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arianism

  1. The Liturgist

    A disappointing Christological homily at Guildford Cathedral, and the importance of stressing the deity of Christ

    I particularly like Guildford Cathedral for their music program, and was excited last week to hear a Christological sermon by the celebrant. However, on hearing it, I was disappointed, because rather than stressing the deity of Christ, she managed to inadvertently imply Arianism, through two...
  2. The Liturgist

    Orthodox Christians As The Victims Of Heretical Sects

    This originated as a reply to a thread, but grew a bit too large, so I made it a blog post. Indeed, it is true that Roman Pagans accused the early Christians of cannibalism, based on a misunderstanding of the Eucharist. Pagan accusations of gross sexual immorality were probably the result of...
  3. Vanellus

    BBC Radio 4 In Our Time programme on Arianism

    BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Arianism You need to listen to the whole programme to properly benefit from this introduction to this important subject. It's not susceptible to being condensed into a short summary. I'm posting this for those who may be interested enough in the subject to listen to...
  4. Quid est Veritas?

    Gothic Arianism, Language and the Church

    So I had always assumed the words Church or Kirk were related to the name Christ etymologically, but apparently this is not the case. In Afrikaans we have Kerk and Kersten, and along with the historic hard C in Latin, this seemed readily apparent. But no, they aren't related. Church and the...
  5. History Of The Trinity 2 (two Powers In Heaven)

    History Of The Trinity 2 (two Powers In Heaven)

    On the subject of the Trinity this is the new thing I learned thanks to Michael Heiser. I bought this book a few months ago but haven't got around to reading it yet (was out of print at the time and paid $40 for it used). This was a rabbinic theory and in reading Christian History it seems...
  6. robert skynner

    John 10:30 I and the Father are one: does NOT prove Oneness Pentecostalism!

    ‘I and my Father are one.’ (John 10:30, KJV). ‘ego kai ho patar ev esmen: (John 10:30: The Nestles Greek text). ‘I ((Subject)) and ((conjunction)) my Father ((object)) are ((verb 1st-person-plural)) one ((adjective)).’ (John 10:30, KJV). Oneness people would need to explain the use...