Theological Term of the Week: Maximus the Confessor
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 3:30AM
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Maximus the Confessor
A Greek monk and father of the Eastern church who was persecuted for his opposition the false view of Monothelites, who taught that Jesus had only one will. He lived from 673–735.1

 

Learn more:

  1. Ligonier Ministries: The Lone Monk
  2. 5 Minutes in Church History: Maximus the Confessor
  3. Christian History: Eastern Orthodoxy: A Gallery of Impact Pray-ers (The second section features Maximus the Confessor.) 

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1From 2000 Years of Christ’s Power by N. R. Needham.


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