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“The Greek ‘heos hou’ in Matthew 1:25 disproves Mary’s Perpetual Virginity”? Paid Members Public
Taken from: https://dapacemdomineonline.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/protestant-claim-the-greek-heos-hou-in-matthew-125-disproves-marys-perpetual-virginity/. The Protestant Claim Paraphrased: In Matthew 1:25, the Greek heos hou for “until” proves that Mary lost her virginity sometime after she gave birth to Jesus. Source:
THE GOD WHO INHERITS? ANTI-TRINITARIANS REFUTED Paid Members Public
The God-breathed Scriptures testify that Jesus is the Heir whom the Father has appointed to create sustain and possess all creation: “Now the landowner had one son whom he loved dearly. He sent him last, thinking, They will respect my son. But those tenant farmers said to each other,
HOLY SPIRIT WORSHIPED AS GOD Paid Members Public
Against the Spirit- Fighters (pneumatomachians) Or The Holy Spirit as God in Christian Scripture (AD 55-AD 60) Opening Prayer Thou the Father who is without beginning are holy, thou co-beginningless Son, and thou divine Spirit: Enlighten (each of ye) us with faith who worship you (Φώτισον ἡμᾶς πίστει
EARLY CHURCH’S INVOCATION OF MARY Paid Members Public
The following material was compiled by William Albrecht. The Sub Tuum Praesidium (250) petitions: “O Mother of God: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble: but rescue us from dangers, only pure, only blessed one.” The Anaphoras of Coptic/Egyptian Basil (300s) In its oldest Sahidic manuscript has
VENERATION OF THE SAINTS: A BIBLICAL OUTLINE PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off: VENERATION OF THE SAINTS: A BIBLICAL OUTLINE PT. 1. Here I will list examples where God permits, and in some cases even demands, that certain individuals be served, employing the very same key Hebrew (avad) and Greek (douleuo) terms used in relation
VENERATION OF THE SAINTS: A BIBLICAL OUTLINE PT. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote the verses where individuals receive reverence, obeisance, relative worship etc., with God’s express approval. Here I will focus on all the places where the Hebrew (shachah) and Greek words (proskyneo) are employed, which are the very terms used in relation to the worship
CHURCH FATHERS ON ETERNAL GENERATION Paid Members Public
Compiled by William Albrecht Ignatius of Antioch (AD 30-110) He (Jesus Christ), being begotten by the Father before the beginning of time, was God the Word, the only-begotten Son, and remains the same for ever; for “of His kingdom there shall be no end,” says Daniel the prophet.
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