Category: Grace

  • Baking Clay Pots – Subtracting Water or Adding Hardness?

    Louis Ruggiero (aka LouRugg) asked my friend Dr. White: Oh and by the way, when Turretinfan said that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart by taking away his common sense, I almost fell off my chair. Did he get that stuff from you, or did he make that one up on his own? I answer: One of…

  • Augustine vs. Rome – Definition of Grace

    “Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord, for it is only through unmerited mercy that anyone is freed, and only through deserved judgment that anyone is condemned.“(Augustine, On Faith, Hope, & Charity, as provided in Fathers of the Church, Volume 2, p. 447) The Reformed doctrine of grace, because it is drawn…

  • There is One Mediator and Only One Mediator

    In a recent blog post (link), Dave Armstrong (a lay advocate of Catholicism) has made the remarkable argument that “there is one mediator” in 1 Timothy 2:5 does not rule out what Dave calls “mini-mediators.” Dave doesn’t comment on whether “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD,” rules out mini-Jehovahs or whether…

  • Psalm 103

    For those who enjoy music – for those who are merry – for who simply wish to worship God – here’s a beautiful rendition of Psalm 103 – feel free to sing along: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIdaP8nIM74&hl=en] Bless God and don’t forget his grace! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!