Tag: Jesus Christ
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The Church Fathers: Mother of God
Mariology But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son,born of a woman, born under the law,Galatians 4, 4 My Explications of the Patristic Texts St. Ignatius of Antioch (c A.D. 110)To the Ephesians, 7 “There is one Physician who is possessed both of flesh and spirit;both made and not made; God…
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The Church Fathers: God the Holy Spirit
Pneumatology When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly, a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.…
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The Church Fathers: God the Son
Christology But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son,born of woman, born under the law,Galatians 4, 4 My Explications of the Patristic Texts Ignatius of Antioch (c. A.D. 110)To the Ephesians, 7 “There is one Physician who is possessed both of flesh and spirit;both made and not made; God existing in…
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The Church Fathers: The Holy Trinity
Trinitarianism In the beginning, was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God.All things were made through Him,and without Him, nothing was made that was made.And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,and we beheld His glory,the glory as of the only begotten of the…
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The Church Fathers: Scripture & Tradition
The Deposit of Faith Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all thingsand keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.1 Corinthians 11, 2 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for…
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The Church Fathers: Holy Orders
The Sacrament of Holy Orders And Michas said:Stay with me, and be unto me a father and a priest,and I will give thee every year ten pieces of silver,and a double suit of apparel, and thy victuals.Judges 17, 10 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ,you do not have many fathers, for in…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Sacramentology And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one ofhis ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had takenfrom man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said: This is nowbone…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Confirmation
Sacramentology When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God,they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the newbelievers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit hadnot yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Holy Eucharist
Sacramentology While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave itto the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and aftergiving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confession And many of them that believed, came confessing and declaring their deeds.Acts 19, 18 “In church, confess your sins, and do not come to your prayer with a guiltyconscience. Such is the Way of Life…On the Lord’s own day, assemble in commonto break bread and offer thanks; but first confess your sins, so that…
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