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430 Years from the Promise – A Response to Fred Butler
I have indicated that I think that the Israelites were in Egypt for only about 215 years, as opposed to 430 years. Mr. Fred Butler disagrees (link to his post). Mr. Butler’s response is friendly, and I hope he’ll take my response as being in a similarly amiable vein. First of all, Mr. Butler points…
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The Importance of Genealogies
The whole of the Bible is useful for doctrine, reproof, and so forth. Sometimes, when read a genealogy we can become bored, because its value is not immediately apparent. One use for these genealogies is responding to groups who make false historical claims. I recently have been using them in response to Harold Camping. However,…
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Blueprints for Anarchy
Patrick Madrid wrote an article attacking Sola Scriptura as though it were a “blueprint for anarchy,” which is the title that he gave to the article (link to article). The phrase is catchy among contemporary Roman apologists, and it should be no surprise then that we sometimes need to respond to these claims. Here are…
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Anathema Update
Somehow, in preparing my previous post (link), I had overlooked the single use of the word “anathema” in the 1917 Code of Canon Law (pointed out to me here). There is a recent (2001) English translation of the code (Peters, Edward N. 1917 Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law: in English translation, with extensive scholarly apparatus.…
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Infinite Punishment and Liberalism
One adherent to liberalism/progressivism recently commented on my post regarding eternal punishment (link to my post). He wrote: Dear Turretinfan, Sin against an infinitely holy God deserves an infinite punishment? Why? Out of necessity? And if not out of necessity, what kind of God would purposely frame a reality so that such a barbarous claim…