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Dave Misrepresents Response by Challengees
Dave wrote: “So now “Turretinfan”, “Saint and Sinner”, Steve Hays, and Cory are all on record that they are young earth creationists. Do I detect a theme (i.e., intellectual suicide) in those who want to take on my apologetics, yet run from a golden opportunity to refute me with lots of folks watching, in a…
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Reminder – Questions on the Debate
Reminder, the debate over at the TurretinDebate blog is nearly over – just time for audience questions and concluding statements. If you have any questions, please submit them if you want them considered. -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!
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Note to Lucian
On the calf/calves/cherubim issue that you have raised in comments on three different posts (two on this blog and one on the debate blog), I’ve started preparing an answer. Your comments raise specific factual issues, and I don’t want to answer hastily. A have a draft answer, but it’s not complete. The bottom line, obviously,…
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Aside from the Celebrity Aspect …
… what’s wrong with this: “Take a few minutes and write a note to Britney Spears,” pastor John Weecesaid in a sermon and in a blog on the church Web site. “No preaching. Nocriticizing. Just love. As a church, let’s love Britney the way Jesus lovesher.” (source) Answer: Jesus has a lot of love for…
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Response to Dave's "Debate/Informal Discussion" Offer
I) Whereas at sundry times, mostly recently, 1) Dave Wrote: “Tyhe debate ain’t about justification, but about why anti-Catholics think Catholicism ain’t Christian.” (all errors/irregularities in original) [But of course the issue of justification is central to Christianity proper.] 2) And again: “I will resist all attempts to pigeonhole this into yet another Reformed preaching…
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Dave’s Debate Challenge
I wonder whether Dave would be willing to stipulate for the purposes of the debate that Catholicism includes: – the dogmatic denial that the impious man is justified by faith alone (Based on Trent); – the dogmatic denial that Scripture is of greater authority than any council or pope (Based on Trent and Vatican I);…
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Dave's Debate Challenge
I wonder whether Dave would be willing to stipulate for the purposes of the debate that Catholicism includes: – the dogmatic denial that the impious man is justified by faith alone (Based on Trent); – the dogmatic denial that Scripture is of greater authority than any council or pope (Based on Trent and Vatican I);…
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Question to Lucian
Apologies to folks with a feed reader who got my misplaced post intended for the debate blog. That said, Lucian, you seem to think that Basil the Great holds similar views to you. Yet, you also seem to think that “oral tradition” was not secret. Basil, however, suggests that the oral traditions were unwritten to…
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Saved by Whose Faith?
One reader wrote in: I have a quick question that I am hoping you could help me on. It is about faith and the Arminian view of it. The Arminian side says that we must have faith before we are saved and that is what election is based on, I hope at least that that…
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Biblical Miracles
Dear TheoJunkie, I’d really love to hear your thoughts (either in the combox here or on your own blog) regarding these recent posts: Biblical Miracles IBiblical Miracles II(UPDATED 25 October 2007)Biblical Miracles III -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!