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More (or More Complete) Answers for Godismyjudge
Godismyjudge (Dan) has provided an audio response (link) to my post here (link) (see post for prior chronology). Dan seems to complain that I haven’t given a “yes or no” answer to the question that he posed. I think it would be foolish to answer a confusing (at best) or perhaps unexplainable question with a…
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Responses to Atheist Objections
I received the following comments on my earlier post, “Away with the Atheists!” I assume that the person commenting is an atheist, and I am going to use “A” to designate his comments below, but whether he is an atheist or not is not central to the matter: Objection 1 – Atheism Misclassified as FaithA:…
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More of Trey Austin
Well, it seems that Mr. Austin does not like the correction he has received by those he considers his Christian brethren, so much that he has fired off a massive, multi-post response. I have addressed his multiple posts as a group. 1. Opening PostIn which Trey uses a colorful analogy involving dung, while falsely claiming,…
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Responses to Three Common Objections to Calvinism
The following is a response to three common objections to Calvinism that are made by non-Calvinists. As mentioned below, these are not objections that everyone could make (for example, one calls into question the doctrine of original sin), but they are objections that frequently are made, and to which an answer should be ready. There…
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Responding to "Orthodox"’s Counter-Objections
One reader of the blog, “Orthodox,” has provided some counter-objections to the rebuttals I’ve presented so far on the abuse of 2 Thessalonians 2:15. I think “Orthodox” is a bit confused, as some of his objections have already been answered in earlier posts. For example, “Orthodox” seems to think that he can use a verse…
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Additional Clarification
This is the third post in a series on 2 Thessalonians 2:15 (main post) (comment answered – additional examples). Reginald has provided some additional comments in a new post (link). Preliminary Clarifications Before going through Reginald’s comments in detail, I think it would be worthwhile to address a couple matters briefly and generally. 1. I…
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Tradition Distinguished – Abuse of 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Thwarted
Those who wish to oppose the doctrine of Sola Scriptura typically run to 2 Thessalonians 2:15 as one of the first passages to discuss. As will be demonstrated below, this verse does not support such abuse, and – in fact – demonstrates the eisegetical mindset of those who seek to use it to oppose a…
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Love God – Don’t Sin – and Don’t Make Excuses
I read some rather feeble responses in letters to the editor at PSU today, on the topic of the Bible’s testimony against homosexuality. (link) Let me summarize the flaws in the letters. 1. Misuse of “Love one another.” Apparently the author of the first letter thinks that convicting others of sin is unloving. But Scripture…
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Objections Regarding Original Sin Answered
An anonymous poster provided some comments regarding this earlier post on the natural depravity of children (link). The comments by the anonymous commenter are in italics, with all the typos being as submitted. “I think some thoughts are being omitted from your interpretation of Psalms 58. First off, they go astray after they are born.…
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Miscellaneous Responses to Orthodox
A while back (this post has been three months, thirteen days in the making), Orthodox offered a set of comments that I never fully responded to. I take this opportunity to do so. Legend: MP (Me, i.e. TurretinFan, Previously); O (Orthodox); G (Gene Bridges) and TF (TurretinFan)MP: A command is not an offer. The imperative…