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Tag Archives: early church fathers
Faith, Works, and the Early Church Fathers
A friend told me a couple times recently that the early church fathers disagreed among themselves a lot. I hope to get a chance to finish that conversation with him because that statement is just not true. They were far … Continue reading
The Early Church Fathers, the Law of Moses, and the Road to Emmaus
This is from an email I sent: The reason I like the early church fathers is because they provide insight into some important interpretations of Scripture, especially in regard to the Old Testament. One teaching that is completely lost to … Continue reading
Rebuilding the Foundations
I dare to tear down other foundations because what I am building is both biblical and historical. As said, it once was the foundational teaching of all Christian churches. Continue reading
Did the Reformers Read the Church Fathers?
This is just a light touch on the subject. I will try to get more specifics about how the Reformers, as well as fathers of denominations such as John Wesley with the Methodists and Alexander Campbell with the Churches of … Continue reading
Posted in Protestants
Tagged early church fathers, john calvin, John Wesley, martin luther, Reformation
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Difficult Verses and Bible Interpretation
I was exhorted in a comment to make my purposes clear in my posts. The apostles, I was told, always had a call to action. That thought led to this post, but I don’t know what my call to action … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Modern Doctrines
Tagged bible interpretation, clear verses, david bercot, difficult verses, early church fathers
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Roman Catholicism and the Bible
The last post, dealing with the Nephilim of Genesis 6, ended up touching on both the creation story and on modern doctrines versus the early traditions of the church. By the way, someone sent me a link free online translation … Continue reading
Doesn’t It Feel Great To Know What You’re Talking About?
I got an email the other day from a guy who’s been debating the Jehovah’s Witnesses about the deity of Christ. Because modern Christians generally have never even heard about what the early churches believed about the Trinity (almost none, … Continue reading
Sola Scriptura, Tradition, and Bible Interpretation
The idea for this post, the framework for yesterday’s post, and a couple quotes today come from Contra Sola Scriptura by an Orthodox believer. Tradition and the Ancient Churches Most of us, when we hear a Roman Catholic use the … Continue reading
Sola Scriptura
I read part of an article on sola scriptura today, and I thought it’s high time I addressed the subject here. This isn’t a response to that article. The article just provides an easy outline to address. Sola scriptura, by … Continue reading
Posted in Church, History, Modern Doctrines, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Unity
Tagged early church fathers, orthodox, protestant, roman catholic, Scriptures, sola scriptura, tradition, Unity
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Polycarp, Anicetus, Popes, Tradition, the Passover, and Easter
From great to small, Christians were known for their bravery. Not just men, but women and children scorned the punishment of Roman persecutors, passing judgment on their judges by their joy in facing death, and knowing that every drop of blood they shed was seed. “The more often you mow us down, the more of us there are,” they would boast. Continue reading
