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…

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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…

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More Than a Million People Visit Serbian Church to Witness Holy Relic of Virgin Mary

More than a million people traveled to the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia, over the past several weeks to witness a holy relic of the Virgin Mary, a piece of a belt she wore when pregnant with Jesus Christ.

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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 typology that both of them employ is the case of Joshua, whom they not only take to be a picture of Jesus but as also foreshadowing Christ’s actual name. Both Justin and Tertullian argue that Joshua is the…

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