In a recent debate, Craig Truglia argued that Psalm 99:5 should be read, "worship his footstool," contrary to every English transl...

 Methodius (d. 312), The Symposium aka the Banquet of the Ten Virgins, Discourse 8 , Chapters 4-8: Chapter 4. Now, then, O Virgins, daughter...

Victorinus of Pettau (d. 303), Commentary on the Apocalypse , at Revelation 11:19 and 12:1 (consecutive verses): 11:19. And the temple of Go...

Hippolytus of Rome (d. 235), On Christ and Antichrist , Sections 61-62, states:  60. Now, concerning the tribulation of the persecution whic...

Frederick Spanheim the Younger, wrote a book of church history, known as Ecclesiastical Annals. From page 264 of "Ecclesiastical Annals...

In 1607 or shortly thereafter, Arminius wrote a Declaration of his sentiments on various subjects including Perseverance of the Saints.   On...

In a previous post we covered the 1913 Oxford English Dictionary's definitions of Semi-Pelagian and Semi-Pelagianism ( link to that post...

While Reformed Theodore Beza (1556) and Roman Catholic Nicholas Sanders (1571) may have been the first to use the label "Semi-Pelagiani...

The following are definitions of Pelagianism and Semi-Pelagianism from the "Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms" (1996).  ...

One ought not to have to provide such caveats, but this is a reminder that dictionary definitions are descriptive more than they are prescri...

The Council of Carthage of 418 opposed errors attributed to Pelagius and Celestius (P&C).  The council defined eight canons , which some...

My debate opponent (in an upcoming debate), Dr. T. Kurt Jaros, has suggested that we should define "Semi-Pelagianism" as Beza did....

The Argument Jesus asked, “And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?” (John 8:46) After Jesus explained why, the Jews scoffed at him...