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Responding to Norman Geisler's Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 2
In the previous post, we addressed a first group of “misspeaks” identified by Dr. Geisler (link to post). In this post, we’ll look at some of the charges that Dr. Geisler identifies, as well as the responses he provides. I’ll try to address each in turn. The Charge that He Could Speak Arabic when He…
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Responding to Norman Geisler’s Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 2
In the previous post, we addressed a first group of “misspeaks” identified by Dr. Geisler (link to post). In this post, we’ll look at some of the charges that Dr. Geisler identifies, as well as the responses he provides. I’ll try to address each in turn. The Charge that He Could Speak Arabic when He…
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Responding to Norman Geisler's Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 1
As promised in a previous post (link) this post begins to address Dr. Geisler’s defense of Dr. Caner. Dr. Geisler says “no one has proven an evil moral intent in any of them” referring, apparently, to “some factual misstatements” for which “Dr. Caner has admitted to and apologized … .” Dr. Geisler goes on to…
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Responding to Norman Geisler’s Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 1
As promised in a previous post (link) this post begins to address Dr. Geisler’s defense of Dr. Caner. Dr. Geisler says “no one has proven an evil moral intent in any of them” referring, apparently, to “some factual misstatements” for which “Dr. Caner has admitted to and apologized … .” Dr. Geisler goes on to…
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Geisler Digs Yet Deeper!
Rather than apologizing for claiming that Dr. Ergun Caner’s critics were engaging in libel and slander, Dr. Norman Geisler has decided to make an attempt to defend Dr. Ergun Caner (link to attempted defense). In the following series of posts, we’ll examine Dr. Geisler’s defense of Dr. Caner to determine whether it has any merit.…
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Sungenis Claims: "the Church did not receive any divine revelation on the nature of Purgatory"
In a recent (2009) response to Dr. White, Robert Sungenis made some interesting admissions regarding the absence of knowledge of what Purgatory is in Roman Catholic theology: Since the Church did not receive any divine revelation on the nature of Purgatory, and since the Church declined to make any official statements on its nature, it…
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Sungenis Claims: "the Church did not receive any divine revelation on the nature of Purgatory"
In a recent (2009) response to Dr. White, Robert Sungenis made some interesting admissions regarding the absence of knowledge of what Purgatory is in Roman Catholic theology: Since the Church did not receive any divine revelation on the nature of Purgatory, and since the Church declined to make any official statements on its nature, it…
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Two Eastern Fathers Whose Views Conflict with Purgatory
Here are some quotations from some of the “Eastern Fathers,” namely Basil of Caesarea (A.D. 329-379) and John Chrysostom (A.D. 349-407). In this first quotation, notice what Chrysostom is saying about where sin can be remedied, in terms of this life or the next: So there is no righteous person who does not have sin,…
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"Messiah" in the Koran
A recent dialog with a Muslim on the Internet led to the Muslim claiming that Jesus was just “a Christ.” He wanted to argue that Mohamed is also a Christ. [3:45] The angels said, “O Mary, GOD gives you good news: a Word from Him whose name is `The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary.…
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"Messiah" in the Koran
A recent dialog with a Muslim on the Internet led to the Muslim claiming that Jesus was just “a Christ.” He wanted to argue that Mohamed is also a Christ. [3:45] The angels said, “O Mary, GOD gives you good news: a Word from Him whose name is `The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary.…