Pastor McMahon’s article (here) provides a great starting place for understanding some of the key Reformed discussions on John 3:16. Of particular interest to some of my readers I excerpt this paragraph from the linked article: The Westminster Assembly also has some contentions concerning the idea of the word “world” due to the theological positions…

I thought one of my faithful readers, EgoMakarios, would benefit from reading this piece of satire (link). In case the two mentions above are not sufficient: The linked piece is satire and so is every piece at Tom in the Box. -Turretinfan N.B. Satire Alert. To God be the Glory!

I thought one of my faithful readers, EgoMakarios, would benefit from reading this piece of satire (link). In case the two mentions above are not sufficient: The linked piece is satire and so is every piece at Tom in the Box. -Turretinfan N.B. Satire Alert. To God be the Glory!

Praise be to the Lord for his providential preservation of a shopkeeper, by means of his wife, via the mechanism of her giving him a ring, and him wearing it as an outward sign of his marital relationship to her. In come the robbers;“Bang!” goes the gun;The bullet glances off the ring;Reducing the harm done.…

Here’s a link to a quotation from Turretin (the real one) on the Imputation (link), taken from his “Institutes.” This may be helpful to those who are seeking understand the Adamic/Christic parallel. -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

There’s a big caveat to be placed on this post. Doug Wilson does generally preach the gospel and doesn’t back down from convincing folks of sin. He takes a lot of flak for that, including various forms of persecution, from opposition at the Moscow (Idaho) zoning board, to anonymous libel/mockery/attack sites on the net (that’s…

Considering the shock and horror provided in response to my commenting on the debate here, on this blog, I was surprised to see some familiar faces in the combox (here). – Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

For the “blasphemy” of (allegedly) naming a bear after a (false) prophet: the mob says “death.” (link) 1) It’s not blasphemy, because Mohammed is not God.2) It’s way more (not less) than what that false prophet deserves.3) If naming a teddy bear after him were sufficiently disrespectful to be called “blasphemy,” then this post certainly…

Here’s a good clarifying post on the love of God in Christ’s death. (link) -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

Here’s a good clarifying post on the love of God in Christ’s death (link). While the linked article goes a lit bit off the topic of the on-going Atonement Debate, it certainly hits some of the high points while addressing the difference between the Calvinist and Arminian positions. -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!