In the Bible in Exodus 3 and 4 we have the story of Moses and the burning bush. God appears in it before him and identifies himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He also tells Moses that he has seen the oppression of his people in Egypt and will deliver them into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
Category Archives: Church History
Muslims Must Believe in the Entire Bible
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The Christian and Islamic Scriptures which the Quran tells Muslims to believe in
How much of the Bible does the Quran confirm? I used to say quite a bit but I’ve since modified my answer. My answer is now all of it. There is no verse in the entire Quran that says that the Bible is corrupt, not one. We have Surah 2:79 but this doesn’t refer to all people as Surah 3:199 shows. Now, let’s start off with the Torah and the Gospel.
Emperor Constantine XI vs. Sultan Mehmed II
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Constantine XI
Today is the anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople. On May 29, 1453 Ottoman Janissaries breached the Theodosian walls and killed everyone in their path. Emperor Constantine XI cast off his purple cloak and made a last stand with his remaining soldiers. He was killed in the melee.
Second Interview with Sam Shamoun
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Back in July I had an interview with Sam Shamoun on introductory topics regarding Islamic apologetics. One was the Bible and the Quran and the other one was Trinity and Tawheed. I recently had Shamoun on again to talk about a more advanced topic. We discussed the role of St. Paul in Islam.
Tovia Singer, Matthew, and Zechariah
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Above is a video by Jewish apologist Rabbi Tovia Singer. He points out a supposed error in the New Testament. Now, I don’t want to pick on Rabbi Singer but he’s not the only one who likes to bring this up. Muslims and liberal NT “scholars” like to point this out.
A Tale of Two Bishops – John and Mark
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We tend to think of today as an age of apostasy where priests and bishops will compromise the faith at the drop of a hat. To a large extent many bishops are like that but was it always like that? It’s been like this largely for the last 700 years. Religion started to decline around 1300 and it has never been the same since. I’ll give two prime examples. One from the Catholic Church and one from the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Pope Liberius and Socrates of Constantinople
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During the quarantine, I’ve been on a Church history binge. I’ve really gone about reading primary sources. This includes major histories from the patristic era but not only. There seem to be four main sources of the pre-Chalcedonian Church. These are Eusebius, Theodoret, Socrates, and Sozomen. Eusebius’ historical account goes from Jesus Christ to just before the Council of Nicaea. The other three didn’t feel a need to repeat the good work of Eusebius. Instead they continued from where he left off.
James White, Mitch Pacwa, and the big Catholic book collection
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Back in the day, James White had a debate with a Jesuit named Fr. Mitch Pacwa. This particular debate was on the doctrine of Sola Scriptura. I didn’t watch the debate but I’ve seen other Sola Scriptura debates with White on this same topic; mainly his debates with Gerry Matatics. In other words, I know his material on the subject.
Quarantine Apologetics Reading List – Catholic Edition
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Following up from the last post, here are the Catholic books:
Quarantine Apologetics Reading List – Non-Catholic Edition
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With 95% of the world under quarantine because of the Wuflu, I have decided to make a recommended reading list and have an interesting criteria. There are some great books that I’ve read that I’d recommend to anyone. The Fourth Cup by Scott Hahn is one of those books. However, I haven’t picked that one up since I’ve read it. I haven’t used it for a reference. The list of books that I’ve prepared for the Wuflu quarantine are books that I constantly reference. I’ve used them many times since I’ve first read it. It’s a very economical list in that way. Also, a few of these writings are from the Church Fathers and can be found online for free; an even better deal.