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Answering IslamAug 30, 2026

The blessed saint Justin Martyr wrote that there is no other God besides the one ineffable God that is beyond names, and who is the eternally existing Being of Exodus 3:14: Chapter 11. The law abrogated; the New Testament promised and given by God Justin: There will be no other God (allos theos), O Trypho, nor was there from eternity any other existing, but He who made and disposed all this universe. Nor do we think that there is one God for us, another for you, but that He alone is God who le

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Answering IslamAug 29, 2026

Justin: The Father’s Glory is the Son’s Glory

In this post I will be referencing the works of the blessed saint Justin Martyr to prove that he explicitly taught that the Son possessed the identical ineffable glory of the Father since he is none other than the radiant light of God. This is seen from Justin’s claim that the Son is the only One whom God has given his very own glory to. In fact, Justin calls Jesus the Glory and likens him to the light of the sun, which further confirms that he thought of Jesus as possessing the identical gl

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soulcruzerAug 26, 2026

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. Not because …

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. Not because doubt is wise in itself. Doubt can become a hiding place, a way of endlessly checking the map so you never have to take the road. It can hollow out conviction until every choice feels equally suspect. There’s nothing especially noble about paralysis. But doubt creates the...

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Answering IslamAug 22, 2026

Hippolytus & Christ as the Uncreated, Begotten Word of God

In this post I will be citing the specific works of Hippolytus to show that he taught that Christ is the uncreated Word of God whom the Father begot as his firstborn Son prior to the creation of all things. The references will further show that Hippolytus believed that God created the universe from nothing, that man was created with free will, that evil is not from God and that hell is eternal. All emphasis will be mine. After something from Apollinaris:— HIPPOLYTUS: The word of

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Answering IslamAug 4, 2026

Early Church on Jesus as the Almighty of Rev. 1:8

In this article I will quote various Christian writers, theologians, apologists and/or fathers of the early Church in relation to their interpretation of the following verse from John’s Apocalypse: “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’” Revelation 1:8 New International Version (NIV) Here’s another translation, which is based on a different Greek text: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the endi

Revelation 1:8The Instructor

Tracy DurnellJul 30, 2026

AI or not?

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Answering IslamJul 25, 2026

Early Church on the Book of Enoch

In this post I will quote from some of the early Christian writers that either viewed the book of Enoch as Scripture or believed it contained genuine prophecies. All emphasis will be mine. Jude 14Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied against them when he said, 15“Behold, the Lord is coming with tens of thousands of his saints, to pronounce judgment on humanity and to convict all the ungodly for all the godless deeds that each has impiously committed and for

Jude 1:14Gen 5:18-24

Answering IslamJul 24, 2026

Gen. 6:1-4: The Hybrid Seed of Angels

In this article I will be citing some early and ancient Jewish and Christian interpretations of Genesis 6:1-4, where the sons of God that came into the daughters of human beings to have sex with them are explicitly identified as angels. It was during this time that the Nephilim appeared on earth and that children were born from this union. Here is the passage in question: “Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, that t

The Complete Book of Enoch, Standard English VersionTranslation Of 1Q Genesis Apocryphon II-XXII

Answering IslamJul 14, 2026

Early Church, John 16:13, Perichoresis & the Filioque

The Catholic Church teaches that Christians have always believed and affirmed the Filioque, e.g., the Father spiritually breathes/spirates the Holy Spirit through the Son timelessly, eternally. This in turn makes the Holy Spirit the Spirit of both the Father and the Son, which is precisely what the inspired Scriptures proclaim (cf. Acts 16:6-7; Rom. 8:9-17; Gal. 4:4-6; Phil. 1:19; 1 Pet. 1:10-12). Note what the 2nd council of Lyons in 1274 AD stated: II 1. On the supreme Trinit

Second Council of Lyons – 1274On the Holy Spirit

Answering IslamJun 27, 2026

Pope St. Leo on Roman Primacy & the Filioque

I will be referencing specific extracts from the letters and sermons of Pope St. Leo related to the Roman Supremacy and the Filioque. All emphasis will be mine. The following comes from Sermon 3, delivered on September 29, 443 AD, as translated in Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), and published by The Catholic University of America Press Publication in 1996, pp. 19-24. Every time that God in his mercy sees fit to bring back the day of his gifts, dea

Letter 14 (Leo the Great)believed

Answering IslamJun 20, 2026

More on Augustine & the Filioque

In this post I will quoting from St. Augustine’s On the Holy Trinity, Book 15. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 25.— The Question Why the Holy Spirit is Not Begotten, and How He Proceeds from the Father AND the Son, Will Only Be Understood When We are in Bliss. For if any belong to Him, although far duller in intellect than those, yet when they are freed from the body at the end of this life, the envious powers have no right to hold them. For that Lamb that was slain by them w

