Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from The Fathers of the Church Patristic Series: Justin Martyr, The First Apology, The Second Apology, Dialogue with Trypho, Exhortation to the Greeks, Discourse to the Greeks, The Monarchy of the Rule of God, translated by Thomas B. Falls, and published by Catholic
Polycarp & Justin Martyr: Every Creature Shall Worship Jesus as God Paid Members Public
The Scriptures proclaim that God alone is to receive what the Greek calls latreuo, which is a type of worship given to true Deity: “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only (auto mono latreuseis).”’” Matthew
Murray Harris on Monogenes Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Murray J. Harris’ Jesus as God: The New Testament Use of Theos in Reference to Jesus, III. The Only Son, Who Is God (John 1:18), published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI in 1992. All emphasis is mine. B. The Meaning of Monogenes
Serving Jesus as the Lord God Paid Members Public
The Holy Bible clearly teaches that believers cannot revere and serve any other being as their heavenly Lord apart from YHWH: “None is able to serve two lords (Oudeis dynatai dysi kyriois douleuei), for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the
Justin: The Father’s Glory is the Son’s Glory Paid Members Public
In this post I will be referencing the works of the blessed saint Justin Martyr to prove that he explicitly taught that the Son possessed the identical ineffable glory of the Father since he is none other than the radiant light of God. This is seen from Justin’s claim
The Wonderworker on Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
I will be citing from Life and Works (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Michael Slusser, published by The Catholic University of America Press in 1998. All emphasis will be mine. ADDRESS OF THANKSGIVING TO ORIGEN An address of St. Gregory the Wonderworker to Origen, which he spoke
Augustine on Tertullian’s Heresy Paid Members Public
The excerpt cited here is taken from Tertullian: St Augustine's De haeresibus ch. 86. St. Augustine states that Tertullian wasn’t condemned for thinking that God had a body of some kind, but for other reasons. All emphasis is mine. LXXXVI. TERTULLIANISTAE a Tertulliano, cuius multa leguntur opuscula