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  • Sightings of "Jesus" and "Mary"

    Todd Pruitt at 1517 has the video (link). It’s really amazing when someone manages to put all these together in one montage, and it shows the kind of superstition that crops up in religions that have lost sight of the invisible God, trading it for visible icons and images. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Confessions and the Magistrate

    Steven Wedgeworth at Wedgewords has an interesting compilation of the Reformed confessions’ statements on the civil magistrate (link). Those Presbyterians who follow a radicalized two kingdoms approach (contrasted with the more moderate and Scriptural form taught by the Reformers) will feel themselves at odds with what amounts to the apparent majority of the Reformed consensus,…

  • Reponse to Audio Clip from Steve Ray

    This is my response to Steve Ray’s Audio clip that was provided with the blog post to which I responded yesterday. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFcHHnOwMg&hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=344] Enjoy! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Peddling Imitation Patristics – Ray's At it Again

    I have almost started to feel sorry for Mr. Ray. He keeps peddling the same snake oil, and it is hard to say whether this is simply because he lacks the acumen or patience to deal honestly with the Early Church Fathers or whether it is because he is simply the sort of person who…

  • The Importance of Irenaeus

    An anonymous reader asked: Why are the witings of St. Irenaeus now so suddenly important[?] I thought that his relics were sacked by the Calvinists becaused he was alleged to be a heretic, ie., he is a proponent of Free Will and that his other writings do not support TULIP. The importance of Irenaeus is…

  • Further Response to Dyer

    Dyer has produced a further response (link) and my response to him is below. Dyer wrote: “1. Turretinfan is at it again, in an audio response to my audio response, found here. To begin with, he says I mischaracterize the reformed position according to Charles Hodge about Jesus suffering the wrath of God, which is…

  • Princes of this World?

    An anonymous reader asked: In 1st Corinthians 2:7-8 who do you think are the “princes of this world”? and what is their goal? Thanks in advance. I answer: 1 Corinthians 2:6-86 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that…

  • Archbishop Rino Fisichella and Excommunication for Abortion

    In a letter that certainly surprised me, Roman Catholic Archbishop Rino Fisichella criticized the equal application of his own church’s law in the case of a young Brazilian girl who received an abortion (link to story about letter). Apparently, Mr. Fisichella believes that excommunication should not be automatic, since he believes that the murder of…

  • Response to Jay Dyer's Audio Remarks

    Mr. Dyer has provided an audio response (audio – corresponding page at Dyer’s blog) to several of the comments I have provided to his critique of Calvinism. For the bigger context, including my thirteen-part series defending Calvinism from his accusations, see my index of interactions with Mr. Dyer (link). I’ve broken up the response into…

  • The Real Turretin on: Via Media (In Spanish!)

    Mr. Matthew Lankford has recently directed me to a post at the Reflexion Latina Reformada blog, where the blogger has provided some commentary on Francis Turretin and the Via Media, the “Middle Way” that is Reformed Theology (link). The post is in Spanish, although a Google translation may be found here (link). Enjoy! -TurretinFan To…