#Son of God

More 2nd Century Witnesses to Christ’s Deity

In this short post I will be citing excerpts from two early 2nd century writers on Christ’s Deity, the first will be from a Christian and the second from a pagan satirist. All emphasis will be mine. …

Answering Islam·2d ago·9 min read

The Christology of Pseudo-Clement

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 wi…

Answering Islam·6d ago·28 min read

Recognitions (Clement of Rome)Book I Tiberius Cæsar God

1st AD Palestinian Jews Worship Jesus as YHWH!

One of the clearest evidences that Jesus was already being worshiped as YHWH by his Jewish followers in Israel and Jerusalem comes from what the Apostle Paul wrote in his first epistle to the Corinthi…

Answering Islam·May 29·30 min read

a 16:22 1 Cor 12:3 1 Cor 11:17–34

Eusebius on Nicaea

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…

Answering Islam·May 28·9 min read

Letter on the Council of Nicaea ecclesiastical faith obliged

Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel Pt. 2

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, …

Answering Islam·May 24·36 min read

Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel God demiurge Proverbs 8:22

Origen: Trinity, Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Church as Spiritual Israel

In this post I will be quoting from the Commentary on John (Origen). The citations that I will be providing will help the readers see that Origen affirms, The Monarchy (monarchia) of the Father, tha…

Answering Islam·May 24·36 min read

Commentary on John (Origen)Book II God Gospel

Augustine, Filioque & Economic Processions

The following excerpt is taken from St. Augustine’s On the Holy Trinity, Book 4. In it, the blessed saint reasons that the Father’s sending of the Son into the world is a sign and reflection of the Fa…

Answering Islam·May 17·22 min read

On the Holy Trinity Book 4 Son of God faith

Ignatius on Jesus’ Physical, Bodily Resurrection

In this post I will cite from a letter of St. Ignatius, the holy martyr of Christ and the Bishop of Antioch, being an eyewitness and pupil of the holy Apostles, who learned the faith directly from the…

Answering Islam·May 15·12 min read

God Jesus Christ faith our Lord Jesus Christ

St. Augustine on 1 Cor. 15:28 & Jesus’ Subjection to God

The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 8.— The Texts of Scripture Explained Respecting the Subjection of the Son to the Father, Wh…

Answering Islam·Apr 18·1 min read

On the Trinity Book 1 Christ human

St. Augustine on the Divine Monarchy & Blessed Trinity

The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. The blessed saint will cite texts such as 1 Timothy 6:13-16 and apply that to the Trinity. In so doing, he identifies the only …

Answering Islam·Apr 16·1 min read

On the Trinity Book 1 our Lord Jesus Christ God

Jesus’ God: A Look into the Early Church

In this post I will quote from a few fathers and saints of the Church whom all believed that the reason the Son honored the Father as his God is because of the Incarnation, as a result of the eternal …

Answering Islam·Apr 15·1 min read

mystery Jesus Christ Word made flesh

Joshua as a Picture of Jesus & the Church as Israel

In this post I will be quoting from the works of Justin Martyr and Tertullian in respect to Old Testament prophecies and typology pointing to Christ. All emphasis will be mine. One interesting typolo…

Answering Islam·Apr 13·1 min read

Dialogue with Trypho (Justin Martyr)mysterious God rites