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Dr Joe Mizzi on Ignatius and Transubstantiation
Dr Joe Mizzi has an interesting article (link to article) on the church fathers and transubstantiation, which includes the following: Ignatius Ignatius argued against the Gnostic Docetists. They denied the true physical existence of our Lord; thus they also denied his death and resurrection. Ignatius wrote: They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because…
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Early Father Worshiping with Icons?
I was listening to a recent panel discussion with William Albrecht and David Withun and a caller called in and asked if they could name any father before the 300s that used images in the church. Albrecht pointed to Tertullian, in his work on Modesty. In that work he makes reference to the image of…
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Don't Be Surprised if You Make Some Mistakes
Jerome wrote: And if the ingenuity of perverse men finds something which they may plausibly censure in the writings even of evangelists and prophets, are you amazed if, in your books, especially in your exposition of passages in Scripture which are exceedingly difficult of interpretation, some things be found which are not perfectly correct? –…