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Evangelii Gaudium – the BBC Has Overstated the Pope's Liberal Leanings
BBC News has the headline: “Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican” and the opening line: “Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first major work he has written in the role.” The document in question, Evangelii Gaudium (“Gospel’s Joy”)…
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Evangelii Gaudium – the BBC Has Overstated the Pope’s Liberal Leanings
BBC News has the headline: “Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican” and the opening line: “Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first major work he has written in the role.” The document in question, Evangelii Gaudium (“Gospel’s Joy”)…
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Keep it Simple: STUPID
TULIP is a great acronym for the doctrines of grace. But it’s not very American. Here’s another that may be easier to recall, next time people tell you that election, predestination, or Calvinism is “stupid.” You can respond, yes: Sovereignty: God is in charge – we are not. All things happen according to his foreordinate…
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Elected for the Non-Elect
My friend, Dr. James White, recently reviewed a portion of a sermon by Eric Hankins, in which Pastor Hankins tried to argue that the elect were chosen for the non-elect. There is a certain intuitive appeal of that position: Christ is the Elect One, and Paul and Jeremiah were chosen for service. It doesn’t do…
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Waldron's Cascade Argument
Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Sam Waldron had a very cordial debate on the question, “Have the New Testament Charismatic Gifts Ceased?” Dr. Brown’s rebuttal arguments did not appear to me to reflect an understanding of Dr. Waldron’s primary argument, the so-called Cascade Argument. I strongly believe that it is important to a dialog that…
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Waldron’s Cascade Argument
Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Sam Waldron had a very cordial debate on the question, “Have the New Testament Charismatic Gifts Ceased?” Dr. Brown’s rebuttal arguments did not appear to me to reflect an understanding of Dr. Waldron’s primary argument, the so-called Cascade Argument. I strongly believe that it is important to a dialog that…
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Response to Michael Brown's "Be Careful"
Michael Brown’s recent article (link) is a good reminder that we should be careful about how we identify “another gospel” as such. Nevertheless, Brown seems to take this proper caution to humility too far. Brown writes: So let’s put the theological bombast aside and be “eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the…
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Response to Michael Brown’s "Be Careful"
Michael Brown’s recent article (link) is a good reminder that we should be careful about how we identify “another gospel” as such. Nevertheless, Brown seems to take this proper caution to humility too far. Brown writes: So let’s put the theological bombast aside and be “eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the…
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Fossils in the Wrong Rock Layers?
Sometimes we are told that evolution could be falsified by finding fossils in the wrong rock layers. This just is not true. Consider the linked article (link). As the article points out: Jim Fassett, author of the research of the US Geological Survey, said many would still doubt the discovery.He said: “The great difficulty with…
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Response to JaclynGlenn's Response to Ray Comfort
JaclynGlenn attempts to respond to Ray Comfort (link – caution, profanity and blasphemy). Once you weed through the profanity, blasphemy, and assorted name-calling and insults, there is actually very little to JaclynGlenn’s comments, aside from an unsubstantiated assertion that Mr. Comfort is somehow opposed to logic. Let’s address her points: 1) Alleged Evidence of Speciation…