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Think of a Better Headline – Ecumenical Patriarch and Pope
The real headline was something about the two leaders of their respective religions (Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) kissing. I’m sure this sort of thing gives ecumenicists the warm fuzzies. One cannot fail to notice, however, the EP’s enormous, highly ornate, crown. Especially in view of the pope’s choice of going with much more low-key…
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When does life begin?
The Bible does not specifically say when life begins. It is clear that life begins before birth, despite some claims to the contrary. Before birth, there are essentially three “bright lines” that can be drawn: 1) Viability This line is a moving target as technology for supporting very untimely babies improves. The current earliest viability…
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Two Sola Scriptura Debate Transcripts
My own debate on Sola Scriptura with Mr. Bellisario is progressing at a snail’s pace (link to debate) – the latest news being that late last night my cross-examination questions for Mr. Bellisario were posted. For those champing at the bit (or chomping at it, if historical etymology is not important), here are two Sola…
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Plantinga on Naturalism and Evolutionism
Melinda at Stand to Reason, has posted an interesting quotation from Alvin Plantinga on the relation between Naturalism and Evolutionism (link). Prof. Plantinga makes an excellent point regarding the fact that naturalism and evolutionism are not allies but enemies. To God be the Glory!
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Steve and Turretin vs. Bryan Cross
I enjoyed a recent article by Steve Hays of Triablogue taking Bryan Cross to task on the issue of the perspicuity of Scripture, and relying on Turretin’s excellent summary of that issue. (link) -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Arminianism and Natural Birth
Joshua Lim at Reformed Blogging has an interesting post on Arminianism and Natural Birth (link) (Mitch has pointed out that there is something wrong with the link. The post can be found via the following link, about 3/4 of the way down the page – backup link). He states fairly succinctly this particular problem that…
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Learn a Word: Aseity (Self-Existence)
As one wise pastor recently pointed out to me, “very few people even know what aseity means.” He’s right, of course. So, what does aseity mean? In general it refers to God’s property of being self-existent. By way of background, I provide the following explanation: By self-existence we mean (a) That God is “causa sui,”…
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Shedd – On the Atonement
Shedd writes: Before leaving the subject of vicarious atonement, it is in place here to notice its relation to the soul of man. For, while Christ’s atonement has primarily this objective relation to the Divine nature, it has also a secondary subjective relation to the nature of the guilty creature for whom it is made.…
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Common Research Tool Mistakes
The Internet is a great source of information. With the advent of large-scale book scanning projects like Gallica, Archive.org, and Google Books, a wealth of information that was formerly available only to those with books has become easily accessible. There are also web discussion boards, some of which attract experts and amateurs alike. Wikipedia and…
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Psalm 147
For those who enjoy music – for those who are merry – for who simply wish to worship God – here’s a beautiful rendition of the first part of Psalm 147 – feel free to sing along: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB2efUp33B0&hl=en] It is a comely thing to Praise God, -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!