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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=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkRdmuVEVcM&hl=en&fs=1] 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 the…
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A Challenge for Reformation Scholarship
While many important Reformation works were printed, there remains much handwritten material. There are several projects that have taken on the challenge of converting handwritten material to printed and/or electronic form. For an example of the challenge involved, check out this recent post at Evangelical Textual Criticism (link) and try your hand at transcribing this…
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Leo X on Luther
Do people still believe what Leo X said about Luther. Mr. Bellisario (editor of the “Catholic Champion” blog) has republished part of an English translation of one of Leo X’s writings against Luther. (link). What’s interesting is that the the decree Mr. Bellisario cuts and pastes from here (link) makes reference to an earlier bull,…
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Galileo – Heretic or not?
A recent article (link) suggests that further attempts are being made at trying to rehabilitate Galileo. Almost all papists today would agree that Galileo was right and the Vatican was wrong. Most, however, would argue that the Vatican doesn’t claim any infallibility in areas of science. Here’s the problem, Galileo was tried not for science…
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Responses to Response to Twilight/Molinism Post
Both Steve Hayes and TheoJunkie (TJ) have responded to my previous post (link) on the movie Twilight and Molinism. TJ wrote: But what would Joe the Plumber think? You gave a basic premise statement regarding Molinism… can you provide a corresponding direct basic premise statement regarding Calvinism? Your post hints at it, but does not…
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Pseudonymity and the Calvinists
In this particular venue, I publish under a pseudonym. That does not go over well with lots of people. It is particularly amusing, though, for me to hear “Calvinists” complaining about my use of a pseudonym. Calvin apparently wrote under at least three pseudonyms: (1) Alcuinus (2) Charles d’Espeville (3) Martinus Lucanius (see here for…
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Airport Philosophy and Sola Scriptura
“Life is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” Steve Ray (a Romanist) responds to the above airport signage, with the follow: All of life is a profound journey but with very definite destinations: Heaven or Hell! If you’re on the travel through life ONLY for the thrill of the trip you’re in BIG…