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Traditionalist Caveat
If you are opposed to Sola Scriptura, supposing that tradition is necessary to provide authoritative tradition, you need to make sure you have the right authoritative tradition. While you have no doubt heard the usual anti-Sola-Scriptura argument that there are ba-zillion (it’s a technical term) Protestant denominations, possibly you are unaware that there are good…
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History of Gifts?
I’ve been enjoying various discussions with TheoJunkie (link), who appears to have taken the position that the extraordinary gifts (the so-called Charismata) have not ceased. I still consider him a Christian brother, and I value his thoughts. That said, I disagree his apparent views on the charismata. My impression of the history of things is…
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Open Apolegetic Challenge to T.J. Pennock
Dear T.J. Pennock, I had the pleasure of reading through many, though I confess not all, of the posts on your blog (Liver and Onions) – an enormous percentage of which relate to Calvinism, apparently from a less-than-favorable George Bryson-esque perspective. I notice that in your most recent post you go after Calvinist apologists. As…
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Who is Harmed When We Sin?
In a combox of a Catholic blog, from a user purporting to be a high profile Catholic (who I will abbreviate FB), I heard this: “profaning the Lord is just a wrong against God, but God, who is perfect, cannot be diminished by this harm” It reminded me of almost the same remark by Shabir…
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A Fly in the Charismatic Ointment (Pun Cheerfully Intended)
John Chrysostom, Homily IV on Paul’s Second Epistle to the Thessalonians: “Because if he meant to say the Spirit, he would not have spoken obscurely, but plainly, that even now the grace of of the Spirit, that is the gifts, withhold [the AntiChrist]. And otherwise he ought to have come, if he was about to…
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Declension of Thou
Apparently some people find reading Elizabethan English challenging. For their benefit, the following irregular declension. Nominative Thou / Ye E.G. Thou shalt not kill. +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Vocative Thou / Ye E.G. O ye of little faith. +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Accusative/Dative/Objective Thee / You E.G. He shall rule over thee. +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Genitive Thine / Your E.G. Son, thou art…
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After Evolutionism Therefore Because of …
Well, not really because of Evolutionism per se, but the following linked article is exactly the result one would expect from a pure naturalist (link) attempting to deny the Providence of God (i.e. that God’s Creation acts as God has decided), just as Darwin denied the Creation of God (i.e. that God created the world…
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How does Paul Show Christ to People?
Moses said: “thou shalt not make any … likeness [to worship it].” John tells us that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, but John does not provide an insight drawing: Instead John writes: We beheld his glory the glory, as of the only begotton of the Father, full of grace and truth. That…
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Why do People think the NIV is better?
It is a perennial amazement to me that many folks actually believe that the NIV is a “better” translation than some of the older translations, such as the KJV. As a translation, it really is not better. It frequently attempts to convey the sense (as determined by the translation committee) at the expense of the…
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Timely Post on Sola Scriptura
Here’s a timely post on Sola Scriptura (link) that may be of interest those who have been following the debate (link to debate). -Turretinfan P.S. And here is some interesting commentary on said post (link). P.P.S. Linking does not necessarily imply the present author’s full approval with the content of the links. To God be…