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Atheism to be Taught to Victorian Youth
I was rather disturbed to read this article (link), provided to me by a very dear reader. The article suggests that primary schools in Victoria (the second most populous state of Australia) are expected to begin indoctrinating children with the idea that there is no evidence of God. Apparently, the universe (which he made) and…
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A.A. Hodge on the Atonement
In A.A. Hodge’s “Outlines of Theology,” there is a chapter (Chapter XXV) on the Atonement (pp. 401-25 in the 1999 Banner of Truth Printing). The chapter is well organized and provides a good introduction to the subject. It seems to be designed to serve as a seminary textbook, and while it varies somewhat from the…
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Dr. Morey on Religulous
In the following video, Dr. Robert Morey picks apart the movie Religulous. I think any atheist should consider what Dr. Morey has to say about the subject. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXwapHgMK2I&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] I think one of the most frequent problems for atheists is that they have trouble finding true Christianity. The place to find it, in its purest form,…
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Bellisario Burying Himself in the Carcases of More Straw Men
More response from Bellisario has come in. I’ll try to address it as thoroughly as possible, in the hopes that he’ll carefully read it and stop attacking straw men. Surely, eventually such wanton destruction of scarecrows will cause some sort of rhetorical carbon footprint problem, and we certainly don’t want that: I had written: a)…
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Common Grace vs. Prevenient Grace
One reader asked, “How does the Arminian concept of prevenient grace differ from the Calvinist concept of common grace? It seems to me that they each describe one and the same thing.” In Calvinist circles, the term “common grace” is used to describe a number of things. One definition provides three aspects: 1) “a certain…
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Response to Hoffer's Inquiries on Christian Liberty
PH wrote: I would like to get your thoughts on the role of the Church in deciding whether to [celebrate] certain holidays or not. PH went on to provide the following: Chapter 21 of The Westminster Confession titled “Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day,” states in part: “The reading of the Scriptures with godly…
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Response to Hoffer’s Inquiries on Christian Liberty
PH wrote: I would like to get your thoughts on the role of the Church in deciding whether to [celebrate] certain holidays or not. PH went on to provide the following: Chapter 21 of The Westminster Confession titled “Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day,” states in part: “The reading of the Scriptures with godly…
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Amyraldianism and the Canons of Dordt
Someone raised the question of why I would think that the Amyraldian position is at odds with the teachings of the Synod of Dordt. The following hopefully explains. The Amyraldian position, per Dabney, is that “God decreed from eternity, to create the human race, to permit the fall; then in His infinite compassion, to send…
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Bellisario Swings Again
Bellisario is at it again. Let’s go through his latest post (link to the post): MB: “Recently the un-identifiable one released an all out attack at the Catholic Church for mandating Christmas as an obligatory Holy day.” TF: A couple of blog posts equals an “all out attack”? Does that seem melodramatic to anyone? His…
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Bellisario vs. His Own Imagination on Christmas
Bellisario has a new post, in which he ferociously battles positions that have not been presented (link). The straw flies in every direction, but I thought I’d do a quick response (well, it started as a quick response … it ended up a bit long) to his post: MB: “I wanted to answer the un-identifiable…