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Ventriloquist Theology
Some anonymous commenter has repeatedly tried to post the following comment on various posts on this blog. He seems to be taking the approach of the widow to the unjust judge – forcing me to face his criticism by relentlessly pursuing his cause. Since it wearies me so to keep hitting the “reject,” and thereby…
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Ponter vs. The Westminster Confession of Faith
Ponter writes: One could say, “But such and such later Reformed confession or theologian denies this theology.” To that we would say, “So what? How does citing a man or confession a century or more later, disprove the historical truth that earlier Reformation theologians held to unlimited expiation and redemption? It doesn’t. In terms of…
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The real Turretin on: The Faith That Saves
Richard Smith at the Spurgeon Blog has provided another delightful post on the topic of sola fide and what is meant by that term in Reformation theology (link). This is a very important topic, and an area that differentiates Reformed theology not only from Romanism and Socinianism but also from much of modern Arminianism, which…
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Response to Alexander Greco on Sola Scriptura
Previously, I wrote against some comments made by Mr. Bellisario (link to my post) regarding Eric Svendsen’s book, “Upon this Slippery Rock.” Mr. Alexander Greco has decided to respond as follows: It seems to be the case that you would like to have your cake and eat it too. On the one hand you proclaim…
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There is One Mediator and Only One Mediator
In a recent blog post (link), Dave Armstrong (a lay advocate of Catholicism) has made the remarkable argument that “there is one mediator” in 1 Timothy 2:5 does not rule out what Dave calls “mini-mediators.” Dave doesn’t comment on whether “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD,” rules out mini-Jehovahs or whether…
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Times of Unpredictability
It’s time for people to remember something: Isaiah 41:20-2420That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. 21Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong [reasons], saith the King of Jacob. 22Let them…
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Charles Hodge on Intercession of Saints
Charles Hodge onIntercession of Saints(extracted from his Systematic Theology) There is but one Mediator between God and man, and but one High Priest through whom we draw near to God. And as intercession is a priestly function, it follows that Christ is our only intercessor. But as there is a sense in which all believers…
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The real Turretin on: The Instrumental Use of Faith
Richard Smith at the Spurgeon Blog has an interesting post on the Instrumental Use of Faith, including a nice, but short, quotation from the real Turretin (link). Sometimes I think that it is a proper understanding of Justification by Faith that separates nominal Sola-Fideans (such as modern Arminians) from true Sola-Fideans (i.e. the Reformed). -TurretinFan…
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Calvin on the Psalms
I found an interesting jewel from Calvin on the Psalms at Adiophora(link) I’d love to follow my usual path here, and quote something similar from John Wesley, but of course Wesley was one of the main promoters of “Protestant” abandonment of Psalmody. Still, even Wesley wrote: WE have now before us one of the choicest…
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Turretin Reviewed
Curate at Kata Rogeron has provided a positive review of Turretin’s Institutes (link). It is a very brief review, but as a fan of Turretin, I certainly appreciated it. To God be the Glory!