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Hilary: God is the Trinity

Here I cite from St. Hilary of Poitier’s work On the Trinity, Book VII, where this holy saint affirms that the term God refers the divine Persons who share the same name and nature. All emphasis will be mine. 31. We see how the living Son of the living

St. Patrick on God as Trinity

I cite what St. Patrick stated in respect to God being the Trinity. All emphasis is mine. 4 This is because there is no other God, nor will there ever be, nor was there ever, except God the Father. He is the one who was not begotten, the one without

Origen’s Trinitarianism Summarized

I will be quoting from Origen’s De Principiis, BOOK IV, where he states his Trinitarian views quite explicitly. Origen taught that the Trinity exists above, beyond and before all time, ages and eternity, and that only the nature of the Trinity is uncreated. All emphasis will be mine. Summary

Gregory Nazianzen: God is the Trinity

The following excerpts are from St. Gregory Nazianzen’s Orations, specifically Oration 38. The readers will see how this holy servant of Christ emphatically states that by the term God he means the Trinity. All emphasis is mine. VIII. And when Infinity is considered from two points of view, beginning

Gregory of Nyssa: Say Not 3 Gods!

I share here St. Gregory of Nyssa’s letter to Ablabius where he censures those who claim or justify any attempt of describing the Trinity as three Gods, This great saint was also quick to point out that by the term God he simply means the Trinity. All emphasis will

JOHN 5:23

An article by Robert Hommel. 23 so that all will honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Commentary Jesus now reveals the reason that all judgment has been given to Him: So that

HONOR THE SON AS GOD

In John’s Gospel, our Lord stated that the Father has commanded that all creatures give the Son the exact same honor that they render to the Father: “The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son,

FATHER & SON’S INSEPARABLE UNION

The following lengthy exposition of John 5:18-29 is taken from Donlad A. Carson’s The Gospel according to John, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; W.B. Eerdmans, 1991), pp. 249–259. All emphasis will be mine. 5:18. Jesus’ opponents instantly grasp

ST. AMBROSE ON JESUS AS GOD’S ANGEL

The following is taken from St. Ambrose’s Exposition of the Faith, Book I. This holy servant of Christ sets out to prove that Jesus is the divine Angel of God who appeared to Abraham, Moses and Nebuchadnezzar. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 13. Discussion of the Divine Generation

ALLAH’S EMBODIMENT REVISITED

The following quotes are taken from Kitab As-Sunnah, written by Abu ‘Abdir-Rahman ‘Adbullah ibn Al-Imam Ahmad (d. 290H), translated by Abu Hajar, published by Al-Aqeedah, 2022, Chapter 5: Whoever claims that Allah doesn’t speak, he was worshiping the statues, pp. 84-88. These citations illustrate the relatively early belief that