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Early Church, Filioque & Origen

The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998, pp. 561-562. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. Alexander Roberts

ST. SYMEON ON THE TRINITY

The extracts cited here have been taken from maximologia.org: St Symeon the New Theologian, Theological Discourse 1. St. Symeon the New Theologian (Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ Νέος Θεολόγος; 949–1022) was an Eastern Orthodox monk and poet who was one of the four saints canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church

Answering Islam Blog

ST. SYMEON ON THE BLESSED TRINITY The extracts cited here have been taken from maximologia.org: St Symeon the New Theologian, Theological Discourse 1. St. Symeon the New Theologian (Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ Νέος Θεολόγος; 949–1022) was an Eastern Orthodox monk and poet who was one of the four saints

James White’s Definition of the Trinity

The excerpt in this post is taken from Dr. James R. White’s, The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief, published by Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, MN 1998, pp. 26-30. A BASIC DEFINITION It is time to lay down a basic, fundamental definition of the Trinity. At the

Answering Islam Blog

James White’s Definition of the Trinity The excerpt in this post is taken from Dr. James R. White’s, The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief, published by Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, MN 1998, pp. 26-30. A BASIC DEFINITION It is time to lay down a basic,

William Craig on the Holy Spirit

The following excerpt is taken from Dr. William Lane Craig’s essay, “Tri-Personal Monotheism”, in One God, Three Persons, Four Views: A Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Dialogue on the Doctrine of the Trinity, edited by Chad A. McIntosh, and published by Cascade Books, Eugene, OR 2024, pp. 47-51. All emphasis

Craig’s Model of the Trinity

The following excerpt is taken from Dr. William Lane Craig’s essay, “Tri-Personal Monotheism”, in One God, Three Persons, Four Views: A Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Dialogue on the Doctrine of the Trinity, edited by Chad A. McIntosh, and published by Cascade Books, Eugene, OR 2024, pp. 51-54. All emphasis

St. Augustine, the Trinity & the Filioque

The following excerpt is taken from St. Augustine’s Tractates on the Gospel of John wherein he discusses the procession of the Holy Spirit from both the Father and the Son. All emphasis will be mine. Tractate 99 John 16:13 1. What is this that the Lord said of

TRINITY IN HEBREWS

In this post I will be quoting the places in Hebrews where OT texts about YHWH are applied to both the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. This will affirm that to the inspired writer YHWH God isn’t singular Person, but is in reality a Tri-Personal Being who

TATIAN ON THE HOLY TRINITY

In this post I will be quoting from the works of Tatian who was a second century AD Assyrian Christian apologist and a disciple of St. Justin Martyr. Tatian taught that God is an immaterial Spirit, and that Christ is the Logos (Word) who always subsisted within God and then