Courtesy of William Albrecht. MARTIN LUTHER Christ, our Savior, was the real and natural fruit of Mary’s virginal womb . . . This was without the cooperation of a man, and she remained a virgin after that. (Luther’s Works, editors. Jaroslav Pelikan [vols. 1-30] & Helmut T. Lehmann St. Louis: Concordia Pub. House [vols. 1-30]; … Continue reading THE REFORMERS ON MARY’S PERPETUAL VIRGINITY →

The Hebrew Bible proclaims that Jehovah is the only Elohim (“God”) who reigns from heaven forever, and the only Adonay (“Lord”) that a believer has and trusts in: “Thus saith thy Lord (Adonayik) Jehovah, and thy God (Elohayik) that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup … Continue reading ISRAEL’S MULTI-PERSONAL GOD →

I uploaded this from the following link: https://practicalapologetics.blogspot.com/2013/07/early-church-fathers-on-faith-and-works.html. The Early Church Fathers on various topics: This was a 3700 hour project which included going through 22896 pages of the 38 volume set called Ante Nicene, Nicene, Post Nicene Fathers. I compiled 255 pages of quotes showing that the Early Church was always and completely Catholic. … Continue reading Early Church Fathers on Faith and Works →

In this post I will be citing from renowned medieval Muslim scholar and Quranic expositor Al-Qurtubi’s commentary on specific texts which directly relate to Christian-Muslim polemics and debate. All bold and/or capital emphasis will be mine. Al-Qurtubi on Mary’s Status Maryam, Allah has chosen you and purified you. The words ‘purified you’ refer to purification … Continue reading AL-QURTUBI’S EXPOSITION ON SELECT PASSAGES →