Layman Apologist

Saint Athanasius on the Incarnation absolutely and indirectly destroys the Mormon god.

“Others take the view expressed by Plato, that giant among the Greeks. He said that God had made all things out of pre-existent and uncreated matter, just a the carpenter makes things only out of wood that already exists. But those who hold this view do not realize that to deny that God is Himself the Cause of matter is to impute limitation to Him, just as it is undoubtedly a limitation on the part of the carpenter that he can make nothing unless he first has the wood. How could God be called Maker and Artificer if His ability to make depended on some other cause, namely on matter itself? If He only worked up existing matter and did not Himself bring matter into being, He would be not the Creator but only a craftsman.

Such are the notions which men put forward. But the impiety of their foolish talk is plainly declared by the divine teaching of the Christian faith. From it we know that, because there is Mind behind the universe, it did not originate itself; because God is infinite, not finite, it was not made from pre-existent matter, but out of nothing and out of non-existence absolute and utter God brought it into being through the Word.”

I find it ironic that Mormons accuse Christians of importing Greek philosophy into the Trinity, while their own theology teaches that matter is eternal and “god” organised what already existed. On this point, their account of creation resembles the Platonic position Athanasius explicitly rejects.

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Congratulations everyone, you’ve pushed us over the line and the channel has officially qualified for monetisation! Thank you to all of you who have subscribed, watched, shared and supported the work. I’m so grateful.

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Adam was externally tempted by the Devil through Eve and fell, despite being in a garden surrounded by everything God had provided. Christ, the last Adam, was also externally tempted by the Devil, but in a wilderness after forty days without food, and He resisted. Neither needed a sinful nature to experience temptation.

Adam ate what God had forbidden when he had plenty to eat. Christ was hungry, yet refused Satan’s challenge to turn stones into bread. Where Adam disobeyed, Christ obeyed, and we depend upon His obedience for our righteousness.

“By the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.” — Romans 5:19

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Thoughts?

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Out now and on a sofa bed for tonight.

Thank you all so much! You have no idea what it means for me to have this goal met. First thing on Monday i can get down and get sorted.

God bless you all and i will share all details when i am fully moved out.

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Please help me if you can, Rolo and I need to leave tonight

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Me and this dude are celebrating my 36th today 🎂

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“Die for me brother”

A very famous song, singing about brotherhood and how the mark of true friendship is summed up in the line to lay down your life for a brother.

Remarkable that a singer who has no faith in the one true God would recognise that indeed the true mark of what love actually is, is to lay down your life for another.

It’s very easy to say you would lay down your life for another, when it’s not being presently asked, but is just a distant thought atm. I have often answered in the affirmative, that i would indeed die for my brother. But realistically many of us do not even comprehend the amount of love that would actually require, because love is not a warm floating emotion but an action…a sacrifice.

We struggle to pray for another, to help those around us in need because it’s not convenient, because it’s costly. And we think we have what it takes to lay down our lives? It is only by an act of God in our lives that we could do so! That the Holy Spirit would so move us to such an act of love, a love that was so freely shed for us because Christ laid down His life for you and I.

Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me a sinner, and grant me to love my brethren even if it costs me my life.

“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

— John 15:12-13

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

— John 3:16

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Update on the page

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What do you want to see more of on the channel?

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