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Augustine Distinguishing All in Adam from All in Christ
I came across the following quotation and thought I’d share it: Since you do not wish to understand the “many” he said later as meaning the “all” he said first, you declare he said “many” to keep us from thinking he meant “all”. You could do likewise about the seed of Abraham to whom all…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 8
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 8
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely…
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Charles Hastings Collette on the Canon of the Fathers
Collette wrote: Romanism is full of inconsistencies! Again, with the assumed attribute of infallibility, it is strange that the Roman Church has never authoritatively declared which are the genuine productions of the Fathers, that we may know with certainty what is the faith of the Church, and precisely to know what we should believe. Except…
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The real Turretin on: Degree of Sanctification
Phil Siefkes at Pastor’s Perspective provides a quotation from the real Turretin answering the question: Is sanctification so perfect in this life that believers can fulfill the law absolutely? (link) The short answer, of course, is no – but Turretin explains it well. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Staupitz on Limited Atonement
Johann von Staupitz (lived about A.D. 1460 – December 28, 1524) was Vicar-General of the Augustinian Order in Germany. He was also the dean of the theology faculty at the University of Wittenberg. Eventually, he joined the Benedictines and became Abbot of St. Peter’s in Salzburg. He was the one who famously heard Luther’s six-hour…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 7
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Leviticus 20:15-1615 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 7
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Leviticus 20:15-1615 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And…
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Some Church Fathers on the Atonement
The following is a list of several patristic quotations (previously posted here) that relate to the topic of the atonement. Some affirm limited atonement, some are simply germane to the topic of the atonement without necessarily affirming limited atonement. Ambrose (c. 339-97): Although Christ suffered for all, yet He suffered for us particularly, because He…
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Albrecht vs Cajetan – Round 2
The video embedded below is a further response to William Albrechts (aka GNRHead) (link to Albrecht’s video) on the issue of Cardinal Cajetan and the Canon. In this video: 1. We deal with the fact that “Cajetan” is pronounced in modern English with the “j” making a “j” sound when it comes from a Latin…