Tertullian’s terminology about the Son’s generation is earlier and less precise than the Nicene definition but in Against Praxeas 2, he teaches Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons of one substance; in chapter 5, he says the Word was in God before creation.

Jesus calls Himself “the First and the Last” (Rev. 1:17–18) These verses are preserved in 4th-century manuscripts Yet Qur’an 5:47 tells Christians to judge by the Gospel. Why trust a 7th-century claim over earlier manuscripts? Where’s the evidence these verses were corrupted?

Martin Luther makes a pertinent observation in the 16th chapter of his Commentary on St. John “We are obliged to yield many things to the papists [Catholics]—that they possess the Word of God which we received from them, otherwise we should have known nothing at all about it.”

Protestants appeal to the Jewish Old Testament canon, yet many reject the idea of asking departed holy people to intercede. But Jewish tradition includes asking Rachel, a creature of God, to intercede for her children. The inconsistency…

Mary is not a pagan goddess, a rival to God, or a deity who receives the worship due to God alone. Her queenship is dependent on Christ's Davidic kingship. the biblical role of the king’s mother (1 Kings 2:19) the king's mother held a recognized royal position

the Islamic Dilemma Quran 10:94 The Quran directs Muhammad to people who read earlier Scripture. if the Scriptures available to Jews and Christians were already corrupted, why direct Muhammad to those readers for confirmation?

Matthew 3:16–17 Jesus' baptism The Son is baptized. The Spirit descends like a dove. The Father speaks from heaven. John 14:16–17 Jesus says He will ask the Father to give the disciples another Advocate, the Holy Spirit.

The early Church (1st–3rd centuries) taught beliefs that strongly resemble Catholicism today • Visible Church• Apostolic succession• The Real Presence in the Eucharist• Baptism for forgiveness and new life• Sunday worship• Apostolic Tradition• Unity in the universal Church

Luke 1:43 ?

Thomas Aquinas on Muhammad - As for proofs of the truth of his doctrine, he brought forward only such as could be grasped by the natural ability of anyone with a very modest intellect. Indeed, the truths that he taught he mingled with many falsehoods

Thomas Aquinas- "He (Muhammad) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure, to which the concupiscence of the flesh goads us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave free rein to carnal pleasure.

This is from the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. It’s the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, with a male figure pointing toward a star above them. usually dated to the 3rd century. roughly 1,700–1,800 years old.

Some “Bible alone “ Christians think Mark 16:9–20 is uninspired. But it was received and read as Scripture by the early church. Irenaeus quotes Mark 16:19 around AD 180. If you only accept what the earliest manuscripts contain, Who decided which manuscripts constitute the NT?