On the Holy TrinityBook 15

Answering IslamJun 12, 2026

Early Church on Creatio Ex Nihilo

In this post I will cite some of the very early witnesses for the Church’s belief in the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, that God created all things from nothing. All emphasis is mine. The Shepherd of Hermas (Book II) Commandment 1 On Faith in God. First of all, believe that there is one God who created and finished all things, and made all things out of nothing. He alone is able to contain the whole, but Himself cannot be contained. Have faith therefore in Him, and fea

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Climb to the StarsJun 7, 2026

Concussion With a Side of Grief, or Vice-Versa [en]

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Answering IslamMay 24, 2026

Origen on the Father as the Source of the Son’s Goodness

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 in respect to the Father being the unbegotten Source/Fountainhead of Deity, from which all the essential divine qualities such as goodness originate. Origen taught that the Son and the Holy Spirit eternally and fully possess the divine es

De Principiisholy Scriptures

Answering IslamMay 24, 2026

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, Which Contained All Things in Idea, Before They Existed. Christ's Character as Wisdom is Prior to His Other Characters. So many meanings occur to us at once of the word arche. We have now to ask which of them we should adopt for our text, In the beginning was the Word. It is plain th

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

Answering IslamMay 24, 2026

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, that he is the unbegotten Source of Divinity. Christ is the uncreated Wisdom of God, being the timelessly begotten Son of the Father. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. Christ is God the Word who appeared to the OT prophets and wh

Commentary on John (Origen)God

Answering IslamMay 17, 2026

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 Father’s having eternally begotten/generated the Son. Augustine takes this economic procession, e.g., the Father’s sending forth the Son to be born of a woman, as indicative of their eternal relationship. It is because the Father eternally begets and the Son is eternally begotten that the One is s

On the Holy TrinityBook 4

Answering IslamMay 5, 2026

Origen: Monarchia & the Filioque

The following excerpts are from Origen’s Commentary on the Gospel of John. In this section, Origen will argue for the Father being stronger and greater than the Son, and the Spirit owing his existence/essence to the Son, and not just the Father alone. However, Origen makes it clear that he doesn’t mean this in terms of the Son and Spirit being created from nothing or creation, but in respect to the Father being the divine Source of the Son and the Spirit. All emphasis will be mine. Book

Commentary on the Gospel of JohnRomans 1:1-5

Answering IslamApr 30, 2026

Early Church, the Cross, Deut. 28:66 & Jer. 11:19

In this post I will be looking at two OT texts, which the early Christians saw as foreshadowing Christ’s crucifixion. These early writers employed these particular verses as prophesying or prefiguring Christ’s death on a cross. First Prophecy I begin with the following reference from the Jeremiah: “and I am as a lamb or a bullock brought to the slaughter; and I know not that they fabricate fabrications against me: - we ruin the tree with the bread (balachmo) and we cut him o

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Answering IslamApr 18, 2026

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, Which Have Been Misunderstood. Christ Will Not So Give Up the Kingdom to the Father, as to Take It Away from Himself. The Beholding Him is the Promised End of All Actions. The Holy Spirit is Sufficient to Our Blessedness Equally with the Father. 15. As for that which the apostle says,

On the TrinityBook 1

Answering IslamApr 16, 2026

Augustine, Hypostatic Union & Christ as Lesser than Himself

The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. Augustine will cite texts such as 1 John 5:20, where Jesus is called the true God and eternal life, to prove that Christ is one divine Person who operates in/by/through two natures since he is the God-Man. He will explain that Jesus, by virtue of becoming Man, not only became lesser than the Father and the Spirit, but also became lesser than himself. St. Augustine employs Philippians 2:5-8 to show that there are things

On the TrinityBook 1

Answering IslamApr 16, 2026

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 God of the passage as the Trinity. Augustine also applies 1 John 5:20 to the Son, which describes Christ as the true God and eternal life. He will even cite 1 Cor. 8:6 to prove that the Father and Son together brought all creation into existence. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 6.— That

On the TrinityBook 1

Answering IslamApr 15, 2026

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 Word becoming flesh and taking on a human nature. All emphasis will be mine. Hippolytus 60. To grasp this divine mystery we must see the God in Him without ignoring the Man; and the Man without ignoring the God. We must not divide Jesus Christ, for the Word was made flesh: yet we mu

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The Stanford Daily | Breaking news from the Farm since 1892Apr 10, 2026

Hidden Gems From a Black Girl Engineering Major: Seasons of doubt and faith

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