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filioque

  1. T

    Yes...Another Filioque Discussion!

    One of the points Roman Catholics bring out in support for the Filioque doctrine was that St Gregory of Nyssa apparently supported it: "...that while we confess the invariable character of the nature, we do not deny the difference in respect of cause, and that which is caused, by which alone we...
  2. Quid est Veritas?

    Augustine and the Filioque

    I've been reading a bit of Augustine of Hippo recently, the great Doctor of the western Church of late antiquity. The more I read his descriptions of the Holy Spirit, the more I see why the filioque arose from such thinking. He says it was the common spirit of the Father and Son, suggesting it...
  3. Philip_B

    'and' in the Nicene Creed

    1 We believe in one God, 2 the Father, the Almighty, 3 maker of heaven and earth, 4 of all that is, seen and unseen. 5 We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, 6 the only Son of God, 7 eternally begotten of the Father, 8 God from God, Light from Light, 9 true God...
  4. Philip_B

    Filioque and the Protestant West

    I am aware a lot of people do not know what it is, so here is the very short story. At the Council of Constantinople 381 the Nicene Creed was established. At the Council of Ephesus in 435 anathemas we declared against those who added to or took away from the Creed At the Council of Chalcedon in...
  5. Fish and Bread

    Nicene Creed, Apostles Creed, or Athanasian Creed: Which is Your Favorite?

    Which is your favorite traditional Christian creed from the three options in the poll? It doesn't have to be your favorite for doctrinal reasons (Though it can be), you can just like the word usage or have fond memories of hearing it recited at mass or whatever. I'm going with the Nicene...
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