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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 2/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 2/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 2) Other than the specific command to John to pen the Revelation, where did Jesus tell His apostles to…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 1/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 1/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 1) Where did Jesus give instructions that the Christian faith should be based exclusively on a book? Simple Answer(s):…
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Erasmus' Words – Could Beckwith, Cross, and Liccione Endorse?
Erasmus wrote: What weight the authority of the church may have with others, I know not; but with me it weighs so much, that I could be of the opinion of the Arians and Pelagians, if the church had approved their doctrines. Latin Text: Quantum apud alios valeat auctoritas ecclesiae nescio; certo apud me tantum…
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God's Judgment On Babylon
Thanks to a passage I was reading in Cyril of Alexandria’s commentary on Isaiah, I noticed the following connection. Within Isaiah’s pronouncement of judgment on Babylon we find the following: Isaiah 13:16-19 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. Behold, I will…
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Shouldn't You Be Eating Chocolate?
The always-creative adherent to the papacy, Mark Shea, seems to think that I (TurretinFan) am not much fun at parties because I spent part of Christmas 2009 in service to my Lord, demonstrating that the rule of faith of Aquinas is different from the rule of faith of Rome today (Aquinas and Formal Sufficiency &…
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Aquinas: Rule of Faith ("sola canonica scriptura est regula fidei")
Thomas Aquinas’ expression, “sola canonica scriptura est regula fidei” at first glance sounds a lot like the Reformation maxim that the rule of faith is only the canonical scripture. Here’s an English translation of the relevant portion: It should be noted that though many might write concerning Catholic truth, there is this difference that those…
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David's Relationship to God
Vox Veritatis has some thoughts on the problems with the English expression “Mother of God.” (link to comments) Of course, there is an orthodox sense to the term (the orthodox sense is that Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is God incarnate), but the resultant expression is awkward at best. The only argument for…
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Open Commenting Policy
I’m removing moderation from the comments section on this blog for a bit, to see how it goes. That means your comment will get published right away, in theory. It also means that if you post things that are insulting, off-topic, or whatever, I will need to proactively delete them instead of letting them sit…
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If You Look Only at the Similarities, They're Exactly the Same!
One area where Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox part ways is over describing what goes on in the consecration of the elements in the Eucharist. For Eastern Orthodox, the transformation that occurs is mysterious and indescribable. For Roman Catholics, the transformation is sacramental and describable – in fact it is described quite specifically by the…
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What does "Keep Under" Mean?
I love the KJV. Sometimes, however, it uses terms or phrases that are archaic or otherwise hard to understand. One of those expressions is “keep under.” The expression appears twice: 2 Chronicles 28:10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there…