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Lent: Day 13 - Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 12-23

Day Thirteen: St. Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 12-23 Who: Justin Martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. Justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what christians believe and do. Why: Justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against christians so that they at least may face...

The Historic Practice of Abortion and How Ancient christians Responded

It’s no secret that the majority of christians are against abortion, no matter where you look in the world. But nowhere has the issue come to more of a head than in the US recently with the overturning of Roe v Wade, which had made abortion legal across the country. Now abortion is no longer a federal constitutional right, but individual states now have the authority to determine the legality and rulings around abortion. Christian opposition to abortion in America has always been a heated topic, especially in recent decades, but this isn’t a novelty within the Church in America, or globally, and has been a position of the faithful for about 2000 years. Even...

What does the word "Catholic" mean?

...e/creedal-christians-the-nicene-creed.html Man-Made Tradition vs Apostolic Tradition: https://thesacredfaith.co.uk/home/perma/1456617338/article/human-tradition-vs-apostolic.html Alexandria, Clement of. The Stromata. Ed. Kevin Knight. n.d. 2021 July 2021. . Augustine. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Series 1, Augustine: The Writings Against the Manichaeans and Against the Donatists. Ed. Philip Schaff. 2. Vol. 4. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1995. BBC News. Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal. 26 February 2019. 29 July 2021. . Britannica, The Editors of...

Lent: Day 3 - Mathetes to Diognetus, pt. 2

...Day three: Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus: Chaps. 7-12 Who: Anonymous author, “mathetes” is not a name, but is the Greek word for “a disciple” What: possibly one of the earliest examples of a Christian apologetic defending the faith from its accusers, written to someone interested in learning more about the faith and its customs Why: The Christian faith was under attack and ridicule in the early centuries, many things about the Church were misunderstood and so various christians took to writing apologetic's (defences) to clarify doctrines and beliefs from being maligned. When: Estimated between AD 130 and late 2nd century Today's reading is the...

Did the Early Church invent the Trinity?

...The doctrine and concept of the Trinity is encapsulated in Matthew 28:19, where Jesus instructs the apostles: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. John, who was very close to Jesus and obviously knew him well, alludes to this teaching frequently in his Gospel, too. For example: John 1:1; John 8:58; John 10:30; and John 10:38. Yet, despite this, and numerous other examples throughout the New Testament which point towards the threefold nature of God, plenty of myths and legends abound online and in books which state that the divinity of Jesus (and therefore the Trinit...

Lent: Day 15 - Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 36-47

...Day Fifteen: St. Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 36-47 Who: Justin Martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. Justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what christians believe and do. Why: Justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against christians so that they at least may face...