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Westminster West and Frame’s Point 27
Frame’s point 27 (from this list) of Escondido Theology is this: “The Sabbath pertains only to worship, not to daily work. So worship should occur on the Lord’s Day, but work need not cease.” Meredith Kline wrote: Moreover, since the Sabbath is a sign of sanctification marking that which receives its imprint as belonging to…
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Expert or Not? Jason Stellman Then and Now
In the first part of 2011, Jason Stellman solicited for contributions for the expenses of “expert witnesses” (the description used at the time) who were to testify at the trial of Peter Leithart (evidence here). During the trial, as reported by Stellman himself, Stellman identified his witness as an expert witness: MODERATOR O’BAN: Well, let…
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Examining Stellman’s Pragmatic Objection to the Reformed View of the Two Kingdoms
My attention was recently directed to a 2007 blog post from Jason Stellman (who is frying bigger fish at the moment, and that’s a good thing). I don’t know whether he still holds to the opinions expressed in that post. Nevertheless, since my friend pointed it out to me, I thought I’d briefly respond. Pastor…
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Who Cares about Historical Theology?
Jason Stellman has posted an article in which he says: It seems to me that all this effort on the part of Catholics to prove that the fathers are on their team, and (especially) all the effort on the part of Protestants to demolish these claims, is beside the point and can be a distraction…
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Radical Two Kingdoms – Both Anti-Biblical and Worthless
Jason Stellman wrote an article (link) in which he suggested that preachers preaching against the sins of the nation is somehow improper. I can’t imagine an article that would be more universally dismissed by not only all the Reformers but also by all the Presbyterians and Puritans from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Even…
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The Apostolic Succession as a Solution to Ambiguous Scriptures Challenge
In a comment box at the GreenBaggins blog, Jason J. Stellman sets forth a simple but important challenge (link to comment). The challenge is this (paraphrased): If “apostolic succession” is the solution to multiple competing Scriptural interpretations, then what is the solution to multiple claims to “apostolic succession”? Let’s suppose for the sake of the…
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Further Replies to Stellman
There are two parts to this post. The first is a response to Stellman’s response to my previous post (link to previous post)(link to response: part 1 – part 2). The second part is a response to comments he had made earlier in the same comment thread. I. Dividing Word from Scriptures Jason J. Stellman…
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Holy Scripture – The Foundation of the Church – A Response to Stellman
Jason J. Stellman wrote: I think we need to make a simple distinction between the “Word” and the “Scriptures.” The New Covenant church was founded on the Word (that is, upon Christ and his message as preached by the apostles), but it was not founded upon “the Scriptures,” for the obvious reason that decades elapsed…