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The Jews Gave Us the Old Testament
Of course, God gave us the Old Testament by inspiration, but the point is that the apostles did not give us the Old Testament. Instead, it was an existing body of literature that was handed on to them. We see this in Scripture. Romans 3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them [that is,…
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Magisterium More Sufficient than Scripture? (Part 2)
[Cont’d from previous section] Is the Roman Catholic Magisterium More Sufficient than Sacred Scripture?Bryan Cross answered on the subject of the ability of the Scripture to interpret Scripture sufficiently, from Scripture, reason, and tradition. (Part 2) The fact that obscure Scriptures are obscure and “need” (in some sense) clarification does not imply that the clear…
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Perspicuity of Scripture Contra Bellisario – Part 9
I’m responding to a post from Mr. Matthew Bellisario (see my first post for the introduction). In this post, I address Mr. Bellisario’s response to my quotation from Chrysostom. Mr. Bellisario has put my words in italics, and I have attempted to reproduce them as he provided them, within the quotation box below. His own…
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Limited Atonement Defended (Against Albrecht)
This is a response to Mr. Albrecht’s video “Limited Atonement, further examined” (link). Mr. Albrecht has already conceded the main point of the discussion in his video by noting that Limited Atonement is not a heresy. That’s for the best, since the position OneTrueChurch (Glenn) took that Calvinism’s doctrine of Limited Atonement is heresy, is…
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Origen – Not a Papist
Origen was not a papist, not a person who held to the modern Roman Catholic doctrine of the papacy. Origen interpreted Matthew 16:18 more like a modern Reformed believer would interpret the passage, and actually a lot like the way that Augustine interpreted the passage. Thus, in the following video, I respond to Mr. Albrecht’s…
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Snow-Covered Dung-Heap – Luther / Langland / Chrysostom?
It’s often claimed (mostly by Roman Catholics) that Luther compared justification to a snow-covered dung-heap. None have to date (and this author’s knowledge) been able to document precisely who originated the phrase, or where it occurs in Luther’s voluminous writings, although at least one guy has given it a shot. Considering that we recently demonstrated…
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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…