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  • God a Narcissist? No, for God truly is Worthy of All Praise.

    Ben Wirthington recently published a post suggesting that the traditional Reformed view of God would tend to make God a Narcissist (link). I’ll line-by-line it:BW: “I was recently reading through the proofs of a new book on New Testament Theology, and it was stated that the most basic theme or thesis of NT theology is…

  • The Atonement and God’s Love of Himself

    Two timely topics, one great quotation from John Murray, to be found here (link).All praise be to God, -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

  • The Atonement and God's Love of Himself

    Two timely topics, one great quotation from John Murray, to be found here (link).All praise be to God, -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

  • Helpful Template for Response to a Weak Ad Hominem

    Suppose that someone points out that your otherwise very upright pastor watches too many violent movies, or the deacons overspent on the paint that they bought when painting the church, or some other minor quibble regarding something otherwise excellent, you can now use as your response: “That’s like the title of this post (link) compared…

  • Letting the Author Clarify Himself

    I think more than a few folks can relate to the situation illustrated here (link). If people around you both misinterpret what you write, and refuse to accept your clarifications of what you write, what chance is there that such people are going to understand what you wrote? A similar phenomenon happens in the reading…

  • Does Doug Wilson Get it?

    In two recent posts, Doug Wilson seems to express frustration that (his friend?) Steve Wilkins is the focal point of charges brought against the Lousaiana Presbytery of the PCA. (link) (link) In essence, the way the situation is this: 1. the LA presbytery has a duty to exercise godly discipline; 2. Wilkins’ promotion of heretical…

  • Does Religion Matter?

    Is it underhanded to point out that a political candidate is member of a cult? According to the candidate, yes (link). Oh, and apparently we need to be able to figure out who has been pointing that out, and make the stop. Apparently, his “freedom of religion” should be bigger than their “freedom of speech.”…

  • Excellent and Brief Response on a Textual Critical Issue

    Here’s a link to an article that may of interest to folks who are worried that no one is answering the higher critics and their … what’s the best word … ridiculous opinions (link). To summarize: yes, Matthew knows how to count to fourteen – so, no, he didn’t mess up, and there still is…

  • Lucian – Temporary Ban

    Lucian or whoever is posting in Lucian’s name, I’m tired of hitting “reject” on your invective-laced comments, and I’m not planning to turn off comment moderation. Please take a break at least until the end of this week. If you want to make it a longer break, I’ll be sorry you didn’t come back. While…

  • Christology 101

    Since, apparently, at least one reader has become hopelessly confused by posts on Christ’s headship, here’s a little primer on some of the very basic Christological doctrines, drawn from the WLC: Q. 36. Who is the mediator of the covenant of grace? A. The only mediator of the covenant of grace is the Lord Jesus…