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…

Justin Martyr, Messianic Prophecies & Acts of Pilate

The excerpts cited here are taken from St. Justin Martyr’s First Apology.

Justin appeals to Old Testament prophecies and to written records by Pilate, which were still in existence, to convince the Roman authorities of the divine origin and historicity of the Christian faith. Justin’s knowledge of Messianic prophecies is truly remarkable since he cites a plethora of OT texts to prove that Jesus…

Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Pt. 2

Here’s the link to the first part: Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union.

I cite from the rest of St. Cyprian’s treatise where he quotes verse after verse from both testaments to prove that the prophets announced our Lord’s Deity, Humanity, vicarious death, resurrection, physical, heavenly ascension, physical, bodily return to the earth to judge all flesh, and his spiritual…

Athanasius on Origen’s Christology

In his refutation to the Arians, the beloved saint and outstanding defenders of the most Glorious and Holy Trinity, St. Athanasius lists Origen among those who held to an orthodox of the Trinity and Deity of Christ. All emphasis will be mine.

Chapter 6.— Authorities in Support of the Council. Theognostus; Dionysius of Alexandria; Dionysius of Rome; Origen.

  1. This then is the sense in…
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