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Response to Tony Byrne's Challenge
Tony Byrne (aka Ynottony) is one of the culprits behind the defamation of my friend Dr. White as supposedly being a “hyper-Calvinst.” Tony has suggested, in his own defense, that one could use the following approach: Step 1: Ask White for specific biblical proof that God desires the eternal salvation of any of the non-elect.…
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Response to Tony Byrne’s Challenge
Tony Byrne (aka Ynottony) is one of the culprits behind the defamation of my friend Dr. White as supposedly being a “hyper-Calvinst.” Tony has suggested, in his own defense, that one could use the following approach: Step 1: Ask White for specific biblical proof that God desires the eternal salvation of any of the non-elect.…
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Another Consequence of Forbidding Marriage to Clergy
We have previously noted that one consequence of forbidding marriage to clergy is that one gets a higher ratio of homosexual clergyman (link to brief discussion). Another consequence is that priests do to nuns the kinds of things that Maria Monk reported (link to Vatican’s acknowledgment that this happens). The report makes Steve Hays’ satire…
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Rule of Faith and Life
A reader (who I’m not naming to protect the reader’s privacy) wrote the following comment, to which I will respond, line-by-line: “Turretinfan, you have espoused the view that for an act to be considered immoral, we must find the condemnation of such an act in Scripture.” This seems like an accurate description of my position,…
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Comments Policy Silliness
I noticed that there seems to be some well-intentioned silliness in R. Scott Clark’s new blog commenting policy (link to his discussion of his policy). The new policy requires those commenting to provide their real names, so as to take responsibility for their comments. Before I get to the silliness, let me acknowledge that there…
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Scripture's Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 1/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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Scripture’s Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 1/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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Caner Materials
Some folks have suggested that Ergun Caner’s critics are getting their material from a Muslim “hate site.” To those folks, I’d like to provide links to Ergun Caner himself speaking or writing, or to general or Baptist press reports of what he has said. UPDATE: November 2007 NW Baptist Convention (Number 1)(Number 2) Sermon: “The…
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Yet Another Steve Ray Patristic Error
I noticed that Steve Ray has reposted links on his blog (link to the blog entry). The links are to two documents he has written on “Mary: the Ark of the New Covenant.” In previous posts in response to those articles, we have seen: 1) Steve Ray Misquotes Athanasius (follow-up with William Albrecht)(follow-up -again- with…
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If we dare suggest …
… that this news article (link) is in any way, shape, or form connected with clerical celibacy, we will be promptly attacked. However, rationally speaking, one should not be surprised to find a higher than average number of homosexuals among the population of men who are willing to promise never to engage in sexual relations…