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Biblical and theological defenses of the Triune nature of God with rigorous exegesis.

Pope St. Leo on Roman Primacy & the Filioque Members Public

I will be referencing specific extracts from the letters and sermons of Pope St. Leo related to the Roman Supremacy and the Filioque. All emphasis will be mine. The following comes from Sermon 3, delivered on September 29, 443 AD, as translated in Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the

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Sam Shamoun
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The Angel Who Declares the Hour Members Public

An objection that is often used against the Deity of Christ is to cite the words of our Lord concerning the knowledge of the day and hour: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” Matthew

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More on Augustine & the Filioque Members Public

In this post I will quoting from St. Augustine’s On the Holy Trinity, Book 15. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 25.— The Question Why the Holy Spirit is Not Begotten, and How He Proceeds from the Father AND the Son, Will Only Be Understood When We are in

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Sam Shamoun
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The Christology of Pseudo-Clement Members Public

In this post I will be referencing two pseudonymous works attributed to St. Clement of Rome. Despite the fact that scholars question the authenticity of these writings, they still serve as an early witness, in fact a 2nd–4th century testimony, to the beliefs of the Christians which composed them.

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Eusebius on Nicaea Members Public

The letter was written by Eusebius of Caesarea to his congregation, explaining why he and the others fully embraced and consented to the initial creedal formulation of Nicaea. In so doing, Eusebius is shown to be a Trinitarian who did not teach that the Son and the Spirit are creatures

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Eusebius, The Divine Holy Spirit & Filioque Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from Against Marcellus and On Ecclesiastical Theology (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Kelley McCarthy Spoerl & Markus Vinzent, and published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2017. Eusebius is refuting a heretic named Marcellus who denied that the

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Eusebius: The Ever-Living Divine Holy Spirit Members Public

The following section is taken by The Son is Truly Son: The Trinitarian and Christological Theology of Eusebius of Caesarea (Studia Traditionis Theologiae: Explorations in Early and Medieval Theology, 46), written by Adam R. Renberg, and published by Brepols Publishers Publication in 2021, pp. 60-68. All emphasis will be mine.

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Sam Shamoun
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Eusebius on the Trinity Pt. 4: Proverbs 8:22-36 Members Public

I continue with my series on Eusebius’ Trinitarianism: Eusebius on the Trinity Part 1. The excerpts are be taken from Against Marcellus and On Ecclesiastical Theology (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Kelley McCarthy Spoerl & Markus Vinzent, and published by The Catholic University of America Press in

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