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Studies defending the deity, personhood, and work of the Holy Spirit using Scripture and exegesis.
BIBLICAL PASSAGES ON THE TRINITY Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to list verses which identify the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as God in absolute, essential sense, thereby establishing the Trinity as a fact of biblical revelation. GOD THE FATHER “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
What the Early Church Believed: Filioque Paid Members Public
The following post is taken from Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/tract/filioque. The Western Church commonly uses a version of the Nicene creed which has the Latin word filioque (“and the Son”) added after the declaration that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father. Scripture reveals that the
DEFENDING THE FILIOQUE Paid Members Public
The following post is taken from Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/defending-the-filioque. Tim Staples Filioque is Latin for “and the Son” and refers to the part of the Nicene Creed wherein Christians declare the Holy Spirit “proceeds from the Father and the Son.” The
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND GABRIEL: ALLAH’S FELLOW ASSOCIATES Paid Members Public
Contrary to the repeated assertion of Muslims, the Quran does not proclaim an absolute pure form of monotheism (tauhid) since it does not depict Allah as a singular monad. Take, for instance, what the following verses teach in respect to the revelation and collection of the Islamic text: Stir not
EARLY CHURCH FATHERS ON JOHN 3:5 AND WATER BAPTISM Paid Members Public
The following is a list of quotes from the church fathers of the first five centuries all of whom affirm that John 3:5 refers to water baptism, and that it is in water baptism that God grants spiritual regeneration and forgiveness of transgressions by the Holy Spirit. I will
The Trinity in Seventh-day Adventist History Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Ministry Magazine: https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2009/02/the-trinity.html. The last decade has seen increased antitrinitarian activity within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Four reasons for this activity should be mentioned. (1) The availability of information through the Internet. (2) Several other
The Doctrine of the Trinity Among Adventists: A Review Paid Members Public
I am reposting this from “The Compass Magazine” (https://thecompassmagazine.com/adventism/the-trinity-and-adventists-review). Most Christians believe that God is a Trinity, as do most Seventh-day Adventists. Beyond the fact that it is a mystery how God can be Three in One (as are many other
Amazing Facts: The Trinity Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Amazing Facts: https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/book/e/77/t/the-trinity. Capital emphasis will be mine. An Amazing Fact Science tells us that light is constituted of three primary rays, or groups of wavelengths. Clearly distinct from each other, none of them