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The Jews Knew the Old Testament Canon – Guest Post by David King
(the following is a guest post by my friend, David King) One frequent myth often propounded by those who prefer a 4th century Greek canon of the Old Testament (OT) to the Hebrew canon of the OT is the idea that the first century Jews did not know the canon of OT Scripture. The Scriptures…
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Ratzinger, Material Sufficiency? (by David King)
(The following is a guest post by my friend, Pastor David King) Cardinal, now Pope, Joseph Ratzinger, while commenting on the documents of Vatican II (article nine of Dei verbum), stated that “no one is seriously able to maintain that there is a proof in Scripture for every catholic doctrine.” See Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Transmission…
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Joseph Ratzinger (aka Benedict XVI) and David T. King
I’m not sure Pastor King will be entirely pleased by comparison, but it is interesting to note that Joseph Ratzinger has confirmed something that Pastor King has been saying for a long time. Ratzinger writes: We are fairly certain today that, while the Fathers were not Roman Catholic as the thirteenth or nineteenth century would…
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Magisterium More Sufficient than Scripture? (Part 7)
[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 7) Basil of Caesarea (about A.D. 329-379): You could find many passages of this sort in the writings of the…
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The Recent Squirm of Mr. Marshall (by Pastor King)
(Post by Pastor David T. King) Mr. Marshall’s having suddenly “bumped into a zinger” from the language of Augustine in De doctrina Christiana (Book I, 39, 34) indicates to us his own unfamiliarity with this ancient African theologian, especially in terms of the development of Augustine’s mature convictions regarding the necessity of Holy Scripture. A.…
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Pastor King Responds to Taylor Marshall Again
Pastor David King had previously posted a response to Taylor Marshall (link to response). The response covered a variety of issues, including centrally the papacy. Taylor Marshall has set forth his counter-arguments here (link to Taylor Marshall’s response). The following is Pastor David King’s reply. There is further proof that militates against the claims of…
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Pastor David King Responds to Taylor Marshall
The following is a response from David King to Taylor Marshall’s comments on the earlier Erasmus thread (link to Mr. Marshall’s comments). I’ve made only minor edits to what Pastor King and Mr. Marshall wrote. I’ve also added some editorial footnotes both to Mr. Marshall’s comments and to Pastor King’s comments. Jesuits and Roman Unity…
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Is Sola Scriptura a Protestant Concoction?
Dr. Greg Bahnsen’s lecture by the above title is now available thanks to the transcription by Pastor David King and the editing of James Anderson (link). Thanks to monergism.com for bringing this to my attention. To God be the Glory!
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Only Infallible Authority We Have – Not Only Authority
David at Pious Fabrications, an Eastern Orthodox blog, has assigned himself an interesting project. He’s going to, well, in his words: “What I’m going to try to do here is to actually look at that individual [church father], their life and writings as a whole, and really, finally answer the question: did he believe in…
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Pastor King Responds to Bryan Cross’ Misuse of Jerome
The following guest post from Pastor David King, is in response to Bryan Cross’ remarks (#166) on the blog entry, “Solo Scriptura, Sola Scriptura, and the Question of Interpretive Authority.” Cross’ misuse of Jerome… “Jerome in Context: A Case Study Surrounding Epistle 15 with respect to the Roman Claims about interpretive authority” It is an…