A Catholic and Eastern Orthodox response to Jimmy Akin's Divine Council reading of Genesis 1:26 — from Dei Verbum, the Fathers, the Talmud, and the Targums.
Tag: Filioque
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Filioque: The Catholic Doctrine of the Holy Spirit’s Procession — Biblical, Patristic, and Conciliar | [LordJesusChristReigns.blog]
Two Greek words the Latin Bible collapsed into one generated eight centuries of controversy. This article untangles it completely: the biblical case from Galatians 4:6, John 15:26, and Romans 8:9; Augustine's principaliter and communiter; Maximus the Confessor's defense of Rome; the Councils of Toledo, Lyons, and Florence; and the landmark 1995 Pontifical Council clarification showing East and West confessing the same truth in different words.
Consubstantial with the Father – A Catholic Exegetical Defense of the Trinity from Galatians, John 10, and the Pauline Corpus
The Nicene Creed does not demand blind assent. It demands exegetical proof. This article delivers it: complete NA28 Greek morphology of John 10 and the Pauline εἷς corpus, seven Church Fathers from Justin Martyr to Augustine, four Ecumenical Councils, Aquinas, and the Theotokos — all converging on one verdict: consubstantial with the Father.
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