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David’s Relationship to God
Vox Veritatis has some thoughts on the problems with the English expression “Mother of God.” (link to comments) Of course, there is an orthodox sense to the term (the orthodox sense is that Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is God incarnate), but the resultant expression is awkward at best. The only argument for…
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Open Commenting Policy
I’m removing moderation from the comments section on this blog for a bit, to see how it goes. That means your comment will get published right away, in theory. It also means that if you post things that are insulting, off-topic, or whatever, I will need to proactively delete them instead of letting them sit…
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Does Rome Proclaim a False Gospel?
A seemingly simple question. I think a significant chunk of my readers would answer an unequivocal “No,” and another chunk would answer a resounding “Yes!” But I’ve recently encountered some guy (like me, pseudonymous) who uses the nick “Truth Unites … And Divides” who seems to have extraordinary trouble giving a straight answer to this…
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Mariolatry Exemplified
Steve Hays (and others) have already pointed out a Roman Catholic Psalter to Mary (link to Steve Hays’ post)(link to “psalter”). I’m not sure the depth of the blasphemy involved is fully appreciated by most readers. In the following post, I will give both some high level information as well as a specific example, so…
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Remembering Wrath
Don’t forget about the wrath of God. In the King James Version, the phrase “wrath of God” appears ten times. For those of you who think that the wrath of God is primarily an Old Testament concept, prepare to be surprised. Only one of the ten instances is in the Old Testament. Of course, the…
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Shroud News
An ancient shroud has been found (link to story). One passage of the article was especially interesting: Gibson said the remains of the man covered in the cloth consisted of different wrappings for the body and the head, which was consistent with burial practices of the era. He also said research had shown that the…
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If You Look Only at the Similarities, They're Exactly the Same!
One area where Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox part ways is over describing what goes on in the consecration of the elements in the Eucharist. For Eastern Orthodox, the transformation that occurs is mysterious and indescribable. For Roman Catholics, the transformation is sacramental and describable – in fact it is described quite specifically by the…
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If You Look Only at the Similarities, They’re Exactly the Same!
One area where Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox part ways is over describing what goes on in the consecration of the elements in the Eucharist. For Eastern Orthodox, the transformation that occurs is mysterious and indescribable. For Roman Catholics, the transformation is sacramental and describable – in fact it is described quite specifically by the…
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Examining John 17 and Christian Disunity
On his personal blog, Roman Catholic Bryan Cross has a post that consists of a flowchart (link to post). If you examine his flow chart, you’ll notice that in the upper right hand corner he asks the reader to “Go read John 17.” The reason to go read that chapter, per Bryan’s flow chart, is…
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Textual Critical Resource – Old Testament Variants
De Rossi’s remarkable Variae Lectiones Veteris Testamenti (various reading of the Old Testament) is now available in full on Google Books including both the original four volumes (1784-88) and the Supplement (1798): Volume 1: Prologue, Index of Manuscripts, Genesis, Exodus, and LeviticusVolume 2: Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1st Book of Samuel/KingsVolume 3: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,…