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The real Francis Turretin on: Centrality of Justification
John Fonville, of the Paramount Church, has kindly selected as his weekly quotation a nice selection from Francis Turretin on the importance of justification (although the quotation includes the questionable attribution of a particular quotation to Luther that may only be a paraphrase of Luther). (source) To God be the Glory!
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Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL) – Index Page
The following is a list of the volumes of the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL) that I was able to locate at Google Books and/or Archive.org. I wish to express my appreciation for the work I found at “Pr. Stefan”‘s blog (link). There were a few issues with his list, and I have attempted to…
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Starbucks Christianity
This video (link), which I don’t endorse, provides a “parable” regarding how Starbucks would look if it were marketed like a church. While there are a number of amusing aspects to the video, the apparent underlying message (that the church, to be successful, should be more like Starbucks) is wrong. Yes, there are bad things…
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Rome Teaches?
Mr. Shea seems to think that because Rome’s teaching on the painlessness of Mary’s birth is not explicit in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it’s not one of Rome’s teachings (link). To put that issue to bed, let’s provide him with that teaching from a bishop of Rome. Sorry it’s not Benedict XVI or…
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Protoevangelium of James: a Question of Sources
Opinions regarding: Protoevangelium of James: Aquinas: “apocryphal ravings” (Summa Theologia, Third Part, Question 35, Article 9, Reply to Objection 3)(source) Jan Wakelin, Director of Radio for Catholic Answers, in response to the question “How do we know that the Protoevangelium of James is credible?”: “We don’t.” (source) [Pseudo?]-Pope Gelasius I, bishop of Rome 492–496, lists…
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Why Do Roman Catholics Think that Mary Didn't Have Pain During Childbirth?
One belief that is common in Roman Catholicism today is that Jesus was born without Mary suffering any pain. While sometimes Roman Catholics think that this fits with the concept of Mary being immaculately conceived, when we examine this doctrine prior to the acceptance of the view of Mary’s immaculate conception, we see some slightly…
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Why Do Roman Catholics Think that Mary Didn’t Have Pain During Childbirth?
One belief that is common in Roman Catholicism today is that Jesus was born without Mary suffering any pain. While sometimes Roman Catholics think that this fits with the concept of Mary being immaculately conceived, when we examine this doctrine prior to the acceptance of the view of Mary’s immaculate conception, we see some slightly…
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Mark Shea and the Revelation 12 Woman
Over at his own blog, Mr. Shea has provided comments on what he calls: “For My Money, One of the Weakest Arguments Against the Immaculate Conception” (link). One of the reasons its such a weak argument against the immaculate conception is that it’s not actually an argument against the immaculate conception. Someone with average reading…
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Did Israel Ever Make Idols of God?
Introduction Some people wonder whether perhaps the 2nd commandment’s prohibition on idolatry is limited to making idols of false gods. One of the questions asked is whether Israel ever made idols of the true God, or whether the idols were always of false gods. There are two or three times that come to mind when…
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Aquinas on Sola Scriptura
Some folks seem to imagine that a rejection of Sola Scriptura was the “established faith” prior to the Reformation. Those folks ought to read their Aquinas (emphasis supplied in the following: Article 8. Whether sacred doctrine is a matter of argument? Objection 1. It seems this doctrine is not a matter of argument. For Ambrose…