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Away with the Atheists!
Those steeped in the Early Church Fathers will recall that title exclamation is one that Polycarp is supposed to have uttered at the request of his Roman persecutors. Polycarp was willing to utter it, because he was a monotheist, not an atheist, despite the contrary propaganda set forth by the pagans and, according to the…
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More of Trey Austin
Well, it seems that Mr. Austin does not like the correction he has received by those he considers his Christian brethren, so much that he has fired off a massive, multi-post response. I have addressed his multiple posts as a group. 1. Opening PostIn which Trey uses a colorful analogy involving dung, while falsely claiming,…
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Ponter's Massive Calvin Quotations – A Quick Note
I’m in the process of carefully reviewing a recent massive post by David Ponter, full of quotations from English translations of John Calvin’s writings and preachings. My initial impression upon skimming through the post was that it was simply cherry-picked quotations designed to convey Ponter’s basic thesis. Having looked into the matter a bit deeper,…
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Ponter’s Massive Calvin Quotations – A Quick Note
I’m in the process of carefully reviewing a recent massive post by David Ponter, full of quotations from English translations of John Calvin’s writings and preachings. My initial impression upon skimming through the post was that it was simply cherry-picked quotations designed to convey Ponter’s basic thesis. Having looked into the matter a bit deeper,…
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Another Quasi-Amyraldian Attack on Dr. White
Tony Byrne (aka Ynottony) comrade-in-arms of Trey Austin and another of David Ponter‘s band of Quasi-Amyraldians (who host the misleading “Calvin and Calvinism” website), has launched a fresh attack on Dr. White’s radio debate with Steve Gregg. (link to attack piece) (Update: To be clear [and particularly since Carrie Hunter – one of David’s friends…
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Great New Flurry of Content from GreenBaggins
GreenBaggins has provided a flurry of new content, which appear to be sermons. I found them interesting, and they mesh somewhat with the series of Patriarchy-related posts I have been presenting. Additional sermons are available as well, at the GreenBaggins website. Submission? What’s that? (Ephesians 5:21-24)Husbands, Love your Wives (Ephesians 5:25-27)Marriage and the Church (Ephesians…
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Responses to Three Common Objections to Calvinism
The following is a response to three common objections to Calvinism that are made by non-Calvinists. As mentioned below, these are not objections that everyone could make (for example, one calls into question the doctrine of original sin), but they are objections that frequently are made, and to which an answer should be ready. There…
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Thomas Watson on the Regulative Principle
Andrew, at Strange Baptistfire, has provided a fairly concise but persuasive piece on the importance of regulating our worship according to the word of God. (link) The key quotation: “A Godly Man Is Very Exact and Careful About the Worship of God.” I have to admit, with a blog named as his is, I wasn’t…
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Regeneration Before Faith
I’m still in the process of finishing a series on the subject line of this post, but Steve Camp has prepared an interesting post on the subject. It’s interesting and forceful. (link) He also includes an interesting graphic (link), that I had not seen before. I don’t know if it is own work, but it…
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The Reformed Reader Recommends Turretin and the Real Turretin on: Ahab's Repentance
I was pleased this morning to read a commendation by the Reformed Reader (Shane Lems) of Turretin’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology. (link) Mr. Lems points out that is worthwhile for those preparing sermons to go and look up the verse that they’re preaching on in the verse index of various systematic theologies, including Turretin’s. Mr.…