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Hoffer – Real Presence and Transubstantiation
Paul Hoffer had posted some responses in our on-going dialog regarding Augustine and transubstantiation, which included the following kind of comment: Before we begin addressing errors and omissions specific to Turretinfan’s commentary on Sermon 272, I would refer the reader to Part I where I have already addressed Mr. Fan’s apparent confusion between the term…
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Gnosticism, Hermeneutics, and Rome
In comment box at Beggars All Reformation, Roman communion advocate Paul Hoffer made the claim: “It is amazing that you decry the hermeneutics of Gnostics when Protestantism embraces that very same thing today.” Hermeneutics of the Gnostics 1. Rejection of Sola Scriptura Tertullian points to the inability of the heretics to support their controversial views…
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Immaculate Conception Errata
In my previous post, I had erroneously asserted that Bernadette’s purported revelation was in French (“Je suis l’Immaculée conception”). Although that formula can be found on dozens of French-language pages at the Vatican site, it appears that I had overlooked the fact that “Je suis l’Immaculée conception” is itself a translation of Bernadette’s Basque Bigourdan…
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Lourdes and other "Worthy of Belief" Fictions
Louis asked: But does your church believe this story [the story of “St. Philomena”] is true? Or are they saying that even if this vision [revelation that Maria Luisa di Gesù, a Roman Catholic nun, claimed she received] is a delusional lie (a false sign or wonder), then it is still “not contrary to the…
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Responding to Paul Hoffer on Morality and the Gospel
In response to anonymous comments on a previous post, Paul Hoffer wrote: Dear Anonymous, the reason that Dr. Tiller’s murder was intrinsically wrong is because he was deprived of the chance of repenting of the evil that he had done on this earth and truly coming to know the saving grace of Our Lord, Jesus…
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Athanasius Misquotation Index Page
This page is designed to serve as an index for the discussion of the quotation of the so-called “Homily of the Papyrus of Turin” by various Romanist apologists. At first it will be a bit skeletal, but I hope to fill it out over time, depending on the level of response generated. I would be…
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Response to Paul Hoffer’s Comments
Someone [Mr. James Swan] directed me to the comment box of an entry of David Waltz’s blog where Mr. Hoffer has been providing some information and some misinformation (source). I’ll respond to Mr. Hoffer’s comments more or less line by line: Hoffer: “One of the problems with Mr. Fan’s (would he be considered a Pseudo-Turrettini…
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Can Papists Properly Call Reformed Churches, Churches?
Mr. Paul Hoffer referred to Reformed churches by the rather modernist/pluralist terminology of “faith communities. Mr. Mike Burgess has come to Mr. Hoffer’s aid by suggesting that Mr. Hoffer is just being proper, and that properly Reformed churches cannot be said to be churches because they are not part of the true Church. We deny.…
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Response to Hoffer’s Inquiries on Christian Liberty
PH wrote: I would like to get your thoughts on the role of the Church in deciding whether to [celebrate] certain holidays or not. PH went on to provide the following: Chapter 21 of The Westminster Confession titled “Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day,” states in part: “The reading of the Scriptures with godly…
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Response to Paul Hoffer – Salvation of Muslims
This article is in response to one by Paul Hoffer (link to PH’s article). I had written: Question for my readers who follow Vatican 2’s proclamation that “the plan of salvation includes” Muslims: Can you see from the example above that zealously following Islam leads to eternal destruction? If so, how do you justify to…