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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 4 of 13)
This is part 4 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says:3) “[A consistent Calvinist must be] A Monothelite, in that in conversion, the divine will supplants the human will. And this would go for Christ’s divine will as well.” I answer:…
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Choice and the Common Man
When I talk to people (average, ordinary people) they mean by choice just what Calvinism teaches about what choice is: people picking from among various options. They normally don’t impose much of a philosophical framework on it. If I ask them, “What if someone forces you to pick A?” They would reply that this isn’t…
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What does "Sola Scriptura" mean?
I enjoyed reading an article at The Neglected Word Theology and Life by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey (link) on the topic of Sola Scriptura. I got the sense from the article that it is actually an introductory chapter to a book, but the book is not identified. If Sola Scriptura is a topic that interests…
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What does "Sola Scriptura" mean?
I enjoyed reading an article at The Neglected Word Theology and Life by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey (link) on the topic of Sola Scriptura. I got the sense from the article that it is actually an introductory chapter to a book, but the book is not identified. If Sola Scriptura is a topic that interests…
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Eastern Orthodoxy and Transubstantiation – Informal Debate
Informal Debate on Eastern Orthodoxy and Transubstantiation The following is an informal debate that took place between Mr. Bellisario and myself on the issue of Eastern Orthodoxy and Transubstantiation. I’ve taken the liberty of cleaning it up a bit. Those who want the raw combox flow may find it in the combox of the linked…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 3 of 13)
This is part 3 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says:2) “[A consistent Calvinist must be] Manichaean, in that nature is inherently evil.” (Note, “Manichaean” and “Manichean” are both widely used spellings for this position.) I answer: a) The Calvinist Position…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 2 of 13)
This is part 2 of the thirteen part series in response to Jay Dyer. The previous part may be found here (link). Jay Dyer says:1) “[A consistent Calvinist must be] Nestorian, in that the Logos cannot assume a fallen human nature.” I answer: a) The Calvinist Position (whether right doctrine or error let Scripture decide)…
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Church Discipline and Holiness
Criticism of “Protestant” church discipline, with a positive example illustrated in this video by Dr. James White (just under 15 minutes long): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPtxSFK9g8&hl=en&fs=1] This is partly to provide balance to my criticism of Rome in these two recent posts (first post) (second post). Notice that Rome is not alone in failing to do proper church…
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SSPX is Back – JP2 heading out? Implications for Unity
The so-called Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is back. Their excommunication has been lifted by Rome. This is an interesting development on several levels. 1) SSPX seems to teach that Vatican II was not infallible From their website (link): Not by reason of the extraordinary magisterium, for it refused to define anything. Pope Paul…
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Response to Jay Dyer on Calvinism (Part 1 of 13)
I had never heard of Jay Dyer before, but he is a non-Calvinist, ex-Protestant. He has eleven claims (source) with respect to what a consistent Calvinist must be. At first, I thought I’d give a quick answer to each and make this a single blog post. However, the more I looked at the issues, the…