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  1. T

    Romans 9 Question

    Blessings Brothers and Sisters, Does anyone have articles or links they can send me on the early Church’s’ interpretation of Romans 9? What I have found thus far is the early Church did not look at Romans 9 in a double predestination sense. I have not found many articles though, very few...
  2. T

    Earliest Church Interpretation of Scriptures

    Praise be to God! I was looking to see if anyone had links they could send on what the earliest Christian writings are for verses… Exodus 32: 11-14 1 Samuel 15:11 Genesis 6:6-7 I’d like to know what our earliest church leaders interpreted these verses to mean. If you have info on 1 but not...
  3. Kilk1

    Any patristic sources on 1 Timothy 2:11-12 that address whether the context is the church?

    1 Timothy 2:11-12 has been variously understood. One view I recently heard is that it teaches women to be silent not only in church, as is the case in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, but also in secular matters. After making several contextual arguments for women not to teach with authority, this...
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    • 1 timothy 2 church fathers church history early church fathers history women women in leadership
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    • Forum: Patristics
  4. The Liturgist

    The Physical Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

    Following in the path of the Holy Apostles, the Early Church Fathers, the Eastern Orthodox, the Oriental Orthodox, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East, the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran churches, and High Church Anglicans that our Lord is not merely spiritually...
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    • anglo catholic assyrian church of the east calvinism early church fathers eastern orthodox church eucharist lutheranism oriental orthodox church real presence roman catholic church
    • Replies: 76
    • Forum: Sacramental/Ordinance Theology
  5. U

    "On the Duties of the Clergy" - St Ambrose - Book II

    Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As per the report of book 1, I have completed an in depth review of St Ambrose's work "On the Duties of the Clergy" (Book 2 out of 3). (Please see attached PDF). I hope that my review of this work will entice you all to pick up a copy of the work, and...
  6. U

    "The Book of Pastoral Rule" - St Gregory the Great (review)

    Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ, After completely finishing the reading of the Bible (the Bible in a year - Ascension podcast), I have been interested in how God's Word has been inspired through out the two millenniums. I am interested to see how the Canon of Scripture has been...
    • Uriel_1
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    • book catholicism early church fathers pastoral dialogue patristic period pope review st gregory theology
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Traditional Theology
  7. The Liturgist

    4. The Merits Of Alexandrian And Antiochene Exegesis

    Much of the wisdom of Scripture is conveyed through prophetic typologies. St. Luke shows us with his Resurrection narrative that all Old Testament Scripture is all about Christ, and Matthew illustrates some examples, however, the majority are to be found by obvious implication. To better...
    • The Liturgist
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    • bible interpretation catholicism dispensationalism early church fathers exegesis exegetical orthodox church patristics premillenialism traditional protestantism
    • Category: Christian Forums
  8. The Liturgist

    1. The Divine Essence Is Beyond Human Comprehension

    To quote Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky’s classic Orthodox Dogmatic Theology, translated from Russian into English by the great penitent, scholar and abbot Fr. Seraphim Rose, because of God’s inscrutability and existence above and distinct from all of Creation, “...one may speak only of the...
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    • divine nature doctrine dogmatics early church fathers essence and energies orthodoxy patristics theology
    • Category: General
  9. Daniel Marsh

    Try to find SDA view of Sabbath vs Sunday in the Early Church Fathers with links to quotes

    Try to find SDA view of Sabbath vs Sunday in the Early Church Fathers with links to quotes In the Epistle of Barnabas (xv) we read: "Wherefore, also, we keep the eight day (i.e. the first of the week) with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead". CATHOLIC...
  10. Daniel Marsh

    Try to find the investigated judgement in the ECF.

    Try to find the investigated judgement in the ECF. Include quotes from the Early Church Fathers with links. So, others can check the context of the quotes. Thanks, Daniel "Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary Z24 There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle that the Lord set...
  11. J

    No Pope in the 1st Century

    I won't take credit for discovering and compiling this information and most if not all has been found by others. I have contributed nothing of value to be honest except writing it in my own way and posting it here. As the Title suggests I think there's sufficient evidence to suggest that there...
  12. J

    Early Christians on Entertainment

    So today I'll be arguing with Early Christian sources (c.100-325AD) many forms of entertainment were forbidden. I hope this one serves to have a practical change in our lives. This is a small part of the "Separation of the World" beliefs which was the Early Churches main doctrine. This view...
  13. J

    Early Christians on Communion

    Hello, everyone. Today I'll be arguing through early christian sources that the early Christians (c.100-325AD) believed in the Real Presence. I'm not a Catholic (or any denomination for that matter) so I've got no vested interest in defending this doctrine but I'm pointing out that the early...
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    • communion early christians early church fathers eucharist lord's supper
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Patristics
  14. J

    Early Christians on Violence

    So today I'll be trying to show you through many early Christian sources that Non-violence even in the face of death was the universal way on the Early Church. I think it's important to know what our earliest brothers and sisters thought, and I hope this gives you a new outlook. The sources will...
  15. zeland2236

    Full believers vs partial believers - Can the "Saved" be saved?

    Note to moderator. If this post in not in the correct forum, please feel free to move it. Recently I was having an online discussion with a Protestant about various teachings of Protestantism as compared to the teachings of the Catholic Church. He asked several interesting questions, so I...
  16. J

    Leaving for my brother's college

    Hey everyone, we're leaving for my brother's college, were going to help him move in next week, and I'd just like to ask for some prayers as we leave. I'm having a rough morning, my mother and brother just had an argument, and on top of that, I'm having a discussion on FishEaters and I'm hearing...
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