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Sola Scriptura and Unity Debate
(UPDATE: the audio issues seem to be fixed – you may need to refresh your browser if you tried to view previously) The debate below took place April 10, 2010, between William Albrecht (Roman Catholic) and myself. The resolution was: “Does Sola Scriptura foster disunity and division in the [Christian] body?” This resolution was originally…
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Response to David Meyer on Sola Scriptura
David Meyer wrote: “At the end of the Sola Scriptura authority tunnel I find a mirror and a clown suit. I’m not going to put it on. Christ either gave us a church that has a single knowable doctrine, or this is all just a big joke.” (source) I answer: I’ve found that the end…
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Athanasius to Marcellinus: How Sufficient are the Psalms?
Athanasius wrote a letter to Marcellinus regarding the Psalms (full text). Athanasius wouldn’t have fit into post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism very well for a lot of reasons, but one reason is his comment in this letter: “the knowledge of God is not with [the heathen and the heretics] at all, but only in the Church.”…
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Scripture’s Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 2/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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Rule of Faith and Life
A reader (who I’m not naming to protect the reader’s privacy) wrote the following comment, to which I will respond, line-by-line: “Turretinfan, you have espoused the view that for an act to be considered immoral, we must find the condemnation of such an act in Scripture.” This seems like an accurate description of my position,…
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Unloading 17 More Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 17/17
Steve Ray has a list of more than 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). I originally planned to respond to just 35 of them, but the series seems to have been of interest, so in this extension, I’m responding to three more numbered questions in his list, plus…
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Unloading 17 More Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 16/17
Steve Ray has a list of more than 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). I originally planned to respond to just 35 of them, but the series seems to have been of interest, so in this extension, I’m responding to three more numbered questions in his list, plus…
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Unloading 17 More Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 15/17
Steve Ray has a list of more than 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). I originally planned to respond to just 35 of them, but the series seems to have been of interest, so in this extension, I’m responding to three more numbered questions in his list, plus…
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Unloading 17 More Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 14/17
Steve Ray has a list of more than 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). I originally planned to respond to just 35 of them, but the series seems to have been of interest, so in this extension, I’m responding to three more numbered questions in his list, plus…
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Unloading 17 More Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 13/17
Steve Ray has a list of more than 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). I originally planned to respond to just 35 of them, but the series seems to have been of interest, so in this extension, I’m responding to three more numbered questions in his list, plus…