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A thought on Acts 4
Acts 4:23-20 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the…
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Index Page for Responses to Ken Wilson's "Augustine's Conversion from Traditional Free Choice to 'Non-Free Free Will'"
Dr. Kenneth M. Wilson wrote a book (2018), which is apparently an edition of a doctoral thesis he defended at Oxford (2012). The book, published by the respected publisher Mohr Siebeck as part of the reputable series, Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum (vol. 111), has a number of issues. Among the issues are…
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Origen on the Gift of Faith
Commentary on the Gospel According to John, Books 13-32, Book 13 (at John 4:42), section 354 trans. Ronald E. Heine, p. 144, Catholic University of America Press (1993) (Based on Greek) For this reason, those who walk by sight, as it were, would be said to be engaged in those gifts which come first, “the…
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Hebraism in Ephesians 1:11?
Earlier today, I was considering Ephesians 1:11 and my friend, Dan, pointed out that the word for “obtained an inheritance” is derived from a word that means to select by lot. This came up because we had been discussing Ezekiel 24 and the non-choice there: Ezekiel 24:6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to…
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Are Conditional Abilities "Real"?
In a recent video, my friend Dan Chapa and I, discussed a Conditional Analysis argument from Guillaume Bignon’s book Excusing Sinners and Blaming God (link to video). During our discussion, one of the disconnects seemed to center on whether conditional abilities are something real or not. We speak of conditional abilities all the time. When…
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Does Pro Pastor Answer Objections?
Jordan Steffaniak tweeted (link to thread) the following, which I’ve taken the liberty of reformatting for space here. Go to the link for the original formatting: JS (October 18): PSA: If you’re curious about the value of medieval sources, the nature of sola scriptura, etc. Don’t waste your time reading this. They don’t interact with…
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It's all about the Exegesis – Matthew 24:36 (Mark 13:32)
Too much digital ink has been spilled over the recent call by my friend, James White, to people to learn and apply the skills of exegesis to the text of Scripture, instead of rushing to glib answers without carefully studying the text. James is right – adherence to Scripture is of the first importance. Our…
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James White and Matthew 24:36
My friend, James White, has been consistently defending the Trinity for decades. I’m truly mystified by the fact that some folks are seriously worried about his view of the two natures of Christ and of his interpretation of Matthew 24:36. Here’s an example of White’s discussion from the Forgotten Trinity. People respond that this seems…
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What about tests in Scripture?
My friend, Dan, has a post that has remained unrebutted for the past 12 years (link), as far as I know. Before we come to the arguments he makes, let’s look at the Scriptural discussion of trying, testing, and temptation (in the older sense of the word). 1. Nāsâ (נָסָה) (pronounced naw-saw’) Strong’s H5254 Variously translated…
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Philippians – a Problem for “the Church has Always been Catholic” Roman Catholicism
There are two problems, one major and one minor, for a certain stream of Roman Catholicism, in the first verse of Philippians. There are different streams of Roman Catholicism. One popular stream of Roman Catholicism tries to assert that “the Church has always been Roman Catholic.” Typically, they would just use “Catholic” but their meaning…