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Index – 2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Stopping its Abuse
I’ve provided a number of posts on 2 Thessalonians 2:15 that address its abuse by those whom I refer to as “traditionists.” 1. Opening Post 2. Response to Comments by Reginald (Roman Catholic) 3. Additional Clarification 4. Response to Comments by “Orthodox” (Eastern Orthodox) This post serves as an index post. Accordingly, I will plan…
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Responding to "Orthodox"’s Counter-Objections
One reader of the blog, “Orthodox,” has provided some counter-objections to the rebuttals I’ve presented so far on the abuse of 2 Thessalonians 2:15. I think “Orthodox” is a bit confused, as some of his objections have already been answered in earlier posts. For example, “Orthodox” seems to think that he can use a verse…
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Challenge to J.C. Thibodaux
Those who have been following along at Triablogue may be aware of a non-Reformed writer who has presented what he calls a challenge to Reformed theology. To summarize the challenge, he believes that these three passages pose a problem for Reformed theology: Matthew 5:27-30;Hebrews 4:9-11; andRevelation 22:18-19. His reasoning is that Reformed theology denies that…
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Two Methods of Apologetics towards Catholics
Passionately (link). The link is to a Catholic blog, in which is embedded a video of a man dressed a Catholic priest shouting a message of repentance to an assembled congregation of Catholics, apparently during their service. The audio is somewhat indistinct – a combination of amateur recording equipment and lousy acoustics / camera location.…
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Brazen Committees – Response to Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson, on his own blog, writes: “Establishing committees that are as stacked as a painting on a WWII bomber’s nose is not the way to inspire my confidence. No, I haven’t gotten over the sheer brazenness of that study committee.” (source) I think Doug is missing the point. 1) The study committee wasn’t called…
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Comparing the Mass to Animal Sacrifices
Reginald, who had been providing some interaction on 2 Thessalonians 2:15 appears to have lost interest in that discussion because he didn’t like this comment I made in passing in another (completely unrelated) discussion: As to (1), the application to transubstantiation is too easy. So, I’ll leave it at that. Reginald doesn’t really explain why…
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Another Bad Idea from Texas
Texas authorities have kidnapped (using mechanisms that purport to be legal) 52 girls of all ages (up to 17, naturally) from a fundamentalist Mormon (LDS) compound, which appears to be the entire female population under 18 in that place. This seems to be a remarkably bad idea, done with good intentions. There are few things…
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Additional Clarification
This is the third post in a series on 2 Thessalonians 2:15 (main post) (comment answered – additional examples). Reginald has provided some additional comments in a new post (link). Preliminary Clarifications Before going through Reginald’s comments in detail, I think it would be worthwhile to address a couple matters briefly and generally. 1. I…
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Anecdotal Rebuttal – Holy Water Debate Followup
Those who followed the Holy Water Debate may recall that the final refuge for PhatCatholic was under the theory that exorcisms actually occur and that holy water has proven its usefulness in such situations. The following article provides an anecdotal rebuttal to those claims. In the article, Italian prosecutors are essentially charging a Catholic priest,…
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Do Dead Men Bleed?
Illustration – the “Dead” Man Recently, I heard a radio message in which the speaker provided an illustration: whether it is true or not, I do not know. It’s believable, which is all that matters for my purposes. This is the story. I young doctor is working for a large hospital, which includes a facility…