wisdom
Explorations of biblical wisdom, discernment, and practical application of Scripture.
Tertullian: Jesus as Uncreated Wisdom & Creatio Ex Nihilo Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off: Tertullian: Jesus as Uncreated Wisdom & Creatio Ex Nihilo. Chapter 23. Hermogenes Pursued to Another Passage of Scripture. The Absurdity of His Interpretation Exposed But he draws an argument from the following words, where it is written: And the earth was without
Tertullian: Jesus as Uncreated Wisdom & Creatio Ex Nihilo Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from Tertullian’s response Against Hermogenes, who taught that matter was uncreated which, by extension, implies that evil always existed since certain Greek philosophers deemed matter to be evil by its very nature. Tertullian brilliantly refutes the erroneous assertion that matter is eternal
The Wonderworker on Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
I will be citing from Life and Works (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Michael Slusser, published by The Catholic University of America Press in 1998. All emphasis will be mine. ADDRESS OF THANKSGIVING TO ORIGEN An address of St. Gregory the Wonderworker to Origen, which he spoke
Misogyny in Sirach? Outline of Verses Paid Members Public
I post the verses that I will be referencing and interpreting for my livestream titled, “Misogyny in Sirach? God's Love for His Daughters”, which can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgEjekgGiLo https://rumble.com/v7eh918-misogyny-in-sirach-gods-love-for-his-daughters.html?
Eusebius on the Trinity Pt. 4: Proverbs 8:22-36 Paid 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
Origen on the Father as the Source of the Son’s Goodness Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from Origen’s De Principiis to show how this brilliant theologian interpreted the words of our Lord to the rich young ruler that God alone is good (cf. Mark 10:17-18; Matthew 19:16-17; Luke 18:18-19). Origen explained this
Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I left off from Book II of Origen’s commentary on John: Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel. 22. The Word Was in the Beginning, I.e., in Wisdom, Which Contained All Things in Idea, Before They Existed. Christ's
Wisdom as a Divine Hypostasis Paid Members Public
I will be posting the verses, which Christians have historically appealed to as proof that God’s Wisdom is a divine Hypostasis or Person who became embodied in Jesus Christ. These were the texts that the early Church pointed to as indicating that Jesus Christ is God’s eternal, uncreated