trinity
Biblical and theological defenses of the Triune nature of God with rigorous exegesis.
AUGUSTINE: FATHER GREATER THAN CHRIST Paid Members Public
The following extracts are taken from St. Augustine’s Tractates on the Gospel of John. All emphasis is mine. On John 5:18-19 16. Further, what said the evangelist as he went on? Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but
The Holy Spirit: Jesus’ Divine Mother? Paid Members Public
In his commentary on Isaiah, St. Jerome quotes a Gospel attributed to certain Jewish sects that identified the Holy Spirit as a female and thought that the Spirit was Jesus’ mother. This Gospel also claims it was the Holy Spirit who spoke to Christ at the latter’s baptism, where
PS. 2:7 & ETERNAL GENERATION PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off. GOD’S CONTINUOUS “TODAY” In this part I will be focusing on the term used in Psalm 2:7, namely, “today” (semeron): “So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said
PS. 2:7 & ETERNAL GENERATION PT. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to examine the [N]ew [T]estament use of Psalm 2:7 in respect to the eternal begetting/generation of the Son. I will provide some of the exegetical reasons why so many of the early church fathers/writers saw this as an [O]
IRENAEUS, CLEMENT & JESUS AS THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
I will cite from two great saints of the Church, Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, who both taught that it was Christ in his prehuman existence that appeared throughout the OT as the divine Angel of God. All emphasis will be mine. Irenaeus of Lyons The Holy Ghost, throughout the
HILARY ON JESUS BEING THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
In this lengthy post, I quote the words of another great saint, Hilary of Poitiers, from his writing On the Holy Trinity, Book IV. This holy saint not only argued that Jesus is that very divine Angel that appeared throughout the OT, but even quoted texts such as Genesis 1,
CHRISTIANS ON CHRIST’S OT APPEARANCES Paid Members Public
In this post I reference some early and later medieval fathers, saints, theologians, etc., who take the view that the God whom the patriarchs and prophets such as Abraham and Moses was the Lord Jesus Christ in his prehuman existence. Some of these writers also taught that Christ is the
ST. AMBROSE ON JESUS AS GOD’S ANGEL Paid Members Public
The following is taken from St. Ambrose’s Exposition of the Faith, Book I. This holy servant of Christ sets out to prove that Jesus is the divine Angel of God who appeared to Abraham, Moses and Nebuchadnezzar. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 13. Discussion of the Divine Generation