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If it be True, Praise Be to the Lord
It has been reported that the Muslim mastermind of the failed first attack on the World Trade Center buildings has converted to Christianity (link). The warden seems skeptical of the claimed conversion. May God show similar mercy to all his enemies, as he apparently has to Mr. Yousef and ourselves. Don’t forget that we too…
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'Tis Tradition, Stop vs. Thus the Bible Says
“Orthodox” and I are having a debate that could be roughly characterized as a Sola Scriptura vs. Sola Ecclesia debate (though neither of those terms is in the resolution.) Should this sort of thing interest you, stop by and read up, here: Resolved: “It is tradition, look no further” is less workable as applied to…
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Don't Teach Creationism in Science Class
Some of my readers may have a knee-jerk reaction to the title of this post (either pro or con). Both are probably wrong: Creationism should not be taught in science in class, it should be taught in history class. The creation of the world and man should be the first two chapters of any school’s…
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Status Report
This blogger is officially inundated. Please don’t take it personally if your comment has not been moderated yet. One quick point of interest. One reader pointed me here (link), and asked for my reaction. Aside from the rather obvious “Mary cannot hear you, she doesn’t speak Latin or English, and she’s with the Lord, while…
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Muscovite Mockers
If you stand up for Christ in your community, you may receive the treatment described by Doug Wilson in this update on the persecution of Christians in Moscow (link). That is to say, you may be mocked in the most senseless ways imagineable. He may not have some theological errors (who doesn’t?), but it is…
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Limited Atonement – John 17
One reader noted the following comment: “Limited Atonement is a doctrine offered in answer to the question, “for whose sins did Christ atone?” The Bible teaches that Christ died for those whom God gave him to save (John 17:9). Christ died, indeed, for many people, but not all (Matthew 26:28). Specifically, Christ died for the…
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Saint and Sinner Fires, Armstrong Dodges
Saint and Sinner has begun a critique of Armstrong’s “Catholic Verses” (link) Mr. Armstrong has found some time to respond in a limited way (link). Mr. Armstrong notes that the title of S&S’s post is “The Eisegeted Verses.” What is interesting is that Mr. Armstrong does not directly dispute S&S’s assertion that he employs eisegesis.…
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Mutual Exclusivity
This popular Internet poster (link) recently realized that one cannot please both Roman Catholicism and Reformed Theology (iMonk writes: “If the answer to my blogging is Olson’s “Why I’m Not A Protestant,” I think my answer to Olson is…….completely irrelevant. If I call him my brother, I’m a damnable heretic with the truly reformed, and…
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What does it mean to "Propitiate"?
Let’s start by reviewing the verses where that English word is used: Rom 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our…
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Thought-Provoking Questions for "Orthodox" Readers
Query: Surely you are aware that the Orthodox church has a “one bishop, one city” rule that has been in place for centuries. Do you think that this rule: a) is only to prevent peer competition between bishops in a single city; b) suggests that the flock in a single city has only a single…