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Clear searchAugustine of Hippo · Spiritual autobiography and prayer · c. 397–400
Confessions remains compelling because Augustine examines his own heart with unusual honesty. He traces the loves, ambitions, excuses, habits, relationships, and ideas through which he ran f…
View recommendation →Isaiah, John, and the Divine Identity of Jesus Christ
Isaiah declares that YHWH alone creates, saves and receives the allegiance of every knee. Follow the cumulative biblical case for the divine identity of Jesus, with serious engagement with the strongest objections.
Read article →El, the Exodus, and the God Who Came from Sinai
…on of God’s character. Some expressions are titles God declares; others arise as memorial confessions after an encounter. El Elyon is God Most High. El Olam is the everlasting God. El Roi is the God who sees, the name Hagar gives to Yahweh after He finds her in affliction (Genesi…
Read article →Eustathius of Antioch, the human soul of Christ and the pictures created by our words
…e intention of its speaker. This is why precision matters. The point is not uniformity to confessions and councils as an end in itself. Technical formulas can be repeated without understanding, charity or worship. A person can pass an examination in Christology while remaining co…
Read article →History, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
…rs. It means that the final norm is the publicly accessible prophetic and apostolic word. Confessions, councils, traditions, and pastors carry real but ministerial authority. They serve the word; they do not become immune from its judgment. Lee's criticism is therefore most persu…
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