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Roman Catholic Archbishop on Christ’s Death
Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany stated that Christ “did not die for the sins of the people as if God had provided a sacrificial offering, like a scapegoat.” (source) Now, I realize that conservative Roman Catholics may not agree with this statement (I’d be shocked if they…
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Prayers For, To, and Through the Dead
Within Roman Catholicism (and within some other churches as well) there are prayers that are made for, through, and to the dead. We, as Reformed believers, reject all three of these categories but on different grounds. In discussing these issues with Roman Catholics it may be useful to be able to understand the different categories…
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Middle Knowledge – Part 6
This is the sixth and final section on Turretin’s discussion of Middle Knowledge. This section delves into the philosophical arguments that undermine the concept of middle knowledge, demonstrating that the concept of middle knowledge leads to inevitable self-contradictions. 1. Two categories of knowledge are all that are required, because all true objects of knowledge are…
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Middle Knowledge – Part 5
This is the fifth video in the series, of which (for those already weary of the series) there are six videos. This section deals with alleged proof texts of Middle Knowledge: (1) 1 Samuel 23:11-12 This is the place where David asked God whether the men of the city would deliver David up if David…
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Middle Knowledge – Part 4
This is the fourth section of the discussion of Middle Knowledge taken from Turretin’s Institutes. This section deals with Turretin’s six main objections to Middle Knowledge: (1) Two categories of knowledge are enough, because all things are either merely possible or actually future, (2) Untrue things cannot be foreseen as true, (3) God’s exhaustive providence…
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Response to Albrecht on Augustine on Psalm 34
I heard an interesting argument from Mr. Albrecht regarding a phrase in Augustine’s exposition on Psalm 34. First, here is the relevant passage: 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then…
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Can We Say "God Bless You" To Roman Catholics?
The subject question is one that is posed by Mr. William Albrecht’s latest video (link). The question is an interesting one. On the one hand, we certainly do wish and pray and act for the good of Roman Catholics. A substantial number of the posts on this blog of late have been directed toward Roman…
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Steve Ray and Magisterial Double Standards
Mr. Steve Ray, pilgrimage promoting papist, despite supposedly “fasting from blogging and blog reading for Lent,” has provided two recent blog posts in which he illustrates the fact that Romanist apologetics can impair one’s ability to think straight: a) According to Ray, Warren flip-flopped on homosexuality because he lacks a Magisterium (link); b) According to…
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Origen – Not a Papist
Origen was not a papist, not a person who held to the modern Roman Catholic doctrine of the papacy. Origen interpreted Matthew 16:18 more like a modern Reformed believer would interpret the passage, and actually a lot like the way that Augustine interpreted the passage. Thus, in the following video, I respond to Mr. Albrecht’s…
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Bellisario vs Portuguese Bishops – An Audio/Video Response
Bellisario has tried to respond to my previous post (link to Bellisario, link to my previous post). I now respond by video (just audio, but with a mostly unrelated slideshow on top of it). This video discusses the fact that Catholicism cannot provide unity on issues like contraception. We sometimes hear claims that Catholicism’s magisterium…