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Recommended Reading – Jason Engwer – New Testament Canon
I heartily recommend for your reading edification a series of posts by Jason Engwer of Triablogue on the topic of the New Testament Canon. They are well-researched and well-written. If it is a topic that is of interest to you, I hope you will check out the series (link to index post for series). -TurretinFan…
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Epistemic Certainty – Competing Warrants
I really don’t Mr. Manata’s fascination with Sudduth. Sudduth’s fundamental problem in his attempt to bolster his thesis that “theistic belief (and belief in other theological propositions) is not epistemically certain” is his essential relativism. This is seen in his frequent appeals to consensus authority at critical junctures (“Most accounts of epistemic certainty are tied…
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Determined Choices
Paul Manata at Triablogue has a fascinating post on Determined Choices (link). He provides a reasonably concise explanation of how God’s declaration that he decides when we die (John 14:5) and the fact that people sometimes choose to kill themselves are compatible, not contradictory. Thus, he reasonably concludes that the nature of free will is…
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Pharisees and Jesus – A Study in "Arminian" Logic
First Caveat: I’m using “Arminian” here to refer to a broad range of non-Calvinists – and specifically to refer to those representative of the population of non-Calvinists that regularly criticize Calvinism. I realize that there are Arminians out there who take a very different approach. This is not directed to them. Spurred on by Triablogue’s…
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Myths and Realities about Arminianism
Paul Manata of Triablogue has provided a thorough and detailed (and consequently lengthy) review of and response to Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities, by Roger E. Olson (link to review). Olson is a self-described Arminian responding to what he views as various misconceptions about Arminianism both those of Calvinists and those of self-identified Arminians. I…
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Responses to Response to Twilight/Molinism Post
Both Steve Hayes and TheoJunkie (TJ) have responded to my previous post (link) on the movie Twilight and Molinism. TJ wrote: But what would Joe the Plumber think? You gave a basic premise statement regarding Molinism… can you provide a corresponding direct basic premise statement regarding Calvinism? Your post hints at it, but does not…
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Jeeves’ Job
Steve Hays at Triablogue has a provocative post that lures in his readers (while ruffling their feathers) with this opening line: “Watching Catholic laymen defend Catholicism is like watching a dutiful butler put his drunken master to bed.” (link) Since some of my most thoughtful readers (whose comments I much appreciate, even when I do…
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Steve and Turretin vs. Bryan Cross
I enjoyed a recent article by Steve Hays of Triablogue taking Bryan Cross to task on the issue of the perspicuity of Scripture, and relying on Turretin’s excellent summary of that issue. (link) -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Challenge to J.C. Thibodaux
Those who have been following along at Triablogue may be aware of a non-Reformed writer who has presented what he calls a challenge to Reformed theology. To summarize the challenge, he believes that these three passages pose a problem for Reformed theology: Matthew 5:27-30;Hebrews 4:9-11; andRevelation 22:18-19. His reasoning is that Reformed theology denies that…
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Steve Makes a Good Point about Oral Tradition
Over at Triablogue, Steve Hays has provided a short and amusing look at the logic behind the flawed argument that goes: 1. Paul says Timothy should keep the things Paul communicated to him orally;2. Paul did not place any time limit on that command;3. Therefore, Timothy had to follow them indefinitely; and3. Therefore, also, we…