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Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.

Early Church on Baptismal Regeneration Members Public

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. 118-129. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. Alexander Roberts

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Sam Shamoun
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Early Church, Monarchy & Hierarchy Members Public

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. 255-262. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. Alexander Roberts

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Sam Shamoun
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Early Church, Filioque & Origen Members Public

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

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Sam Shamoun
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Christ as Begotten & Divine Hierarchy Members Public

The following is taken David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998. Bercot refutes those who cite early Christian writers to prove that Christ was a created being solely because these authorities often used the Greek terms for create and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus’ “Brothers” & Mary’s Virginity Members Public

In this post I will be extracting the statements made by José M. Pedrozo in his article The “Brothers of Jesus and his Mother’s Virginity”, published in The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review, Volume 63, Number 1, January 1999, pp. 83-104. Pedroza demonstrates that the view held by Epiphanius

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Mary, Ark, Heavenly Queen & Rev. 12 Members Public

The following quotes are taken from Peter S. Williamson’s commentary, Revelation (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture), published by Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, MI 2015. The result of this extraordinary vindication is that great fear falls upon those who witness it, like the fear that fell on the Egyptians (Ps

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Sam Shamoun
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Epiphanius, Trinity & Mary’s Virginity Members Public

The extracts in this post are taken from the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 79, from the section titled “Against Antidicomarians 1 58, but 78 of the series”, pp.

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The Bible on Justification Members Public

In this post I will be sharing some of the verses which describe the various ways believers are justified or made righteous. JUSTIFIED BY GOD “For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God! For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed

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