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Not Everything Trent Says about Justification is Wrong
Before I get into the bad parts of what Trent says about Justification, it is worth noting that not everything Trent says in its canons on Justification is bad: CANON I.-If any one saith, that man may be justified before God by his own works, whether done through the teaching of human nature, or that…
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Guilty Consciences at Trent?
I’m about to embark on a short series of posts on the topic Trent’s canons and decrees regarding justification. It’s worth noting that my series will be bringing me under the anathema of that council. I’ll come under its anathema because I’ll be taking the position that the the Roman Catholic doctrine on Justification derogates…
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Baking Clay Pots – Subtracting Water or Adding Hardness?
Louis Ruggiero (aka LouRugg) asked my friend Dr. White: Oh and by the way, when Turretinfan said that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart by taking away his common sense, I almost fell off my chair. Did he get that stuff from you, or did he make that one up on his own? I answer: One of…
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John Knox on Free Will (Old Spellings)
Before I answer to the absurdities which of our doctrine ye collect, I must, in few wordes, put you in minde, that very foolishely ye joyn the free will of Adame with the free will of Christe Jesus, and with the libertie of God. For Adam’s will was never so free but that it might…
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Debate with LouRugg on Hardening the Heart of Pharaoh
Well, a few minutes ago, I finished a debate with Louis Ruggerio (aka LouRugg) (link to mp3)(link to wma) The volume is a bit low, but if you turn up the volume you should be able to hear it ok. Thanks to Matthew Lankford for recording it. The following is an out-line of the first…
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Hardened Hearts – A Brief Biblical Survey – Part 3
(continued from part 2) (see also part 1) 6. The Hardenings of the Old Testament Israelites a) During the Wilderness Journey i) Old Testament Discussion 2 Kings 17:13-14Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my…
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Hardened Hearts – A Brief Biblical Survey – Part 2
(continued from Part 1) In this section, we address the hardenings of several other kings and nations than Pharaoh and the Egyptians. 2. The Hardening of Sihon’s Heart Deuteronomy 2:30-32But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that…
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Bad to Quote Lactantius?
Roman Catholic reader Mike Burgess commented on yesterday’s post (link), which quoted from Lactanatius, thus: St. Jerome, whom you enjoy quoting when the occasion suits, said of Lactantius, “If only Lactantius, almost a river of Ciceronian eloquence, had been able to uphold our cause with the same facility with which he overturns that of our…
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What did the Early Church think of Prayer for the Dead?
Doubtless there were a variety of thoughts, but here is one (courtesy of Pastor David King): Lactantius (260-330): But if it appears that these religious rites are vain in so many ways as I have shown, it is manifest that those who either make prayers to the dead, or venerate the earth, or make over…
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Hardened Hearts – A Brief Biblical Survey – Part 1
Lord willing, I will be engaging in a debate on the PalTalk chat program this Wednesday at 4 p.m. Pacific Time. The topic of the debate is the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart, and my debate opponent is a non-Calvinist named Louis Ruggerio (aka LouRugg), who is actively promoting his new work against Calvinism entitled, “The…