worship
Studies on worship, devotion, liturgy, and honoring God according to Scripture.
JEROME, RELICS & INTERCESSION Paid Members Public
I quote St. Jerome’s letter to the presbyter Riparius where he rebukes the prohibition of venerating relics. All emphasis is mine. LETTER 109 To Riparius Riparius, a presbyter of Aquitaine had written to inform Jerome that Vigilantius (for whom see Letter LXI.) was preaching in southern Gaul against the
EARLY CHRISTIAN WORSHIP Paid Members Public
The following excerpts are taken from Justin Martyr’s First Apology. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 58. And raise up heretics And, as we said before, the devils put forward Marcion of Pontus, who is even now teaching men to deny that God is the maker of all things
Daniel’s Dyadic Monotheism Paid Members Public
The prophet Daniel saw a vision where he beheld two distinct divine Persons reigning forever over the entire world, where all nations and peoples in all languages worshiped them both: “As I looked, ‘thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as
Follow up Q & A on Justin Martyr Paid Members Public
Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Questions have come to me about alleged difficulties still left unanswered after my article on St. Justin Martyr proving a difference between “another God” (heteros theos) – meaning a personal difference in the same essence – and “other god” (allos theos) – meaning another essence numerically distinct and separate
PLINY & CHRIST’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote an ancient non-Christian witness, specifically from a pagan governor, which testifies to the fact of Christians gathering on a specific day of the week to worship Christ as God by singing hymns to him. The source that I am about cite also mentions some
WORSHIPING THE ETERNAL CREATOR Paid Members Public
In this post I will be summing up the points found in a plethora of my articles/rebuttals in support of Jesus Christ being identified the eternal Creator and Sustainer of all creation. Obviously, this is to be understood in the context of his being the uniquely begotten Son of
THE DIVINE KING OF KINGS Paid Members Public
According to the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, YHWH is the only Lord of lords and King of kings that dwells in heaven above: “For Yahweh your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God who does not show
NICAEA ON THE SPIRIT’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite some of the historical details and a letter from the synod of Nicaea to show that the Holy Spirit was worshiped as God in union the Father and the Son. This will help refute the claim that the Spirit’s Deity wasn’t recognized