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Cheerful Stroll Down the Broad Road
It was disappointing to read this recent blog post (link) by Alvin Kimel (a Roman Catholic priest) who had led us to believe that he had given up blogging (link and link). He presents the post as though he is not afraid of death and hell, as though he is whistling along the path, and…
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Mormons are not Christians
One would think that the title of this post would be wholly unnecessary. It’s more or less what 90% of the Mormon “missionaries” that have approached me over the years have acknowledged. It’s clear that they deny they doctrine of the Trinity, whereas it is clear that the Trinity is accepted by all Christians. Mormons…
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Did Calvin Hold to the Doctrine of Limited Atonement?
Dr. Roger Nicole (link to theopedia entry) explains that Calvin did in this interesting article (link). He’s a visiting professor Reformed Theological Seminary. He’s identified as an expert (and his work recommend) on Amyraut by Prof. John Frame (link). -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!
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Animal Training – Choice in Lower Creatures Illustrated
Here’s an amazing video of a man who has trained a turtle to obey his commands. The tricks would not be amazing if we were dealing with a dog, but they are rather impressive for a turtle. I’m not sure that too many of my readers have ever tried obtaining turtilian(FN1) compliance with commands, but…
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Repost of Followup Questions
1) Is Christ’s taking away “the legal claims of the law” of any ultimate benefit to the reprobate? If so, what? 2) Ransom is deliverance language, true, but it specifically is deliverance by payment (in English, anyhow – cf. Proverbs 6:35 or 13:8 or Psalm 49:7 or Job 36:18). Is your claim that this is…
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Open Question to Seth on the Atonement Debate
After reflecting on our debate, it has occurred to me that perhaps our original resolution(s) was(were) not very well defined: You posted this statement of the resolution: *** QUOTE *** Resolved: Christ’s sacrifice has saved or will save each person upon whose behalf it was offered.I will be denying that [assertion] and affirming that Christ…
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Summary of Two Economies of the Covenant of Grace
The real Turretin’s comments on the covenant of grace in its two-fold economy are summarized by Nathan Lewis, here(link). -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!
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Response to Federal Vision Error
The following is taken from the Joint Statement on the Federal Vision (this is the statement to which many [Doug Wilson says “all” I think] of the leaders of the FV have subscribed): ApostasyWe affirm that apostasy is a terrifying reality for many baptized Christians. All who are baptized into the triune Name are united…
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Important Catholic Doctrinal Resource
If you are interested in what the doctrines of Rome are, this new web site (link) by the so-called “Congregation for the Clergy” is a valuable resource. Obviously, as man have pointed out, it’s usefulness is really quite limited in many circumstances, due to the lack of any infallible interpretation. Still, the web site provides…
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Turretin in the Top Ten?
I don’t read much of the language of Indonesia, but this list (link) of theologians places Turretin in the top 10 (with Augustine taking the top spot). I doubt Turretin would approve of his own inclusion in the list, but would certainly approve of Augustine and Calvin taking positions higher than him in the list.…