trinity
Biblical and theological defenses of the Triune nature of God with rigorous exegesis.
Emperor Justinian & Papal Primacy Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from The Enactments of Justinian the Emperor, The Code (529-534 AD), Book 1, 1. Concerning the most exalted Trinity and the Catholic faith (..). All emphasis will be mine. Keep in mind that Emperor Justinian was an Eastern Catholic. 4. John, Bishop of the
Early Church, John 16:13, Perichoresis & the Filioque Paid Members Public
The Catholic Church teaches that Christians have always believed and affirmed the Filioque, e.g., the Father spiritually breathes/spirates the Holy Spirit through the Son timelessly, eternally. This in turn makes the Holy Spirit the Spirit of both the Father and the Son, which is precisely what the inspired
Pope St. Leo on Roman Primacy & the Filioque Paid 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
The Angel Who Declares the Hour Paid 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
More on Augustine & the Filioque Paid 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
The Christology of Pseudo-Clement Paid 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.
Eusebius on Nicaea Paid 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
Eusebius, The Divine Holy Spirit & Filioque Paid 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