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Matthew Lankford: "The Idolatry of John MacArthur"
My friend Matthew Lankford has posted a new video in which he addresses John MacArthur’s position on images. One thing I like is that while Matthew responds firmly to MacArthur’s position, he also shows (quoting from MacArthur himself) that this should be a matter of consistency for MacArthur, rather than being a matter of a…
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Matthew Lankford: "The Idolatry of John MacArthur"
My friend Matthew Lankford has posted a new video in which he addresses John MacArthur’s position on images. One thing I like is that while Matthew responds firmly to MacArthur’s position, he also shows (quoting from MacArthur himself) that this should be a matter of consistency for MacArthur, rather than being a matter of a…
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Questions Steve Ray Thinks "Bible Chrisians" Can't Answer – Answered
Steve Ray seems to think that there are questions that we Bible Christians cannot answer. (Link to his post) Not only can we answer them, we have answered them. For the most part, they are a bunch of loaded questions that are actually not that hard to unload and answer. The answers I provided below…
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TurretinFan's Criticism "May Be True" Per Hubner
Jamin Hubner has posted a response to my post that criticized his unsound argument. His post is something of a goulash of various points, from which I’ve extracted the parts seemingly related to my post. He writes: The last few posts on this blog have generated a flurry of responses. But unfortunately, very little is…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4a
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the first part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: 4. Let us take the points one by one, and follow the tracks of this impiety that we may show that he has contradicted…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 3
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the third in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: 3. His first statement was: “Matthew says, [Matthew 1:18-20] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph,…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 2
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the second in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: 2. I must call upon the Holy Spirit to express His meaning by my mouth and defend the virginity of the Blessed Mary. I must call upon the…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 1
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the first in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome: 1. I was requested by certain of the brethren not long ago to reply to a pamphlet written by one Helvidius. I have deferred doing so, not because it…
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Vatican's Response to Cloyne Report
The Vatican’s response to the Cloyne Report was disturbing on a number of levels. It was disturbing in that it treated the problem of sexual abuse as though it were merely a problem in the Cloyne diocese. One interesting claim in the Vatican’s response was this: Since the early days of the Irish State and…
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"Woman," a Scolding Term, or a Sign of New Eve?
I. “Woman” in the Vocative One argument that we hear from contemporary Roman apologists is that when Jesus said, “Woman, what have I to do with thee,” he wasn’t scolding her, he was actually identifying her as the New Eve. John 2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine…