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Tolerance, the Third Reich, and Mark Shea
Mark Shea is complaining that the Third Reich was more tolerant of Rome’s demands than the USA is. Of course, in the U.S. government the Vice President (Biden), the minority leader in the House (Pelosi), and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Sebelius) are apparently baptized Roman Catholics, whereas in the Third Reich, Hitler,…
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The Potter's Precedent
In Romans 9, in response to the most frequent objection to Calvinism, Paul provides an answer from a potter analogy: Romans 9:19-23 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed…
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Pastor Wells' Review of "The Escondido Theology"
Daniel Wells, a self-described “young pastor,” has posted an interesting review of Frame’s “The Escondido Theology.” It is interesting, because I think both Frame’s supporters and supporters of E2k will find things in it they won’t like. So, perhaps this provides a good example of a “balanced” review of the book. To God be the…
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Westminster West and Frame's Point 27
Frame’s point 27 (from this list) of Escondido Theology is this: “The Sabbath pertains only to worship, not to daily work. So worship should occur on the Lord’s Day, but work need not cease.” Meredith Kline wrote: Moreover, since the Sabbath is a sign of sanctification marking that which receives its imprint as belonging to…
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Joel McDurmon Reviews "The Escondido Theology"
Mr. McDurmon has provided a very interesting review of “The Escondido Theology,” as well as of some of the responses and context of the work. McDurmon made an excellent observation relative to Godfrey’s comment: “All of us on the faculty of Westminster Seminary California are shocked and saddened by John Frame’s book, The Escondido Theology.” …
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An Additional Evidence Regarding the "Dictionary Definition" and Compatibilism
During my recent debate on Compatible Free Will as opposed to Libertarian Free Will, which was supposed to be about whether the Bible teaches Libertarian Free Will and ended up being about whether the word “choose” requires Libertarian Free Will, I omitted to provide an illustration that I think would be helpful. My esteemed disputant…
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"Call No Man 'Father' or 'Teacher'"
One reader of this blog (coming from a Roman perspective, I believe) wrote: “Never mind the fact that Jesus also commands His followers to abstain from calling men “teacher,” yet Paul often refers to himself as such. Did the Spirit forget the instructions of the Son? You see, the Lord was not speaking literally. Imagine…
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Hart's Responses to Frame
Darryl Hart has offered several responses to Frame’s book. The first response I’ll consider is one Hart titled, “More Than You Bargained For?” in which Hart responds to Frame’s comment: “They are also motivated by a desire to oppose what they regard as theological corruptions of the Reformation doctrine, particularly the views of N.T. Wright,…
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It's not Personal … therefore not Moral (from Zrim)
Zrim proposed the following interesting argument: The only thing I can imagine is that you think to behave politically is to behave personally. But when I vote for or against something, or even abstain from any political involvement, I’m not behaving personally morally but politically (or apolitically as the case may be). This is the…
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Darryl Hart's Affirmations and Denials, Escondido Theology, and the Two Kingdoms
Darryl G. Hart has posted (well, Reed has posted for Darryl) some affirmations and denials on issues related to DGH’s view of the Two Kingdoms, a view Darryl misleading refers to as “the two kingdoms view” but which departs significantly from the two kingdoms views of Calvin and the Westminster divines. I had originally drafted…