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Exegesis Challenge – Calvinism vs. Non-Calvinism
This challenge goes out to any and all non-Calvinists. 1. Pick five passages that you believe support your view on soteriology, and I will do the same. 2. Write a thorough, detailed exegesis of those five passages (no limit on how long it can be … make it as long as you need), and I…
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>Exegesis Challenge – Calvinism vs. Non-Calvinism
>This challenge goes out to any and all non-Calvinists. 1. Pick five passages that you believe support your view on soteriology, and I will do the same. 2. Write a thorough, detailed exegesis of those five passages (no limit on how long it can be … make it as long as you need), and I…
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Why I am not an Evidentialist
Why I am not an Evidentialist Introduction There are many available epistemologies. One that is popular in many circles is the epistemology of evidentialism. This epistemology is the favored approach by many, and can be summarized as the view that one believes what one believes because that is what the weight of the evidence indicates…
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>Why I am not an Evidentialist
> Why I am not an Evidentialist Introduction There are many available epistemologies. One that is popular in many circles is the epistemology of evidentialism. This epistemology is the favored approach by many, and can be summarized as the view that one believes what one believes because that is what the weight of the evidence…
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Germany Identifies Scientology as a Cult
The good news is that Germany recognized Scientology as a cult/scam (link). The bad news is that Germany does not officially recognize (to my knowledge, anyhow) that Islam is an even worse cult/scam. Scientology may ruin someone financially, but Islam has killed and continues to kill. Maybe we’ll see some progress in time. -Turretinfan To…
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Response to Kurschner on Revelation 5:9-10
Response to Mr. Alan Kurschner On Revelation 5:9-10 The Present Author Slightly Favoring The Reading of the Authorized Version Introduction In a recent article (link), Mr. Kurschner argued that the Authorized Version (aka the KJV) has several incorrect readings at Revelation 5:9-10. I respectfully disagree with Mr. Kurschner, and I believe that the Authorized Version…
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Clarkian Epistemology – Contra Van-Tillian Objections
Clarkian Epistemology Distinguished Against Van Tillian Responses There has been a recent spat of comments flowing out of a discussion generally related to TJH’s post (link) and my response (link). In particular, TJH, Keith, and an internet poster who has adopted the handle “John Calvin” (JC), have provided some comments worthy of further discussion. TJH’s…
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Centuri0n Makes a Good Point
This post (link) provides an excellent warm-up. If you have time, I encourage you to read it. It won’t take long. After you’ve read it, consider whether your evangelism technique mentions only love and heaven, or whether it also mentions wrath and hell … but more importantly if it mentions, persecutions, trials, and difficulties. Our…
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Doug Wilson – Clearly Upset by the PCA
Doug Wilson, clearly upset by the PCA’s condemnation of FV, wrote (link): But Lane is correct. I was not saying that those Reformed folk who did this thing deny the truth of the Confessions, or that they have embraced heretical doctrines. I am saying that they have adopted a means of defending their Confession that…
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Calvin – Infants – Original Sin
The Reformed Puritan recently wrote a post (link) which indicatesd that he was taking the position that God “condemns and punishes actual sin, not our original sin state.” It seemed to me that this suggested that the guilt of original sin alone is insufficient to damn his children. Such a position would clearly be incorrect,…