I have been sharing in this article, the various arguments of the great saint Athanasius against Arius, the first priest who was condemned as a heretic because of his ideas about Christ. I already shared with my readers the first … Continue reading
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Athanasius’ defense of the Son’s essential deity can be summed up in this manner: Point 1: The Son’s entire being belongs to and shares in the substance of the Father, “as radiance from light, and stream from source. For the … Continue reading
In continuing Athanasius’ arguments discrediting Arius’ teachings, he reminds his reader that “my Father is still working, and I also am working (Jn 5:17). And had not the Old Testament wisdom literature averred that “when he [God] marked out the … Continue reading
I have been sharing in this article Athanasius’ arguments against Arius. Arius was the proponent of the first and one of the greatest heresies. Arianism, in Christianity, is a Christological concept that asserts that Jesus Christ is the Son of … Continue reading
Before Pascha, I had started sharing information about the argument between Arius, the heretic, and St. Athanasius. It is, actually, quite a fascinating bit of our Christian history. Athanasius argued that the fundamental error of Arius and his followers was … Continue reading
In this article I have tried to express the thoughts of the Greek Fathers of the Church and, in doing so, I have, of course, mentioned the struggles that the Church encountered during the first seven/eight centuries. The struggles were … Continue reading
Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century, says much the same thing as Tertullian about heresy in his critique of his Arian adversaries. “How,” Athanasius asks, “can they deny that this heresy is foreign, and not from our fathers? … Continue reading
After spending a great deal of time presenting the ideas of our Greek Church Fathers, I realized that I have to answer this question for my readers: Why should we spend the time and effort to learn theology with the … Continue reading
I have been sharing the ideas of both Athanasius and Cyril about Jesus. They saw Him as Perfect God and Perfect Man and the Council of Chalcedon affirmed their understanding. If Athanasius and Cyril, by defending the divinity of Christ … Continue reading
I would first offer a few more thoughts from our Father Athanasius of Alexandria. In the last bulletin I ended this article by sharing with my readers that the divine identity of Jesus, equal to the Father, was not a … Continue reading