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The Indispensible Nature of the Justice of God
“This avenging justice belongs to God as a judge, and he can no more dispense with it than he can cease to be a judge, or deny himself; though at the same time he exercises it freely. It does not consist in the exercise of a gratuitous power, like mercy, by which (whether it be…
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Sola Scriptura Debate Rebuttals Posted
My on-going debate with Mr. Bellisario over Sola Scriptura has progressed, and now his rebuttal has been posted to the debate blog (link). There was some delay in the process because of email troubles (per an email I received from him today, I had missed 2(!) emails that had previously sent me, meanwhile for the…
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The Real Turretin on: Perspicuity
Brandon at Siris has posted a summary of Turretin on the Perspicuity of Scripture (link) as well as directing us to Turretin’s own words (link). This is very important reading for people who imagine that the Reformed position is that all of Scripture is easily understood: that is far from correct. -TurretinFan To God be…
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Centuri0n is an Anti-Catholic? (I am not!)
In a recent post, Centuri0n (Frank Turk) has declared that he is an “anti-Catholic” (link) or at least why he’s ok with being called that. While I appreciate his basic rationale (which could be paraphrased as: “they’ve anathematized me, so – yeah – we are anti-one-another”), I am certainly not interested in adopting the title.…
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Justification – Part I
The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) describes Justification thus: I. Those whom God effectually calleth, he also freely justifieth: not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone;…
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A Brief Biography of the Real Francis Turretin
The following biography was originally published in The Evangelical Guardian and Review, Vol. II, April 1819, No. 12: Sketch of the Life of the celebrated Francis Turrettine, Professor of Divinity at Geneva, who died Anno 1687. Translated from B. Pictet’s Latin Oration, delivered before the Academy of Geneva, when he ascended the Theological Chair, in…
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Psalm 151
Thomas Hartwell Horne, in his “Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures,” remarks: The number of the canonical psalms is one hundred and fifty: but in the Septuagint version, as well as in the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic translations, there is extant another, which is numbered CLI. Its subject is the…
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Was Adam Offered Heavenly Life?
More specifically, the question is whether he was offered heavenly life before the fall. Pastor Wes White provides an illuminating discussion (link). Interestingly, this meshes well with another recent post of mine (Turretin cf. Goodwin). Naturally, Pastor White makes good use of Turretin in his explanation. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Papist Assistance
PA’PIST,n. A Roman catholic; one that adheres to the church of Rome and the authority of the pope. (Webster 1828) A few people have griped about my use of the word “papist.” I would use “Roman catholic,” except that (a) people get confused and think I mean “Latin Rite,” and (b) the term “Catholic” to…
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Westminster Confession of Faith in Tagalog
Nollie, at Two Ages Pilgrims, has posted a translation of the Westminster Confession of Faith in Tagalog, a language that is apparently still dominant in some parts of the Philippines. (link) As noted, the project is not in its final form, and comments, encouragements, and assistance from Reformed folks that know Tagalog would doubtless be…