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JOHN OF DAMASCUS ON THE HOLY TRINITY AND HYPOSTATIC UNION

In this post I will be quoting snippets from John the Damascene’s monumental tome titled, Exposition of the Faith, in regards to his articulation of the Trinity, the Son’s eternal generation, and two natures of Christ. As the readers will readily discern, John’s insights, depth of knowledge, and mastery of the Holy Scriptures are simply remarkable,Continue reading “JOHN OF DAMASCUS ON THE HOLY TRINITY AND HYPOSTATIC UNION”

Hilary: God is the Trinity Pt. 2

This post is a continuation of my previous one from blessed St. Hilary of Poitier’s work On the Trinity, Book VII: Hilary: God is the Trinity. Here I provide more quotes from that same section showing how this holy saint confirmed that the phrase “one God” does not refer to or mean the Father, As the citations will prove,Continue reading “Hilary: God is the Trinity Pt. 2”

Hilary: God is the Trinity

Here I cite from St. Hilary of Poitier’s work On the Trinity, Book VII, where this holy saint affirms that the term God refers the divine Persons who share the same name and nature. All emphasis will be mine. 31. We see how the living Son of the living Father, He Who is God from God,Continue reading “Hilary: God is the Trinity”

HILARY’S TRINITARIAN BELIEFS

In this post I will be quoting from the works of another early church father, namely Hilary of Poitiers, in respect to his Trinitarian beliefs. The citations will show that Hilary affirmed that the Son was timelessly begotten, and therefore not a creature, since the Son has been eternally God with the Father. The quotationsContinue reading “HILARY’S TRINITARIAN BELIEFS”

Hilary: Trinity in the OT & Jesus as the Angel

In this somewhat lengthy post, I quote the words of another great saint, Hilary of Poitiers, from his writing On the Holy Trinity, Book IV. This holy saint not only argued that Jesus is that very divine Angel that appeared throughout the OT, he also quoted texts such as Genesis 1, Psalms 45:6-7, Isaiah 45:11-14, HoseaContinue reading “Hilary: Trinity in the OT & Jesus as the Angel”

Ambrosiaster: Trinity, Jesus the Great Angel & Hypostatic Union

The excerpts cited here are all taken from Ambrosiaster’s Commentary on the Pauline Epistles: Romans, Translated with Notes, by Theodore S. de Bruyn, with an Introduction by Theodore S. de Bruyn, Stephen A. Cooper, & David G. Hunter. It was published by SBL Press in 2017. All emphasis will be mine. 5.1. The ContextContinue reading “Ambrosiaster: Trinity, Jesus the Great Angel & Hypostatic Union”

St. Augustine on the Divine Monarchy & Blessed Trinity

The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. The blessed saint will cite texts such as 1 Timothy 6:13-16 and apply that to the Trinity. In so doing, he identifies the only God of the passage as the Trinity. Augustine also applies 1 John 5:20 to the Son, which describes Christ asContinue reading “St. Augustine on the Divine Monarchy & Blessed Trinity”