holy-spirit
Studies defending the deity, personhood, and work of the Holy Spirit using Scripture and exegesis.
YHWH as Son & Spirit Paid Members Public
In this post I will present some of the biblical data, which identify both the Son and the Holy Spirit as YHWH Almighty. YHWH “‘Has a nation changed gods Though they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit. Be appalled, O
Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I now arrive at the finale: Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 2. In this final part, I will provide further evidence that John intends to depict Jesus as the Almighty. Recall that the Greek term for Almighty, i.e., Pantokrator, speaks to God’s sovereignty over all creation as the
The Holy Trinity & God's Power Paid Members Public
In Luke’s writings, the Holy Spirit is often paralleled with the divine power, which was fully operable in Christ: “But Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and
Even More from St. Augustine on the Filioque Paid Members Public
The following extract is taken from the blessed Augustine’s tractate on John 16:13. All emphasis will be mine. Tractate 99 John 16:13 1. What is this that the Lord said of the Holy Spirit, when promising that He would come and teach His disciples all truth, or
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
Thaumaturgus On the Trinity? Paid Members Public
I share what St. Gregory the Wonderworker wrote in respect to the monarchy of the Father and the glorious, blessed and most holy Trinity: On the Trinity. However, it must be noted that scholars think that this work is dubious, spurious, inauthentic, etc., since they do not believe it is
Hippolytus on the Holy Trinity Paid Members Public
I cite the entirety of Hippolytus’ refutation to a Modalist heretic which is titled, Against the Heresy of Noetus. Of interest is to note that Hippolytus ascribes Romans 9:5 and Revelation 1:8 to Christ, and emphasizes the fact of his being both truly God and truly Human. Here,
Christ: The Glory of the 2nd Temple Paid Members Public
God had promised the Israelites that the glory of the second temple would be greater than the first and that it would be there that he would give/establish peace: “On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet