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Devin Rose on Ignatius, Justin Martyr, and the Eucharist
Over in the over-flowing comment box at the Roman Catholic blog Called to Communion, Devin Rose has provided a comment that veers slightly off the stated topic for that box. I’m providing a response here instead of there both to keep that discussion on topic and because (for the moment) the CTC site is undergoing…
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Response to Bryan Cross at "Called to Communion"
The following is a detailed response to Bryan Cross’ comment #441 here (link to the comment) at the Roman Catholic blog, Called to Communion. Dear Bryan Cross: Thanks for your thoughtful reply to my comments. I have a few rejoinders, which I’ll try to group in some sort of organized way below – not necessarily…
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Response to Bryan Cross at "Called to Communion"
The following is a detailed response to Bryan Cross’ comment #441 here (link to the comment) at the Roman Catholic blog, Called to Communion. Dear Bryan Cross: Thanks for your thoughtful reply to my comments. I have a few rejoinders, which I’ll try to group in some sort of organized way below – not necessarily…
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Lucifer and Angels' Names
JohnFrancis left this comment on an earlier blog post: Harold Camping has recently taught that Jerome translated the Hebrew word “hyll” to be the angel “Lucifer” when it should read “praise”(root word) or “boaster(er)”. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which…
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Lucifer and Angels’ Names
JohnFrancis left this comment on an earlier blog post: Harold Camping has recently taught that Jerome translated the Hebrew word “hyll” to be the angel “Lucifer” when it should read “praise”(root word) or “boaster(er)”. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which…
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Thanksgiving Verses – Part 30
This is the conclusion post to the series on thanksgiving in Scripture. It may be possible to add a few more passages where thanksgiving is implied rather than stated. However, I think that this series should provide the reader with a very thorough overview of the treatment of thanksgiving in Scripture. The key is this:…
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Manhattan Declaration – Partial Roundup
Much has been said on the ‘net regarding the Manhattan Declaration. This is a partial roundup, with my brief thoughts on the thoughts of others, in no particular order (though, perhaps, there is a generally newest-to-oldest bias): 1. William Watson Birch (Arminian) Birch unsurprisingly signed. He oddly wrote: By holding hands with other followers of…
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Thanksgiving Verses – Part 29
This segment provides the references to thanksgiving in Revelation. There are three such references. It is interesting to note that in each case the twenty-four elders are involved in giving thanks to God. In the first passage the elders give the thanks together with glory and honour – they also ascribe power to God. Technically,…
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Regeneration – Baptism – Circumcision
In a recent post responding to some comments from R. Scott Clark, Dr. White states: In the same way, once we see that fulfillment of circumcision in the New Covenant is regeneration, not baptism, the consistency of the biblical revelation is seen. (source) I have heard Dr. White make this claim repeatedly, but it seems…
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Is Jesus' Divinity Clearly Revealed in Scripture?
Over in the ever-growing comment box at Called to Communion (a Roman Catholic blog), there is at least one man, Mr. Ciatoris, who is trying to argue that the Scriptures do not clearly teach that Jesus is God. (link to the comment box in question) John Cassian (lived about A.D. 360 – 435) thought differently:…