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Reginald di Piperno Misses the Point
Apparently Reginald di Piperno (a pseudonym – like my own) has missed the point (link). Reginald seems to have mistakenly concluded that I imagine the Roman Catholic position to be that individual bishops (other than the bishop of Rome) are infallible. Of course that’s not what I think or what my previous post suggested (link…
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Roman Catholic Archbishop on Christ's Death
Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany stated that Christ “did not die for the sins of the people as if God had provided a sacrificial offering, like a scapegoat.” (source) Now, I realize that conservative Roman Catholics may not agree with this statement (I’d be shocked if they…
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Roman Catholic Archbishop on Christ’s Death
Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany stated that Christ “did not die for the sins of the people as if God had provided a sacrificial offering, like a scapegoat.” (source) Now, I realize that conservative Roman Catholics may not agree with this statement (I’d be shocked if they…
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Augustine vs. Albrecht on the Bodily Presence – Round 2
This is video response to William Albrecht’s two videos ( video 1 and video 2 ) responding to previous videos of mine, responding to a still previous video of his. I continue to point out Mr. Albrecht’s errors. I have 11 points: 1) The issue is bodily presence vs. spiritual presence (not real presence vs.…
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False Ecumenicism
In this discussion, our undercover correspondent discusses false ecumenicism with someone who tries, initially, to claim that he is not interested in making converts. http://www.xtranormal.com/players/jwplayer.swf (direct link to video)-TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Prayers For, To, and Through the Dead
Within Roman Catholicism (and within some other churches as well) there are prayers that are made for, through, and to the dead. We, as Reformed believers, reject all three of these categories but on different grounds. In discussing these issues with Roman Catholics it may be useful to be able to understand the different categories…
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Aquinas – Catena Aurea – Index Page
Catena Aurea, commentary on the four Gospels; collected out of the works of the Fathers, translated by John Henry Newman (toward the end of his Protestant days). This series is a translation of Aquinas’ Catena Aurea (Golden Chain), which provides quotations attributed to various of the church fathers with whom Aquinas was apparently familiar. It…
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Middle Knowledge – Video Series
I have now concluded the series on Middle Knowledge and specifically of Turretin’s treatment of it, in his Institutes of Elenctic Theology. I should note that a summary of the section that I addressed has been created and can be found at the following link (link). I didn’t consult this list specifically in the preparation…
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Middle Knowledge – Part 6
This is the sixth and final section on Turretin’s discussion of Middle Knowledge. This section delves into the philosophical arguments that undermine the concept of middle knowledge, demonstrating that the concept of middle knowledge leads to inevitable self-contradictions. 1. Two categories of knowledge are all that are required, because all true objects of knowledge are…
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Middle Knowledge – Part 5
This is the fifth video in the series, of which (for those already weary of the series) there are six videos. This section deals with alleged proof texts of Middle Knowledge: (1) 1 Samuel 23:11-12 This is the place where David asked God whether the men of the city would deliver David up if David…