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A Quick Comment on the Fastigi Infallibility
The Fastigi vs. White debate took place a number of years ago. I was listening to it today and happened to notice the quotation that is described by Fastigi as the culmination of patristic quotations in favor of papal infallibility. And what was that quotation? It was Chalcedon’s comment, which I have already fully explained,…
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Some Follow Up Regarding Rejoicing When the Wicked Perish
My objector, Mr. Landless, has provided a blog post in response to my previous entry. He indicates he desires no blog war, so I’ll try to hit a few points without going line-by-line through his response. 1) My pseudonym is TurretinFan or Tur8inFan, but not Turrentinfan or Turrintanfan. 2) Mr. Landless thinks we are largely…
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John Piper on Osama's Death
I don’t agree with everything that John Piper says about this, but I found his comments thought-provoking and – more importantly – Biblically focused. His comments stand in remarkable contrast (in my mind at least) to the comments of Prof. Horton, which I discussed earlier today. For example, I would disagree with Piper’s claim that…
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John Piper on Osama’s Death
I don’t agree with everything that John Piper says about this, but I found his comments thought-provoking and – more importantly – Biblically focused. His comments stand in remarkable contrast (in my mind at least) to the comments of Prof. Horton, which I discussed earlier today. For example, I would disagree with Piper’s claim that…
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An Example of the Exegetical Blunders of Horton's View of the Two Kingdoms
Prof. Michael Horton has an article entitled, “The Death of Osama bin Ladin: What Kind of Justice Has Been Done?” Horton takes the occasion of bin Ladin’s death as a chance to attempt to propagate his unhistorical view of the two kingdoms. I don’t mean to suggest that the idea of two kingdoms is not…
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An Example of the Exegetical Blunders of Horton’s View of the Two Kingdoms
Prof. Michael Horton has an article entitled, “The Death of Osama bin Ladin: What Kind of Justice Has Been Done?” Horton takes the occasion of bin Ladin’s death as a chance to attempt to propagate his unhistorical view of the two kingdoms. I don’t mean to suggest that the idea of two kingdoms is not…
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Answering Objections to Rejoicing when the Wicked Perish
My previous post about rejoicing at the death of Osama bin Ladin has sparked a little pushback. My objector wrote: I’m quite disappointed with the post. If we are to emulate the ways of God, then surely we should consider God’s attitude: (Ezekiel 33:11): “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take…
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The Potter's Freedom: a Response to Chosen But Free
I see that Ergun Caner has asked his Theology 202 class to provide on-line book reviews of Norman Geisler’s “Chosen but Free.” I’ve had a chance to read many of the reviews. Let me provide some thoughts in response. But before I do, let me say that I hope Dr. Caner has encouraged his student’s…
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The Potter’s Freedom: a Response to Chosen But Free
I see that Ergun Caner has asked his Theology 202 class to provide on-line book reviews of Norman Geisler’s “Chosen but Free.” I’ve had a chance to read many of the reviews. Let me provide some thoughts in response. But before I do, let me say that I hope Dr. Caner has encouraged his student’s…
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400th Anniversary
As the Virginia Hugenot reported, May 2, 2011, is the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James or “Authorized” Version of the Bible. Whether or not you agree with my assessment that it is still the best widely-available English translation of the Bible or not, this is cause for celebration. Notwithstanding the…