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Prayers to God Alone (and Worship to God Alone, in general) in the Early Church
To whom should prayers be addressed? They should be addressed to God alone. Augustine (354-430): As for those spirits who are good, and who are therefore not only immortal but also blessed, and to whom they suppose we should give the title of gods, and offer worship and sacrifices for the sake of inheriting a…
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Lucifer and Angels’ Names
JohnFrancis left this comment on an earlier blog post: Harold Camping has recently taught that Jerome translated the Hebrew word “hyll” to be the angel “Lucifer” when it should read “praise”(root word) or “boaster(er)”. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which…