The Fittingness of Incarnation – Christmas Eve Homily
It belongs to the essence of goodness to overflow, to communicate itself to others. Goodness cannot keep itself to itself.
Thomas Aquinas: On Theonomy
The judicial precepts established by men retain their binding force for ever, so long as the state of government remains the same.
Divine Authority & Circular Reasoning
This question of ultimate authority is a major point of division between Protestants and Roman Catholics. Does the divine authority of the Scriptures depend upon the testimony of the church, or upon something else?
First Principles
What is a First Principle? In theology, a first principle (principium) is a starting point/beginning/arche/source/ground/axiom that is the cause of all doctrines in the Christian religion.
Naming God: The Threefold Way
Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th-6th century AD) is the author most associated with the triplex via or "threefold way" of naming God. Under this schema, we can denote God on the basis of the perfections of creatures. This form of naming God is analogical, and is to be understood in a kind of logical succession, each one qualifying and perfecting that which precedes it.
What Happened To The People Who Were Resurrected in Matthew 27:51-53?
Today we are going to answer the question: What happened to those people who came out of their graves when Jesus died and rose again per Matthew 27:51-53?
Where Do We Go When We Die?
Today we are going to answer the question: What happens to people when they die? Where do they go? Are they awake or asleep?