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Category: Patristics

View of Atonement in the Coptic Orthodox Church

April 19, 2018 Maged M Leave a comment

Note: This is not a comprehensive explanation of the doctrine of salvation in the Coptic Church, but is a sample…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation

Questions & Answers on Atonement

March 5, 2018 Maged M 1 Comment

The God of the Old Testament is the same God of the New. To deny God’s condemnation for sin and…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation Filed under: atonement, Christus Victor, Christus Victor vs. Penal Substitution, Church Fathers, Mercy and Justice, Orthodox Atonement, Penal Substitution, Penal Substitution and Church Fathers, Substitutionary Atonement, Theories of atonement

Atonement in the Early Church (Athanasius & Cyril of Alexandria)

December 26, 2017 Maged M 2 Comments

Christus Victor is a new model of atonement that some argue dates back to the early church. The model emphasizes…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation

Reconciliation of the Theories of Atonement of the East & West

October 17, 2017 Bishop Raphael 2 Comments

Taken from the lecture “The Incarnation According to St. Athanasius”, by H.G. Bishop Raphael (Former Secretary of the Coptic Holy…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation Filed under: atonement, Incarnation, Incarnation of the Word, Penal Substitution and Church Fathers, Penal Substitution Patristics, Reasons for Incarnation, St. Athanasius, Theories of atonement

Six Reasons for the Incarnation

Bishop Raphael 2 Comments

Taken from the lecture “The Incarnation According to St. Athanasius”, by H.G. Bishop Raphael (Former Secretary of the Coptic Holy…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation Filed under: Incarnation, Incarnation of the Word, Reasons for Incarnation, redemption, Soteriology, St. Athanasius

Remarks on the Understanding of Mercy and Justice in the Writings of Isaac the Syrian

September 21, 2017 Metropolitan Bishoy Leave a comment

By: Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta, Coptic Orthodox Church Isaac the Syrian is highly appreciated in the monastic field for his ascetic…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation Filed under: atonement, Coptic, Isaac the Syrian, Mercy and Justice, Metropolitan Bishoy, Scourge of love

Scriptural and Patristic Quotes on Hell

August 2, 2017 Maged M 2 Comments

This blog post is put together to refute views on hell which maintain that God is all-loving and does not punish…

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Posted in: Hell, Patristics, Salvation Filed under: Afterlife, Hell, Hell and Church Fathers, Judgement, Penal Substitution, Scourge of love, Wrath of God

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