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Immaculate Conception in Later Luther?
Over at the Beggars All Reformation blog, in the comment box, a Roman Catholic layman had posted several quotations from Luther allegedly showing that Luther held to the Immaculate Conception later in his life: 1540: “In his conception all of Mary’s flesh and blood was purified so that nothing sinful remained . . . Each…
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Rome's Translation Record
Over at Greenbaggins, Roman Catholic Taylor Marshall threw out one of the standard lines about Luther changing Scripture. I noted that this Roman propaganda has been debunked already (debunked once – debunked twice). In response, Mr. Marshall tried to come up with some new angles to the old slur. He stated: “One might even say…
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A Discussion on Newman's Pre- and Post-Conversion Positions on the Historical Legitimacy of Roman Catholic Patristic Work (Guest Post by David King)
In On Bits and Pieces, Mark Escobar cites an article having the title of the present article allegedly written by me (On Bits and Pieces, p. 193, footnote 146). This initially puzzled me, as I could not recall having written any such article. However, upon further investigation I discovered that a paper of sorts had…
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A Little Bit of Latin is a Dangerous Thing
It is reported (here) that Google has launched a Latin translation tool (thanks to “Fr. Z” for pointing this out). Like “Fr. Z,” I’m skeptical of the abilities of the machine to properly translate Latin. Nevertheless, this may serve as a valuable to scholars and translators who want to get a running start in translating…
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Practical Implications of God's Attributes
Ann has some good food for thought in a blog post about God’s attributes (here’s the link). I’m not sure whether ann’s thoughts here are original or borrowed, but they are good way to stir up one’s thoughts about God. To God be the Glory!
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Vincent of Lerins on "Development of Doctrine"
Sean Patrick, under the nick Blogahon, wrote: Unfortunately for Mr. Mathison, the blessed John Henry Newman was not the first to posit doctrine of the development of doctrine. St. Vincent Lerins wrote on it extensively in the fifth century. … Lastly, it is puzzling to always see Protestants kicking the development of doctrine, as if…
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Quick Reply to "Mary is Jesus' Mother, So He'll Listen to her"
There’s a rather popular Roman Catholic argument that goes something like this: “Mary is Jesus’ mother. Jesus never sinned. The Fifth (fourth for RCs) Commandment is ‘Honor thy father and thy mother.’ Therefore, if Mary asks Jesus to do something for her, He’ll do it out of obedience to his mother.” But consider this: the…
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Thanks to My Facebook Fans
My friend Matthew Lankford who runs the unofficial fan page for me on facebook has informed me that there are 500 fans (i.e. over 500 people “liked” it). I’m amazed by and appreciative of the interest. Please pray that God will use that page (which, as I understand, aggregates my posts from my various blogs…
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Smoking Books?
Some Brisbane atheist has made himself a minor celebrity by smoking homemade cigarettes using pages from the Bible and the Koran as the rolling papers (link to article). It seems like a dumb and unhealthy move. It is also a violation of the 3rd commandment to show a lack of reverence for God’s word. Obviously,…
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Two Kingdoms vs. Radical Two Kingdoms
Pastor Jason Stellman has twice (first time, second time) drawn my attention to a post from Darryl G. Hart disputing the “radical” label with respect to the radical form of two kingdoms theology that he (Hart) advocates (link). Stellman seems to think himself in agreement with Hart, though I cannot confirm that Stellman is aware…