theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
POPE GELASIUS AND THE ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
By William Albrecht Question: Did Pope St. Gelasius DENY the Bodily Assumption of Mary? Answer: NO! Like St. Epiphanius, and Saint Damascene and others, he CONDEMNED THE HERETICAL TRANSITUS literature. How do we know he AFFIRMED the Assumption? Because in his AUTHENTIC GELASIAN SACRAMENTARY, he has the sermon for the
JESUS’ BROTHERS ACCORDING TO THE FLESH Paid Members Public
All emphasis will be mine. Certain opponents of the blessed Mother’s perpetual virginity reference Eusebius’ church history to show that Jesus is said to have had brothers according to the flesh, which they take to mean from Mary: Chapter 19. Domitian commands the Descendants of David to be slain.
MARY AND JOSEPH “COME TOGETHER” Paid Members Public
COMPILED BY WILLIAM ALBRECHT I simply opened up the largest relevant Greek data base in the world or TLG (Thesaurus Linguae Graecae) to see if there was any meat on the bones of these claims. To make it simple, the best dictionary or lexicon to consult on matters like the
PROTESTANT SCHOLAR ON MARY’S VIRGINITY IN THE EARLY CHURCH Paid Members Public
In this post I will be referencing the late Protestant scholar J. B. Lightfoot’s monumental work on the early church’s view of the blessed Mother’s virginity. All bold and capital emphasis will be mine. Lightfoot did a careful, painstaking analysis of the early Christians writings, examining the
THE VIRGIN’S WOMB: GOD’S MOST HOLY PLACE Paid Members Public
In this article I will present more evidence in support of Mary’s perpetual virginity by showing how the Lord God made her womb the holy of holies for Christ to dwell in all his fullness. THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE HOLY OF HOLIES The God-breathed Scriptures affirm that the
THE WOMB OF THE VIRGIN: GOD’S MOST HOLY PLACE Paid Members Public
In this article I will present more evidence in support of Mary’s perpetual virginity by showing how the Lord God made her womb the holy of holies for Christ to dwell in all his fullness. THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE HOLY OF HOLIES The God-breathed Scriptures affirm that the
JESUS’ DIVINE SONSHIP AND BLASPHEMY Paid Members Public
According to the Scriptures, in particular John’s Gospel, the Jewish leadership wanted Pilate to kill Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God: “Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca′iaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that
PSALM 45: THE FATHER’S PRAISE OF HIS DIVINE SON Paid Members Public
In this post I will seek to establish that Psalm 45 is a love song by the Father to his Son, Jesus Christ. I will show that this is not a Psalm about a particular Davidic king, which finds its ultimate fulfillment in the coming of Jesus in the flesh.