Thomas Aquinas is known as one of the greatest thinkers in the history of the church. He was a prolific writer, and writings are still widely read today. When it comes to Christology Aquinas had a lot to say, and his writings on Christology can be read in the third part of his Summa Theologica... Continue Reading →
Patristic Theories of Redemption
The fathers of the early church fought very hard to preserve orthodox teaching regarding the person of Christ. There were numerous assaults on his divinity and nature, and the Council of Chalcedon seemed to put the issue to rest for good. The teaching that Jesus Christ, was eternal, always existed, is fully divine, and fully... Continue Reading →
Book Review: And He Dwelt Among Us
Introduction Aiden Wilson Tozer is a name that we think of in Christian circles very often. We know him as A.W. Tozer and so he has written many books such as The Pursuit of God and The Attributes of God and dozens more. He came to faith at the age of seventeen, and was a... Continue Reading →
Thank you Jesus!
What did Jesus do to save us? The importance of this question is one that has a real possibility to be understated. It is a question that has been asked for all of church history, and theologians have debated it for centuries. The reason is because it is the eternal question with eternal significance. The... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Jesus In Trinitarian Perspective
Throughout the history of the Christian church there have been hotly contested debates over various doctrines. Though it may seem foreign to us today, the early church had to deal with people within its ranks who questioned the very deity of Christ. Who was he and how is he to be understood? The church dealt... Continue Reading →
When Heresy Attacks
I want to start off with a warning. This article is deeply personal and involves a situation I feel very strongly about. Throughout church history there has been no shortage of heresies that have been dealt with. What is heresy an why is it so destructive? To address this we must first define what heresy... Continue Reading →
Theories of Atonement: Penal Substitution
The substitution theory of atonement views the death of Christ as something that happened in the place of sinners. By dying Christ took the place of those that sinned against God, and through his death sins of the sinner are expiated[1]. Since he died in our place his righteousness is then imputed to us when... Continue Reading →
Theories of Atonement: Governmental Theory
GOVERNMENTAL THEORY This theory served as a median between the views of Socinus and the view of the Protestant reformers. It states that the death of Christ served as a penal example and made a token payment for sin through his death on the cross[1]. God accepted this token payment, set aside the requirements of... Continue Reading →
William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic 