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Calvinist Free Will at Work
This interesting video, which I found thanks to the JollyBlogger, provides an excellent illustration of the fact that man’s will chooses according to reasons, which call “causes.” We would not say that the men in this video were forced to choose the advertising scheme they selected, nevertheless, their choices were clearly not free in a…
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Vengeance Belongs to Our God
As my friend TheoJunkie points out, (link), vengeance belongs to our God. That’s why, even though we may view the pope as a leading enemy of the gospel, nevertheless we do not threaten his life, or encourage others to do so. There is, of course, no more precarious state than to be an open enemy…
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Turretin Resources
I recently came across an interesting, French-language web site called Calvinisme, that has some helpful resources. (link to index page for Turretin) Gerrit Keizer biography of Turretin, “François Turrettini, Sa Vie et Ses Oeuvres, et la Consensus“ Sermon 1 by Turretin, “Le Bonheur du Peuple de Dieu“ Sermon 111 by Turretin, “Le Réveil et la…
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Passage of Laurus
Archbishop Laurus, who was (until his death) the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, has passed from life to death. I did not know the man, nor whether he had faith in Christ alone for salvation. May God bless the flock he left behind, with greater knowledge of the truth, and with…
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Objections Regarding Original Sin Answered
An anonymous poster provided some comments regarding this earlier post on the natural depravity of children (link). The comments by the anonymous commenter are in italics, with all the typos being as submitted. “I think some thoughts are being omitted from your interpretation of Psalms 58. First off, they go astray after they are born.…
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Premature Exultation – Semi-Augustinianism
David Waltz seems excited by a quotation from R.C. Sproul regarding labeling Roman Catholic doctrine. Waltz writes: “The fact that the Catholic Church maintains that it is impossible to accept the gospel without grace (gratia praeveniens), this separates Her teaching from “all forms of semi-Pelagianism”; instead, embracing “moderate-Augustinianism, or of what might be called Semi-Augustinianism,…
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The Real Turretin on: the Fall
The Reformed Reader has some very brief excerpts from the real Turretin on the faith of Adam before compared to after the Fall (link). -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!
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In Praise of Slavery and Piracy
Joseph’s brethren famously sold Joseph into slavery: Genesis 37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Later Joseph explained that this was intended as evil by the brothers…
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The Real Turretin on: The Covenant at Sinai
The Reformed Reader provides some helpful comments from the real Turretin on the covenant given at Sinai, which was actually a new administration of the one and only covenant of grace (link). To God be the Glory!
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The Real Turretin on: Saving Grace
Standing Solus Christus has provided another transcription from the writings of the real Turretin, this time on saving grace: a grace that operates monergistically to save man, including man’s free will. (link) To God be the Glory!