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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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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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What Would Machen Say to Darryl Hart?
“There is not one law of God for the Christian and another law of God for the non-Christian.” (source) “Are then Christianity and culture in a conflict that is to be settled only by the destruction of one or the other of the contending forces? A third solution, fortunately, is possible—namely consecration. Instead of destroying…
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Bellisario Swings and Misses
Matthew Bellisario has a new post up (link to post). It purports to respond to an earlier post I provided (link to my post). The title of the post is “Another “Expert” on Catholicism Misrepresents Church Teaching.” The person he’s referring to as “Expert” is me. I’m flattered! No, I jest. I’m not really flattered,…
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Vatican Bank – Money Laundering Investigation
The press is reporting that funds have been seized at the Vatican Bank, aka the Institute for Religious Works (link to article). The chairman of the bank is apparently being investigated with respect to “a series of omissions in financial transactions,” and the alleged wrong-doing is that “the Vatican bank had neglected to communicate to…
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Bryan Cross places the Cart before the Horse, Theologically Speaking
Over at Called to Communion, in the comment box, Bryan Cross wrote: In the first century, no one needed to confess that Christ is homoousious with the Father. But after the fourth century, to deny the homoousious is to fall into [at least material] heresy. This is dead wrong and gets things exactly backwards. It…
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Test Case of the Infallible Magisterium: Ordination of Women
Here’s the Official Roman Catholic position on the ordination of women: COVER LETTER TO BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger November 8, 1995 The publication in May 1994 of the apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis was followed by a number of problematic and negative statements by certain theologians, organizations of priests and religious, as well as…
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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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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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Ergun Caner – Values Voter Summit 2010
Ergun Caner spoke at the Values Voters Summit again this year (see discussion and link to video here). Here are some interesting comments from Dr. Caner: (2:29) She [referring to his wife] has trained me, and taught me, and raised me. She taught me “high cotton.” So if you can understand what I’m saying it’s…