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Binding and Loosing – a "Matter of Interpretation"?
Roman Catholics have the burden of establishing that there is some rule of faith outside Scripture. One typical appeal (and one I recently heard) is an appeal to the binding and loosing mentioned in Matthew 16 and 18. The problem with such an appeal is that “binding” and “loosing,” do not refer to defining dogma.…
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The "Bind and Loose" Argument Rebutted
Over at GreenBaggins, Scott tried to make an argument for an infallible rule of faith other than the Bible. He wrote: “The fact is that Matthew 16:18-19 and Matthew 18:18 teach that man and/or those men can bind or loose, not just sin, but whatsoever they choose.” Let’s consider this argument piece by piece: “that…
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Follow-Up With Scott Windsor
Mr. Windsor has a brand new post (link to post) in which he attempts to respond to my post of yesterday (link to my post). There’s not much new. In my response to my point that he is committing a fallacy of emphasis, he insisted that his position is not novel and quoted (he claimed)…
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Quick Response to Windsor on Luther and Mary
One of my comments has been addressed by Scott Windsor (of the Roman communion) in a post that is mostly addressed to my friend, James Swan (link to SW’s post). I’m just responding to the portion of Mr. Windsor’s post that relates to what I said. Mr. Windsor’s comments are as follows (his block quotations…
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Scott Windsor Index
This is an index post. Accordingly, the date stamp should not be taken as being really representative of the actual time/date that the post was either created or last edited. Scott Windsor is a Roman Catholic apologist who runs, as far as I know, the “American Catholic Truth Society” and CathApol. Sola Scriptura Discussion (Starring…
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Second Response to Scott Windsor
Scott has posted a response (link to response) to my prior post (link to post). 1) Definition of Sola Scriptura Scott Windsor denies that there is any standard definition of Sola Scriptura. Then, he claims: “The problem we have is that TF didn’t provide us with the ‘standard definition,’ and left us to assume.” How…
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Response to Scott Windsor (regarding Steve Hays and Sola Scriptura)
I see that Scott Windsor (Roman Catholic) has responded to Steve Hays (Reformed) on the topic of Sola Scriptura (link to response). Steve is more than capable of carrying on the discussion himself. I’d like to simply address a few of the issues in Scott’s post: 1) The definition of Sola Scriptura I realize there…