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Persecution Update
I previously noted that I had been restricted from discussing Calvinism on a suite of allegedly Christian web sites. I’ve now been asked by the same suite of web sites not to discuss the Love of God because it is a Calvinist doctrine. In an interesting twist, I had posted a quotation from the email…
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Challenge to Anti-Calvinists: Author of Sin / Author of Salvation
Challenge to Anti-Calvinists: Author of Sin / Author of Salvation Many Anti-Calvinists claim that Calvinistic theology makes God the author of sin. Calvinists routinely deny this charge, and explain the difference between being merely a cause of sin, and being the doer of sin. Too often, however, the focus of the rebuttal is simply on…
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Regulative Principle of Worship
I have agreed to do a blog-based debate of the Regulative Principle of Worship. I will update this blog with more details as the debate progresses. Timothy, this means that I will probably have a bit of delay in responding to your comments regarding the Lord’s Supper. Nevertheless, certain aspects of the debate may touch…
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Love-Based Discipline
Love-Based Discipline a Scriptural Alternative to so-called Grace-Based Parenting There is a movement afoot in some circles (circles that call themselves Christian) that refers to itself as “Grace-Based Parenting.” This movement is evil for at least four major reasons: it perpetuates a confused view of grace, it prohibits what God commands, it adopts modernism over…
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One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
One Holy Catholic (Universal, not Roman) and Apostolic Church The earliest creeds that we know of, and many of the Reformed confessions (including the Belgic Confession and the Westminster Confession) speak of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The term creates a gag reflex among the faithful these days, because “Catholic” is so widely associated…
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A response to the internet poster, "ExaminingCalvinism" regarding Failure
Is the deity of the Anti-Calvinist a Failure? ExaminingCalvinism (EC) has a web page that acknowledges one typical Calvinistic complaint against those who claim that God desires and wants (not in a merely outward sense, but wholy and completely) the salvation of each and every person. EC quotes Dr. White as saying: “…the Father can…
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A response to the internet poster, "ExaminingCalvinism" regarding Failure
Is the deity of the Anti-Calvinist a Failure? ExaminingCalvinism (EC) has a web page that acknowledges one typical Calvinistic complaint against those who claim that God desires and wants (not in a merely outward sense, but wholy and completely) the salvation of each and every person. EC quotes Dr. White as saying: “…the Father can…
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E8
E8 may sound like a geopolitcal phenomena or a Battleship turn, but in the world of Mathematics, it has a different sense. What is E8? To be frank, unless you majored in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or Physics, it is unlikely that any explanation I could provide in a few minutes could explain it to you.…
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Justin Martyr Discussing the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Justin Martyr Discussing the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper From Justin’s First Apology An Internet poster with the handle Agomemnon quoted Justin Martyr thus: “We call this food Eucharist, and no one else is permitted to partake of it, except one who believes our teaching to be true and who has been washed in the…
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Justin Martyr Discussing the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Justin Martyr Discussing the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper From Justin’s First Apology An Internet poster with the handle Agomemnon quoted Justin Martyr thus: “We call this food Eucharist, and no one else is permitted to partake of it, except one who believes our teaching to be true and who has been washed in the…