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David King – Justification and The Auburn Avenue Controversy
I know that my friend, David King, would probably prefer for me not to post this, but since it has already been posted by Alpha & Omega Ministries, I wanted to present it for the listeners’ edification: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2DZPQjBbcM&w=560&h=315] -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Chrysostom and Vatican I
Back in 2007, James White posted the following quotation from John Chrysostom: Having said to Peter, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonas, and of having promised to lay the foundation of the Church upon his confession; not long after He says, Get thee behind me, Satan. And elsewhere he said, Upon this rock. He did not…
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Justification as Declaration of Righteousness
Here are some thoughts on Justification from the early church father John Chrysostom, courtesy of the great Reformer Thomas Cranmer and my friend (and fellow heir to the legacy of Chrysostom and Cranmer) David King: Chrysostom (349-407): What does he mean when he says: “I have declared your justice?” He did not simply say: “I…
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Dividing Line Program Tomorrow – December 9, 2010
Tomorrow, December 9, 2010, I will be guest hosting the Dividing Line webcast. Pastor David King, author of Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of our Faith will be my guest. Lord willing, we will be discussing topics related to Roman Catholicism, particularly some recent blog posts from the Called to [Roman] Communion blog. We…
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Formal Sufficiency of Scripture: The Testimony of Scripture (Guest Series)
Formal Sufficiency of ScriptureStated and Examined from Scripture and the Fathers, with scholarly confirmation regarding the Fathers’ views. In the introduction (link), we began with some of the testimony of Scripture regarding its own sufficiency. In this section, although our Roman challenger has not requested it, we will discuss what the Bible has to say…
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Formal Sufficiency of Scripture: Introduction (Guest Series)
Formal Sufficiency of ScriptureStated and Examined from Scripture and the Fathers, with scholarly confirmation regarding the Fathers’ views. The Scriptures are the Word of God. Their purpose, among other things, is to bring people who read them to a saving knowledge of God – to bring them to faith in God and repentance from sin.…
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>Rome’s Translation Record
>Over at Greenbaggins, Roman Catholic Taylor Marshall threw out one of the standard lines about Luther changing Scripture. I noted that this Roman propaganda has been debunked already (debunked once – debunked twice). In response, Mr. Marshall tried to come up with some new angles to the old slur. He stated: “One might even say…
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>A Discussion on Newman’s Pre- and Post-Conversion Positions on the Historical Legitimacy of Roman Catholic Patristic Work (Guest Post by David King)
> In On Bits and Pieces, Mark Escobar cites an article having the title of the present article allegedly written by me (On Bits and Pieces, p. 193, footnote 146). This initially puzzled me, as I could not recall having written any such article. However, upon further investigation I discovered that a paper of sorts…
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Chrysostom – Passages Inconsistent with an Idea of Purgatory
Chrysostom, in the following passages, provides evidence suggesting that he knows nothing of any kind of post-mortem experience as purgatory… Chrysostom (349-407) commenting on Matthew 6:12: Let us know these and let us remember that terrible day and that fire. Let us put in our mind the terrible punishments and return once for all from…
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Prayers to God Alone (and Worship to God Alone, in general) in the Early Church
To whom should prayers be addressed? They should be addressed to God alone. Augustine (354-430): As for those spirits who are good, and who are therefore not only immortal but also blessed, and to whom they suppose we should give the title of gods, and offer worship and sacrifices for the sake of inheriting a…