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Encouragement to Women
Pastor Wes White has provided an interesting exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:15, intended to encourage woman (link), while explaining the difficult phrase “she shall be saved in childbearing.” I’m not fully persuaded by Brother White’s exegesis, mostly because it seems to create dicontinuity with “εαν μεινωσιν εν πιστει και αγαπη και αγιασμω μετα σωφροσυνης” at…
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Edible Calvin
This chocolate is apparently sweet in the mouth but bitter in the belly (link). Calvin would not approve, as the disclaimer on the web site indicates: These items were not produced, nor are they collected to venerate a man, but rather, to commemorate the life of one whom God used mightily to bring the light…
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Murder Update: An Overlooked Detail
I’m sure most of my readers already know that at least two professing Christian groups in Colorado were targeted by a shooter (perhaps the same guy), resulting the deaths of several people. I was surprised to learn the detail that did not show up in many of the news articles, but is provided by Vox…
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Part of the New Calvinist Revolution
This interesting news article (link) states that it may soon be that a celbration of TULIP (or at least of a tulip) will soon grace (ha!) the North Sea. -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!
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Reading Ideas
I found this list of reading ideas (general Bible Studies – not some particular topic) from Reformed Musings (link), to be helpful. Enjoy! -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!
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Empty Mansions Theology
Jesus said: John 14:1-31Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come…
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For those interested in the "Real Turretin" …
Here is an interesting review of his major work: “Institutes of Elenctic Theology,” (link – you have to scroll down a little bit to get to the actual review), andHere is some portion of said Institutes, dealing with the issue of original sin and imputation (link), which is a continuation from last week’s quotation (link).…
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For those interested in the "Real Turretin" …
Here is an interesting review of his major work: “Institutes of Elenctic Theology,” (link – you have to scroll down a little bit to get to the actual review), andHere is some portion of said Institutes, dealing with the issue of original sin and imputation (link), which is a continuation from last week’s quotation (link).…
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Are Holy Water Sprinkling Superstitions a Thing of the Past?
The answer, I was saddened to learn, is no. In this recent post, a Catholic describes his own abject fear of the devil and his appeal to:– repetitious prayers (to Mary);– use of an idol (purporting to be of Our Lord during his crucifixion); and– the sprinkling/daubing of “Holy Water” in the sign of a…
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Choice – Transitive vs. Intransitive
This post is a continuation from the combox of this previous post (link). Godismyjudge wrote: “I meant [by “diabling factor”] that which makes us unable to choose freely.”I answer: I was afraid of something like that. I think we are talking past each other.When I speak about the ability to choose, I’m speaking about choosing…