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Lent Day 22: Athanasius: life of Anthony: Chaps. 11-20

...itance of eternal life when they pass from this life. Nor let us think, as we look at the world, that we have renounced anything of much consequence, for the whole earth is very small compared with all the heaven …  Therefore let the desire of possession take hold of no one, for what gain is it to acquire these things which we cannot take with us? He encouraged his followers to not grow weary of their devotion and discipline, but to keep their focus right, similar to what Paul wrote in Col 3:2 about setting your mind on things above, and again, in Phil 3:14, about pressing on towards the goal and heavenly prize of Christ. To “die daily” (1 Cor 15:31...

7 Ways Jesus Reverses the Curse From Eden

...rought in eternal life, Adam and Eve ushered in death and sin and lost their immortality. Genesis 3:22,23Then the Lord God said, “See, the humans have become like one of us, knowing good and evil, and now they might reach out their hands and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever”— therefore the Lord God sent them forth from the garden of Eden… 2 Timothy 1:10…but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 7. Jesus gives us access to the Tree of life again if we follow him, Adam and Eve were denied access by not...

Lent Day 25: Athanasius: life of Anthony: Chaps. 41-50

...Day Twenty-five: St. Athanasius: life of Anthony: Chaps. 41-50 Who: Bishop of Alexandria; Confessor and Doctor of the Church; born c. 296; died 2 May, 373 AD. He was the main defender of orthodoxy in the 4th-century battle against the Arianism heresy. Certain writers received the title “Doctor” on account of the great advantage their doctrine had on the whole Church, Athanasius especially for his doctrine on the incarnation. What: The biography of Anthony the Great’s life, which helped to spread the concept of Christian monasticism, particularly in Western Europe. Why: From the letter’s own prologue: “The life and conversation of our holy Father,...

Lent: Intro - 40 Day Reading Plan with the Fathers

...This year for Lent I'm following a reading plan which comprises of a collection of extracts from various early church fathers writings. Each day I'm going to write a short overview and any thoughts on the text and link back to the source material so you can also follow along with me too, if you'd like. The overview of each day will probably be posted on the day after. The reading should only take 10-15 minutes of your time, and by day 40, you will have read ten different Fathers: Didache, Diognetus, Polycarp, Ignatius, Justin Martyr, Cyprian, Athanasius, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ambrose of Milan, and Leo the Great. I'll be reading from the “Church Fathers Lenten...

An Examination of Conditional Immortality (Part Two)

...erence to eternal life and conditionalism, and summarise these last two posts to bring it all together as a (hopefully) cohesive whole.     Further Reading/Sources https://oncedelivered.net/tag/eclectic-view/ https://www.britannica.com/art/apocalyptic-literature https://reknew.org/2008/01/are-you-an-annihilationist-and-if-so-why/ https://reknew.org/2008/01/the-case-for-annihilationism/ https://reknew.org/2014/12/what-the-new-testament-says-about-annihilation/ Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism — https://amzn.to/3yZAVe9 https://www.thehellproject.online/post/10-traditionalist-arguments-that-need-to-die...

Lent Day 27: Athanasius: life of Anthony: Chaps. 61-70

...Day Twenty-seven: St. Athanasius: life of Anthony: Chaps. 61-70 Who: Bishop of Alexandria; Confessor and Doctor of the Church; born c. 296; died 2 May, 373 AD. He was the main defender of orthodoxy in the 4th-century battle against the Arianism heresy. Certain writers received the title “Doctor” on account of the great advantage their doctrine had on the whole Church, Athanasius especially for his doctrine on the incarnation. What: The biography of Anthony the Great’s life, which helped to spread the concept of Christian monasticism, particularly in Western Europe. Why: From the letter’s own prologue: “The life and conversation of our holy Father...