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

Jesus: the Mighty God of Isaiah 9:6 Members Public

Is Christ Yahweh God, or just one of many mighty gods? There are passages in the Hebrew Scriptures which indicate that the Messiah is Yahweh God coming to redeem his people. One such passage is found in the book of Isaiah: “But there will be no gloom for her who

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2nd–4th Century AD Apologists on the Trinity Members Public

The following quotation is taken from the book authored by J. P. Moreland & William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, published by IVP Academic Press, Downers Grove, Illinois, second edition, 2017, Part VI—Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology, pp. 577-582. All emphasis will be mine. 2.

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God the Only-Begotten Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, Chapter 23: Jesus as

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Athenagoras on the Trinity Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from Athenagoras’ A Plea for the Christians. The blessed apologist refutes the charge that Christians are atheists for denying the existence of the pagan pantheon, insisting that Christians love and worship the Trinity. He further proves that even the pagans and philosophers such as Plato

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Hilary: God is the Trinity Pt. 2 Members Public

This post is a continuation of my previous one from blessed St. Hilary of Poitier’s work On the Trinity, Book VII: Hilary: God is the Trinity. Here I provide more quotes from that same section showing how this holy saint confirmed that the phrase “one God” does not refer

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Early Church on Romans 8:29-34 & 9:5 Members Public

Christian Writers on Foreknowledge, Predestination, Baptism & the Trinity The excerpts cited here are taken from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture New Testament VI (Romans), edited by Gerald Bray and Thomas C. Oden, published by IVP Press, Downers Grove, IL, 2005. All emphasis will be mine. 8:29 Conformed to

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Justin Affirms: Christ is God’s Uncreated Word Members Public

In this short post I will cite from St. Justin’s discussion with Trypho the Jew in order to silence the heretics who claim that this blessed martyr taught that Christ is an inferior creature, a secondary god, whom the Father brought into existence. The quotes from Justin prove that

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The Trinity in Neofiti Revisited Members Public

I quote from the English translation of Targum Neofiti 1: Genesis (The Aramaic Bible 1A), translated with Apparatus and Notes by Martin McNamara, M.S.C, and published by The Liturgical Press in 1992. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER 1 1. From the beginning1 with wisdoma the Memra2 of

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