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I present additional quotes from some of the church’s greatest theologians and scholars on the necessity and centrality of water baptism for regeneration, salvation, and forgiveness of sins. All emphasis will be mine. St. Hilary of Poitiers 57. Keep, I  pray  You, this my  pious   faith  undefiled, and even till my spirit departs, grant that this may be the utterance of my convictions: so that I may ever hold fast that which I professed in the creed of my regeneration, when I

The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs , published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998, pp. 118-129. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers , ed. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, 1885–1887, reprinted by Hendrickson in 1994). For instance, this 1.144 means volume 1, p. 144. Bercot will also signify whether the Christ

I continue from where I left off ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/early-church-on-john-3-5-water-baptism ).   AMBROSE OF MILAN 20. Therefore read that the three witnesses in  baptism , the water, the blood, and the  Spirit ,  1 John 5:7  are one, for if you take away one of these, the Sacrament of Baptism does not exist. For what is water without the  cross  of  Christ ? A common element, without any sacramental effect. Nor, again, is there the Sacrament of Regeneration

The following is a list of quotes from the church fathers of the first five centuries all of whom affirm that John 3:5 refers to water baptism, and that it is in water baptism that God grants spiritual regeneration and forgiveness of transgressions by the Holy Spirit. I will also cite a few sources that, though not mentioning John 3:5, nonetheless affirm that spiritual renewal/birth and remission of sins take place at water baptism by the grace of the Holy Spirit. LETTER ATTR

In this post I will be sharing some of the verses which describe the various ways believers are justified or made righteous. JUSTIFIED BY GOD “For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God! For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.’ Now to the one who works, his wage is not counted according to grace, but according to what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believe

The following excerpt is taken from the facebook of Yasir Qadhi  where he plugs a lecture he does on what the Muslim sources teach in respect to the child that Abraham was told to sacrifice. Here’s the link to the lecture itself: Library Chats E7: Ismā`īl vs. Isḥāq As the Sacrifice: A Case Study of Tafsīr and Scholarly Influence . And here’s what Qadhi wrote: ScSterSnphprotnsoercmber n2sot5,cr Sa2u02doedd0   ·  Ismā`īl vs. Isḥāq As the Sacrifice: A Case Study of Tafsīr and Sc

Against the Deity of the Lord Jesus Unitarians have come up with another objection to the Deity of the Lord Jesus. They use to argue that Psalm 110:1 calls the Messiah adoni , a word never used for Jehovah, but only employed for non-divine persons. After being thoroughly refuted on this point, Revisiting the implications that Psalm 110 has on the divine identity of the Messiah Pt. 1 ( /2017/03/31/revisiting-the-implications-of-psalm-110-has-on-the-divine-identity-of-the-messi

According to the inspired words of the Apostle Peter as recorded in Acts 2:24-32, Psalm 16:8-11 is a prophecy uttered by David in respect to Christ’s physical, bodily resurrection.   Here is the key verse in question, which Peter understood as God’s promise that he would prevent Christ’s body from corrupting or rotting in the grave:   “For You will not forsake my soul to Sheol; You will not give Your Holy One over  to see corruption (sahat) .” Psalm 16:10 Legacy Standard Bibl

The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled  The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense , authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 1: Crown Him with Many Crowns: Jesus’ Divine Honors , Chapter 3: Honoring the Son, 88-90.   In my estimation this is  THE  best and most comprehensive exposition and defense of the biblical basis for the Deity of Christ. Every serious Trinitari

The Gospel of John reports an incident where a blind man whom Jesus healed worshiped Christ when asked whether he believed in him:   “ Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’   The man replied, ‘And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?’   Jesus told him, ‘You have seen him; he is the one speaking with you.’   [He said, ‘ Lord, I believe,’ and he worshiped him .  Jesus said,] ‘For judgment I have

Presented by James Snapp, Jr. (with assistance from members of the NT Textual Criticism group on Facebook), April 2014. And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” – Acts 8:37 Acts 8:37 has received different treatments in recent translations of the New Testament.  Some samples will illustrate this:             New American Standard Bible (2002):  Acts 8:37 is in the text, within si

The Authorized King James Version (AV) of the Holy Bible contains a verse which modern versions either omit entirely or question its genuineness: “And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Acts 8:37 In this short post I will present the earliest surviving proofs for the authenticity of this verse. I will also cite later versions and expositors that accept the veracity of this

In Luke’s Gospel, the disciples worship Jesus after having physically ascended into heaven right before their eyes:   “As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, ‘Peace be to you.’ But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?   See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh an

It’s time to turn the tables against Muhammadans by employing their own objection against the Holy Bible to their own sources, to show them how their texts fail to live up to their own standards and criteria. In this post I will take the assertion that the Holy Bible slanders God’s prophets and messengers by accusing them of heinous sins, and apply it to both the Quran and ahadith to show that this precisely what Muhammad did. JOSEPH The Muslim scripture falsely accuses Josep

According to a  sahih  (sound, authentic) narration, a group of tall, scrawny men mounted and rode Muhammad all night long, which caused him tremendous pain and exhaustion: إن عبدالله قال إستبعثني رسول الله ﷺ قال فانطلقنا حتى أتيت مكان كذا وكذا فخطَّ لي خطة فقال لي كن بين ظهرَي هذه لا تخرج منها فإنك إن خرجت هلكتَ قال فكنت فيها قال فمضى رسول الله ﷺ خَذَفة أو أبعد شيئاً أو كما قال ثم إنه ذكر هنيناً كأنهم الزُطّ قال عفان أو كما قال عفان إن شاء الله ليس عليهم ثياب ولا أرى سوءاتهم

The following has been taken from a now defunct post titled, “Distortion committed by Bukhari whilst copying down a tradition in his ‘Sahih’ pertaining to the legitimacy of sodomy.”   We read in the Holy Quran:   Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will (Yusufali, 2:223).   In various Sunni works we read that testimony of Abdullah Ibn Umar regarding the reason for the revelation of the said verse qua legitimacy of performing buggery on on

EXPOSING MORE OF ISLAM’S SEXUAL FILTH AND PERVERSITY According to many renowned Muslim scholars, the following verse was “revealed” to permit anal sex: Your wives are as fields for you. You may enter your fields from any place you want . Reserve something good for your souls (for the life hereafter). Have fear of God and know that you are going to meet Him. (Muhammad) give the glad news to the believers. S. 2:223 (Muhammad Sarwar  https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/st23.ht

In this post I am going to highlight the dishonest and deceitful tactics of Muslims in their attempts of concealing the grossly immoral, vile, shameful teachings of their prophet. In al-Bukhari, the son of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab expounds on the meaning of Q. 2:223, which describes women as a field that men can plow into any way they deem fit. What makes Ibn Umar’s exegesis interesting is that a part of his reply has been deliberately omitted! Here’s the narrati

Exposing More of Islam’s Vulgarity and Indecency In this post, I am going to highlight some more of the indecent, tasteless and vulgar language employed within the Quran, ahadith and/or Islamic sources. In particular, I am going to focus on how one of Islam’s greatest scholars and expositors interpreted the following passage, which mentions the virginal conception of the Lord Jesus: “She said: My Lord! when shall there be a son (born) to I me, and man has not touched me? He s

The following is taken from Islam Question & Answer: On acting; and the ruling on marrying young girls . All emphasis is mine. On acting; and the ruling on marrying young girls Question 1)What is the ruling of islam acting in movies? If it is allowed what type of films must be them? Also what is the role of women in movies? 2)Why islam allowed to marry children(girls) of age below 10 with out their permission(it is said that in the case of children, it requires the concern of