theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
63 Church Father Quotes on the Angel of the Lord Paid Members Public
This is a repost of the following article: https://refutinghereticsblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/fathers-and-the-angel/ By: The Trinitarian Ode CHURCH FATHER QUOTES ON THE MESSENGER/ANGEL OF YAHWEH Justin Martyr (110-165 A.D.) Justin Martyr’s Dialogue w/ Trypho Ch. 34 “..although the words of the Psalm expressly proclaim
AUGUSTINE ON JESUS BEING THE ANGEL OF YHVH Paid Members Public
Here is a quote from Augustine’s Tractates on John where he clearly affirmed that Jesus is the Angel of God who appeared throughout the Hebrew Bible as both God and God’s Angel/Messenger: 7. Lastly, what did those men who saw this miracle think? The men, says he,
MUHAMMAD’S BARBARIC AND BRUTAL MURDERS Paid Members Public
The Quran claims that Muhammad was sent as a mercy unto mankind: And We have sent you (O Muhammad) not but as a mercy for the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). S. 21:107 Hilali-Khan In this post I will quote the so-called authentic narratives proving the contrary.
EARLY CHURCH ON JEWISH CHRISTIANS AND LAW OBSERVANCE Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from some of the church fathers and apologists of the first four hundred years in relation to their view of Torah keeping, especially in regards to Jewish Christians who continued to observe the Mosaic Law. All emphasis mine. IGNATIUS Chapter 8. Caution against false
EARLY CHURCH’S VIEW OF THE SABBATH DAY Paid Members Public
The current post has been adapted and modified from the following article: What the Early Church Believed: Sabbath or Sunday?. All emphasis shall be mine. The following quotations show that the first Christians understood that Sunday became the Lord’s Day as a result of Christ’s resurrection, and therefore
THOMAS AQUINAS’ EXEGESIS OF JOHN 10:29 VINDICATED Paid Members Public
In this post I will examine Thomas Aquinas’ exegesis of John 10:28-30, specifically v. 29, where he interprets the text in respect to the eternal begetting of the Son, to the Father communicating/conferring his Deity to the Son in all of its fullness, albeit timelessly and eternally. I
HILARY’S TRINITARIAN BELIEFS Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the works of another early church father, namely Hilary of Poitiers, in respect to his Trinitarian beliefs. The citations will show that Hilary affirmed that the Son was timelessly begotten, and therefore not a creature, since the Son has been eternally God
THE RABBIS’ DILEMMA: WORSHIPING GOD’S ANGEL Paid Members Public
The Tanakh prohibits the worship of any created being, including angels that dwell in the heavens above: “God spoke all these words, to respond: ‘I am the Lord, your God, Who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall not have the