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Followup to the Holy Water Debate
Gene Bridges has provided a rebuttal (link) to the response (which I addressed at item 2 here) to his previous comments hosted on his own blog. I don’t know whether PhatCatholic will continue that dialog. Obviously, the official portion of the Holy Water Debate is complete, but that doesn’t mean that we have to stop…
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Beware of Wikipedia
This first article (link) and this second article (link) about the first article, which were brought to my attention by Jim West, note that Wikipedia – while useful – should not be considered definitive. On certain matters, for example, one can expect to see the editors of Wikipedia conflicted against presenting the truth. In other…
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Predestination Briefly Explained
There’s an interesting explanation of the word Predestination over at Puritanism Today (link). It’s the seventh part of a series there. See the intro. The other Bible words discussed in the series include Redemption, Justification, Faith, Repentance, Sanctification, and Salvation. To God be the Glory!
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Reasons to Read Good Christian Books
Reading Christian blogs is good, but reading good Christian books is better. The Unashamed Workman explains why (link). To God be the Glory!
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God Forces His Will?
One of my readers recently commented to the effect that (paraphrased), “Some people reject the gospel preached and others accept the gospel preached. This is how they are elected or not elected. Election is not some random forcing of God’s will on people. Only murderers and rapists force their wills upon others.” I answer: This…
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Be A Man!
Not just a “human” or a “person” but a “man.” Obviously, this post is not for the ladies and girls who may stop by: you should not be men. 1. Rejoice in what you have been given. If God made you a man, rejoice! It is a great blessing to be a man. Men are…
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What Zanchius and I believe about the Atonement
In Confession of the Christian Religion, Chapter XI, Zanchius writes: For we acknowledge one only Redeemer, Jesus Christ, without whom, as there is no true God, so no true salvation. And one only sacrifice, the oblation or offering whereof being once made, not only all the sins of the elect were once washed away in…
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Christ's Objection to the Corban Exception
In Jesus days, the leaders of the Jews had developed a tradition whereby a child could refuse to assist his parents. In the following pericope, Jesus addresses that tradition: Mark 7:9-139And he [Jesus] said unto them [the Pharisees and scribes], Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.…
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Christ’s Objection to the Corban Exception
In Jesus days, the leaders of the Jews had developed a tradition whereby a child could refuse to assist his parents. In the following pericope, Jesus addresses that tradition: Mark 7:9-139And he [Jesus] said unto them [the Pharisees and scribes], Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.…
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The Biblical Institution of Patriarchy: Oaths and Vows
Numbers 30 (the entire chapter)[INTRODUCTION]1And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.[GENERAL RULE]2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he…