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Tradition Distinguished – Abuse of 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Thwarted
Those who wish to oppose the doctrine of Sola Scriptura typically run to 2 Thessalonians 2:15 as one of the first passages to discuss. As will be demonstrated below, this verse does not support such abuse, and – in fact – demonstrates the eisegetical mindset of those who seek to use it to oppose a…
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Judged According to Works?
Dave Armstrong has a new post (at least it seems to be new, perhaps it is just an old post he has redated) of Scriptural pretexting (I’d say prooftexting, but Dave is not an advocate of Sola Scriptura) for the idea that “Final Judgment” will be on the basis of works and not faith. In…
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Beware of Wikipedia
This first article (link) and this second article (link) about the first article, which were brought to my attention by Jim West, note that Wikipedia – while useful – should not be considered definitive. On certain matters, for example, one can expect to see the editors of Wikipedia conflicted against presenting the truth. In other…
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Christ’s Objection to the Corban Exception
In Jesus days, the leaders of the Jews had developed a tradition whereby a child could refuse to assist his parents. In the following pericope, Jesus addresses that tradition: Mark 7:9-139And he [Jesus] said unto them [the Pharisees and scribes], Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.…
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Did Trent Embrace Sola Gratia?
In the session on Justification, Trent writes:CANON IV.-If any one saith, that man’s free will moved and excited by God, by assenting to God exciting and calling, nowise co-operates towards disposing and preparing itself for obtaining the grace of Justification; that it cannot refuse its consent, if it would, but that, as something inanimate, it…
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Interview with Great-Great-Granddaughter of Brigham Young
I stumbled accross this interview of BY’s descendent who came out of Mormonism. It’s actually a remarkable testimony. Praise be to the Lord! It’s worth listening to, even if you have time only for the first few minutes (link). It actually exposes the same flaw that we see in other false gospels: 1. Undermine the…
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Dining at Dover
Years ago, before the Chunnel, Dover England was known for its white, chalk cliffs. These rocks are very in calcium: in fact they are mostly calcium carbonate. Calcium is an important mineral for human life. Bones have a large calcium composition, and most doctors these days recommend calcium supplements to women, especially as the approach…
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A Quick Footnote to the Luther Citation Dialogue
UPDATE: I note that as of this update, Armstrong has micharacterized this post as: ” that [] Robert Bellarmine is the original Latin source (at least for the quote in isolation, if not its translation) .” That’s not what this post says or means. I invite readers to read the post for themselves. I’m not…
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Conclusion to Sola Scriptura Debate Posted
Well, it is over at long last. (link) Meanwhile, at the same blog, the “Holy Water” debate is continuing to spill ever onward. Thankfully, I’ve agreed to time limits on posting in that debate, so we should see progress more quickly. Thanks to “Orthodox” for debating me on the topic of Sola Scriptura. -Turretinfan To…
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Any Sola Scripture Questions for the Debaters?
Recall that the Sola Scriptura vs. Eastern Orthodoxy Debate over on the debate blog (link) is wrapping up. If you have a question for the debaters, please feel free to leave a comment on any post there. This post will self destruct in a few hours. Incidentally – Lucian seems to be the leader so…