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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 6
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 20:11-1211 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death;…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 6
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 20:11-1211 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death;…
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The Wise Turk on Religious Entertainment
He’s not really a Turk, but we do sometimes find wisdom (of sorts) from unexpected places. I recently came across the following quotation: “Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 5
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 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Part 5
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 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the…
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Of the Preaching of the Word
The following is taken from the Directory for Public Worship (1645) as approved for use in the Church of Scotland. I commend it to the reading of any who have are called upon to preach the word of God. It is an excellent primer in homiletics; while it is not exhaustive, it provides a great…
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Tenacity of the Text – a Response
Introduction The issue of the tenacity of the text is one of the important points that was raised by Dr. White in his debate with Dr. Ehrman recently (the debate can be obtained here). One of the illustrations of the tenacity of the text is the illustration of a jigsaw puzzle set that includes 1,010…
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Directory for Public Worship: a Few Notes
Those who know me, know that I find myself most closely aligned with the Scottish Reformed traditions. Thus, you can imagine that I was pleased to find that this Directory for Public Worship (adopted by the Scottish church in 1645) has been placed on-line (link). Let me suggest a few points from that document that…
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Calvi-minians – Fatalism, Luck, and Superstition
I’ve pointed out before that most people accept a number of Calvinistic principles in their everyday life. Young men intuitively know that wooing young ladies works and that the decisions young women make about how they will spend their time (particularly with whom) can be influenced. Young women too know that they can influence the…
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Thoughts on Pseudonymity
Richard at Philosophy, et cetera has some interesting thoughts on respecting pseudonymity (link). I think most folks on the net agree with his primary conclusion with a small minority of vengeful folks falling into his proposed alternative. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!