Scripture and Inspiration
The prophetic Spirit published the Scriptures
The prophetic Spirit published the Scriptures3 teach
Over time
How the answers line up over time
For every question, the main claim and where each writer stood on it, from the apostles to the councils. Open a question to see every claim, every writer, and the passages.
teaches it partly rejects it later writer, summary only
Holy Scripture
Canon and the Rule of Truth
The church received one rule of faith from the apostles
The church received one rule of faith from the apostles2 teach
Old and New Continuity
One God of both Testaments
One God of both Testaments4 teach
Hermeneutics and Types
Old Testament laws and events are types of Christ
Old Testament laws and events are types of Christ10 teach
Form of Scripture They Used
The seventy's Greek is the form they argue from
God
One God the Creator
One God made all things from nothing
One God made all things from nothing4 teach
Father, Son, and Spirit
Father, Son, and Spirit are named together
Father, Son, and Spirit are named together4 teach
Attributes and Providence
God is uncreated, good, and seen in his works
God is uncreated, good, and seen in his works4 teach
Against Idols
Idols are soulless made things
Idols are soulless made things4 teach
Christ
Incarnation — Word Made Flesh
The Word truly became flesh
The Word truly became flesh5 teach
True God and True Man
The same one is God and a perfect human being
Virgin Birth
Christ was born of a virgin, as Isaiah said
Christ was born of a virgin, as Isaiah said5 teach
Passion and Resurrection
Christ truly suffered, died, and rose
Christ truly suffered, died, and rose4 teach
Against Docetism
He was truly born, ate, suffered, and rose
He was truly born, ate, suffered, and rose6 teach
The Holy Spirit
Spirit and Prophecy
The Spirit / Word spoke in the prophets
The Spirit / Word spoke in the prophets7 teach
Spirit and Baptism
Baptize into the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Baptize into the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit1 teach
Gifts and Order
Gifts of the Spirit still operate in the churches
Gifts of the Spirit still operate in the churches23 teach · 1 reject
Spirit Who Sanctifies
The Holy Spirit dwells in the faithful and makes holy
The Holy Spirit dwells in the faithful and makes holy5 teach
The Human Being
Image and Likeness
The image of God remains after the fall
The image of God remains after the fall1 partly
Free Will
Will remains capable of choice
Will remains capable of choice13 teach
Fate and Foreknowledge
People succeed or sin by deliberate choice, not fate
Sin and Death
Death and guilt follow personal disobedience
Death and guilt follow personal disobedience5 teach
The Two Ways
There are two ways, of life and of death
There are two ways, of life and of death5 teach
Salvation
Salvation in Christ
Rescue is by the incarnate Son's blood
Faith and Obedience
Faith is joined to obedience and choice
Grace and Divine Assistance
Grace assists a will that still acts
Grace assists a will that still acts5 teach
Recapitulation and Victory
Christ sums up and restores Adam's story
Christ sums up and restores Adam's story3 teach
Baptism and New Birth
Baptism is regeneration and illumination
Reward and Judgment
Acts, not fate or status, are judged
Universal Call and Human Refusal
God gives the good; some who could work it will not
The Church
One Church
There is one church gathered to the bishop
There is one church gathered to the bishop5 teach
Bishops and Presbyters
Do nothing in the church without the bishop
Do nothing in the church without the bishop3 teach
Apostolic Succession
Bishops can be listed from the apostles
Bishops can be listed from the apostles3 teach
Discipline and Penance
A further repentance after baptism is granted, narrowly
A further repentance after baptism is granted, narrowly4 teach
Heresy and Schism
Flee heresy and strange doctrine
Flee heresy and strange doctrine5 teach
Baptism and the Table
Eucharist and Thanksgiving
The Eucharist is the flesh and blood of Christ
The Eucharist is the flesh and blood of Christ4 teach
Liturgy and Prayer
Assemble on the Lord's Day
The Last Things
Resurrection of the Body
This flesh / body rises
This flesh / body rises13 teach
Judgment and the Second Coming
The Lord comes to judge the living and the dead
The Lord comes to judge the living and the dead3 teach
Millennium Debate
Christ will reign a thousand years on earth / in Jerusalem
Christ will reign a thousand years on earth / in Jerusalem8 teach · 1 reject
Intermediate State
Souls wait in an allotted place until the resurrection
Souls wait in an allotted place until the resurrection2 teach
How to Live
Love of Neighbor and Enemy
Love God and neighbor as the way of life
Marriage and Continence
Marriage is good for faithful union and children
Marriage is good for faithful union and children4 teach
Wealth and Alms
Wealth is for alms and the poor
Wealth is for alms and the poor4 teach
Martyrdom as Witness
Martyrdom is confession and warfare for God
Martyrdom is confession and warfare for God5 teach
Civil Authority
Pray for emperors; God appoints their office
Pray for emperors; God appoints their office2 teach
Apologetic Method
Argument from the prophets and Israel's older writings
Argument from the prophets and Israel's older writings3 teach
The marks are our reading of each passage, for study. They are not a ranking of who was right.