theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
AL-NAWAWI ON JESUS BEING GOD’S WORD & SPIRIT Paid Members Public
The medieval Muslim commentator Imam al-Nawawi wrote a massive commentary on the sahih collection of Imam Muslim. Al-Nawawi will cite and explain the hadiths where Muhammad describes Jesus as God’s own Word and Spirit, which I will now quote. All emphasis will be mine: 108. The hadith says, ‘Whoever
NICENE CREED 381 AD Paid Members Public
The following is taken from this post: Nicene Creed Greek Text with English translation. All emphasis will be mine. The Greek and Latin texts of the “Nicene” creed are given below with an English translation. Elsewhere on the Early Church Texts website (click here) the Latin and Greek texts below
CATECHISM & PRAYER OF ABSOLUTION Paid Members Public
I cite from the particular sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Church’s authority to absolve believers from any sin committed. All bold italic emphasis will be mine. VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation 1440 Sin is before all else an offense against God, a
ABU HANIFA: THE MUSLIM INFIDEL Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing this online article published by a group of Quran alone Muslims: Abu Hanifa: The Heretic Who Became a Sunni Icon. It’s aim is to show how one of Sunni’s Islam’s greatest scholars Abu Hanifa, a figure who even has a
YASIR QADHI’S GOD UNVEILED! Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from notable Muslim scholar Yasir Qadhi’s biography on Muhammad in order to prove that Muslims are really Muhammadans who have deified their prophet to the level of divine status. Qadhi mentions some of the names given to his messenger, two of which
ATHANASIUS ON THE ANGEL OF GOD Paid Members Public
In this post I will demonstrate that Athanasius did affirm that Jesus appeared in the Hebrew Bible as the Angel of God. At the same time, however, I will show that Athanasius did not hold to the view that the texts which were (and still are) commonly employed to prove
LUTHER, CALVIN & THE MASS Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from both Martin Luther and John Calvin admitting that the Eucharist was viewed to be Christ’s propitiatory sacrifice by the Church universally, with Calvin virtually admitting that this has been the belief from time immemorial. Calvin even dared to claim that this was
AUGUSTINE & OT THEOPHANIES Paid Members Public
In the post I will share St. Augustine’s belief that it was created angelic beings whom God sent forth to speak to the OT saints on his behalf. I will then offer some comments and pushback. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 11.— The Essence of God Never Appeared