theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
SAVING FAITH = OBEDIENCE Paid Members Public
The God-breathed Scriptures define true saving faith as being obedient to God which comes about by obeying his commandments: “Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name. Read full chapter Romans 1:5
IRENAEUS, CLEMENT & JESUS AS THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
I will cite from two great saints of the Church, Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, who both taught that it was Christ in his prehuman existence that appeared throughout the OT as the divine Angel of God. All emphasis will be mine. Irenaeus of Lyons The Holy Ghost, throughout the
HILARY ON JESUS BEING THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
In this lengthy post, I quote the words of another great saint, Hilary of Poitiers, from his writing On the Holy Trinity, Book IV. This holy saint not only argued that Jesus is that very divine Angel that appeared throughout the OT, but even quoted texts such as Genesis 1,
CHRISTIANS ON CHRIST’S OT APPEARANCES Paid Members Public
In this post I reference some early and later medieval fathers, saints, theologians, etc., who take the view that the God whom the patriarchs and prophets such as Abraham and Moses was the Lord Jesus Christ in his prehuman existence. Some of these writers also taught that Christ is the
IBN HANBAL ON SEEING HIS lord Paid Members Public
According to specific traditions, the hadith scholar and early exponent of the uncreated nature of the Quran, who even has a school of Islamic jurisprudence named after him, Ahmad ibn Hanbal supposedly saw his lord in dreams. This has caused specific Muslim scholars to address the issue of whether a
UNCREATED RECITATION OF THE QURAN Paid Members Public
The references in this post are taken from Kitab As-Sunnah, written by Abu ‘Abdir-Rahman ‘Adbullah ibn Al-Imam Ahmad (d. 290H), translated by Abu Hajar, published by Al-Aqeedah, 2022. All emphasis will be mine. Since the Quran is supposed to be Allah’s Word, Muslims must therefore deny that it is
MUHAMMAD’S TALKING ASS Paid Members Public
According to one of the most authentic collections of Shia hadiths, Muhammad had a talking ass who narrated a tradition from a long chain of talking asses. All emphasis is mine. Ḥadīth #9: 627 9ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَعَلِيُ
MUHAMMAD’S TALKING ANIMAL FARM Paid Members Public
According to the most reliable collection of sunni hadiths, Muhammad believed that animals like cows and wolves could actually speak like humans do! 60 Prophets (54) Chapter: Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah’s Messenger offered the morning prayer and then faced the people and said, “While a man was driving