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Same Church? We report, you decide.
Example 1Pope John Paul II: “[It] is everyone’s duty to work to ensure that the poor have access to credit on equitable terms and at affordable interest rates.” (source) (1 January 1998) Example 2Pope Sixtus V famously declared interest to be “detestable to God and man, damned by the sacred canons and contrary to Christian…
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Comparing John Calvin and James White
Someone (http://www.puritanfellowship.com/2008/12/calvin-disagrees-with-james-white-on.html) has suggested that Calvin and Dr. White disagree about John 3:16. I thought it would be helpful to provide some comments on the following text, which is Pringle’s translation of what Calvin wrote (in Latin) on John 3:16. The particular portion of the text on which Calvin is commenting is, “That whosoever believeth…
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Reciprocal Blog Links
You may note that on the left-hand side of this blog (under the current template) there is a section providing links back to folks who have kindly linked to this blog. As far as I know, this is a comprehensive list. Nevertheless, it would not surprise me to discover that I had inadvertently left someone…
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Rob Lundberg at The Real Issue has the inside scoop on how you can get the subject film for free (link). -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Three Part Series on Reformed Theology
I recently came across this three-part series on Reformed Theology, specifically focusing on Sola Scriptura. I believe the speaker is R. C. Sproul. Unfortunately, the sound is not well synchronized with the video, or wasn’t when I watched it. Part 1[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfg1lMDHblU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] While I didn’t catch any glaring errors in the presentation, I wouldn’t suggest listening…
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Question to Romanists
Given the statement: “Religious minorities are entitled to be respected in their own religious convictions and practices. They are also entitled to their own places of worship, and their founding figures and symbols they consider sacred should not be subject to any form of mockery or ridicule.” a) Do you agree with the statement? b)…
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William Binnie on The Pslams: Their Teaching, History, and Use
I was happy to learn (I cannot recall from where) that Binnie’s classic work on the Psalms is now available freely at Archive.org (link). -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Evangelicals – Could This be Your Child?
I was directed by Mark Shea to the blog of someone who Mr. Shea claims is “Another Protestant Start[ing] on the Whole ‘Going Deeper into History and Ceasing to be a Protestant’ Thing” (link to the person’s blog) (link to Shea’s blog). This person is someone who married a Romanist and is now in the…
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A Sad Metaphor – Church Stolen But No One Noticed
Russian church stolen by thieves (link). Unfortunately, while it can happen that an entire church building can be taken by thieves without anyone noticing, it can also happen that a church hierarchy can be taken by thieves without people noticing. The remedy in the first case is vigilance and attendance at the church building. The…
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Christ's Voluntary Death
I greatly enjoyed the following video by Dr. James White, explaining to a Muslim antagonist the voluntary nature of Christ’s death on the cross: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkRdmuVEVcM&hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=344] I would add that there is more revelation that declares that Jesus’ sacrifice was voluntary, namely in the prophecy of that great prophet, the prophet Isaiah (prophecying of Jesus…