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Dr. White’s Humanity and Augustine on the Bodily Presence of Christ
Dr. White is human. To those of us who know and love him, this is no surprise. We realize that he is a man, just like us, and that consequently he makes mistakes. As Alexander Pope said, “To err is human, to forgive divine.” Dr. White is human and he, from time to time, errs.Recently…
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Follow-Up Response to Jay Dyer
Introduction I have recently had the pleasure of going through an 11-point set of accusations against Calvinism by Mr. Jay Dyer. He has responded to several of the posts in my series and directed me to other posts that he has written that he thinks are relevant to the issues under discussion. The Jay Dyer…
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Jay Dyer Index
This is an index post for my interactions with Mr. Jay Dyer. So far, we have only one set of interactions (based on a single initial post of his), thus there are no categories yet, except those that fall out naturally from the nature of the discussion. Jay Dyer’s Initial Post. My Initial Responses to…
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Joseph and Mary’s Marriage
On a recent Dividing Line there was a clip played taken from, if I recall correctly, the “Catholic Answers” show, regarding Joseph and Mary’s “marriage.” The caller asked (and I may be slightly paraphrasing) two questions: 1) Where in the Bible does it say that marriage is only valid when it is consummated? 2) Did…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 13 of 13)
This is part 13 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Throughout the series, we have seen the Calvinist position explained with respect to each of the eleven accusations leveled against Calvinism, we have seen the accusation refuted in most cases (the exception being…
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Two Kingdoms, Yes – But Don’t Go Beyond the Bible
Mr. James Swan, for a very different purpose, brought the following two quotations to my attention (link to source). Both are from Martin Luther and help to demonstrate the danger of taking the two kingdoms distinction beyond the Bible: It is pure invention that pope, bishops, priests and monks are called the spiritual estate, while…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 12 of 13)
This is part 12 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says: 11) [A consistent Calvinist must be] An agnostic, in that human reason is so damaged by the fall and total depravity, it cannot accurately reason about God and ever attain…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 11 of 13)
This is part 11 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says: 10) [A consistent Calvinist must be] A liberal higher critic, since Luther can slice up the canon, it follows so might anyone. I answer: a) The Calvinist Position (whether right…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 10 of 13)
This is part 10 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says: 9) “[A consistent Calvinist must be] Un-deified, since the Logos’ holy Flesh is not your food, because there was no true henotic union.” I answer: a) The Calvinist Position (whether…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 9 of 13)
This is part 9 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says: 8) “[A consistent Calvinist must be] An ecclesiastical relativist, because there is no authoritative Church.” I answer: a) The Calvinist Position (whether right doctrine or error let Scripture decide) God…