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Gregory of Nazianzus tells a story about a legion of soldiers in the army of emperor Julian the Apostate, many of whom were “Christians,” and

The church fathers are very explicit that they do not bow down to “lifeless images.” But what does it mean for images to be lifeless?

When defending the worship of relics (i.e. offering incense and gifts to the dead), Roman Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin recently appealed to the Old Testament

  Cyril was an Arian: Having first been ordained as a priest around 343 AD by his Bishop Maximus, Cyril later repudiated his own bishop

Apostolic succession is the belief that the spiritual authority, teachings, and ministerial powers given by Jesus to the apostles have been continuously passed down through

When asked why we should join their church, the Cathodox frequently mention that many miracles have occurred in their church, which supposedly proves their legitimacy.

  The story of Barlaam and Josaphat is a historically well-documented case of religious syncretism, and universally recognized by scholars as a Christianized retelling of

Do the Church Fathers Endorse Bowing to the King’s Statue? The Second Council of Nicaea tried to use a statement from Basil to justify a

The Cathodox repeatedly stress that Jesus is the “image of the invisible God,” using it as proof that we can make visible representations of Jesus

This post is Commentary from the Fathers on the Scriptures posted here: https://ante-nicenechristianity.com/articles/scriptures-alone-truth-is-from-the-beginning/    Galatians 1:8-9 Tertullian: “In this point, however, we dwell no longer,

The Father handed down to Christ everything He was supposed to teach: John 7:16-17 “Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but

Veneration, but not Adoration? Spyridon says (4:28): Our veneration passes to them, because there is a clear distinction made between veneration and adoration. Adoration belongs to

Offering Incense is Automatically Divine Worship “Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face.” Nebuchadnezzar hearing these things, and being put in remembrance of his vision,

The Definition of Idol: The word “idol” (or Eidolon / εἴδωλον ) is derived from the Greek Eidos / εἶδoς, a noun meaning “form,” “shape,” or

“Didn’t Joshua bow to the ark of the covenant? Didn’t the priests bow to the images of angels on the ark?” Neither Joshua nor the

John Henry Newman was the most recently-living man to be declared a doctor of the Catholic church. In his book “An Essay on the Development

What you need now more than anything else is not simply a collection of individual facts about the early Church or about anything else, but

In a recent video, I presented a defense of Origen of Alexandria—a Greek Church Father ridiculed by many. But today’s video, in which we will

Many websites, such as Answering Islam (following William Albrecht), claim that the words “spotless,” “stainless,” “without blemish,” and “incorruptible” are terms which explicitly declare Mary’s

This is continuing our post on Worship of Images / Icons Agobard of Lyons (779-840 AD) The first commandment of the Decalogue is given by

What is the sin of icon-slavery (iconodulia)? The sin of making oneself a slave to dead images is a crime against nature and against God.

Translated from Athanasius’ Pastoral Letters, listed in Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Epistula ad Virgines (Ep. virg. Copt. or Ep. virg. 1) 2147, a French translation of

Desiderius Erasmus, 1466–1536 (Catholic, Switzerland): Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11 In secret places, a man may do as he shall think expedient, but whatever man

Friends, the apostle Peter was being sensitive to the Jews who had been under the law of Moses for 2000 years by following the Old

Zeno of Verona: Book One Tractates (Sermons and Discourses) Tractate I. Faith Summary (p. 55) – The essence of faith does not lie in knowledge

Scriptures Which Stress Having an Interpreter: 2 Peter 3:14-18 – Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him

[1] A letter from Eusebius to Queen Constantia. [2] Since you have written about a certain image, as if it were of Christ, desiring that

If I were to ask you, “Who is the father of all heretics?” would you know the answer? It’s astonishing that almost no Christians today

Heresies of the Orthodox Idolatry (praying to images, bowing to them, kissing them, burning incense to them, lighting candles, crowning) Worshiping the images of emperors,