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Binding and Loosing – a "Matter of Interpretation"?
Roman Catholics have the burden of establishing that there is some rule of faith outside Scripture. One typical appeal (and one I recently heard) is an appeal to the binding and loosing mentioned in Matthew 16 and 18. The problem with such an appeal is that “binding” and “loosing,” do not refer to defining dogma.…
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Binding and Loosing – a "Matter of Interpretation"?
Roman Catholics have the burden of establishing that there is some rule of faith outside Scripture. One typical appeal (and one I recently heard) is an appeal to the binding and loosing mentioned in Matthew 16 and 18. The problem with such an appeal is that “binding” and “loosing,” do not refer to defining dogma.…
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The Real Francis Turretin on Faith and Reason
He does not therefore mean to take away reason entirely because grace does not destroy, but perfects nature. He only wishes it to serve and be a handmaid to faith and as such to obey, not to govern its mistress; that it may be in subjection and not entirely discarded, that it may be not…
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C.S. Lewis on the Vatican Website – Priestesses and a Fourth Trinitarian Person?
C.S. Lewis, in an article at the Vatican website, states: The Middle Ages carried their reverence for one Woman to a point at which the charge could plausibly made that the Blessed Virgin became in their eyes almost ‘a fourth Person of the Trinity.’ (source) Wondering why an article by C.S. Lewis is being posted…
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2 Kingdoms in 2 Chronicles
Some of the advocates of the so-called Escondido view of the two kingdoms (as distinct from the traditional view held by Calvin and Turretin and set forth in the Westminster Confession, 39 Articles, and Belgic Confession) seem to have the idea that “two kingdoms” (i.e. a distinction between civil and religious) is a novel idea…
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Pope John XX as the Test of Papal Infallibility and Apostolic Succession
In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s there was a pope who took the name “John XXIII.” I get the sense that John XXIII is popular among the less traditionalist segment of Roman Catholicism. For example, Joseph Biden is quoted as saying (source): I was raised as a Catholic, I’m a practicing Catholic, and I’m…
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Response to "Christmas Wars"
Steve Hays has a post called “Christmas Wars,” about objections to Christmas (link to post). As a non-celebrant of the day, I thought it would be interesting to review his identified objections and his responses to the objections. 1. Constitutional Objection As far as I know, Steve’s right about this. 2. Genetic Objection Steve has…
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Response to "Christmas Wars"
Steve Hays has a post called “Christmas Wars,” about objections to Christmas (link to post). As a non-celebrant of the day, I thought it would be interesting to review his identified objections and his responses to the objections. 1. Constitutional Objection As far as I know, Steve’s right about this. 2. Genetic Objection Steve has…
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Churchless Evangelicals
R. Scott Clark has some serious and sobering words to “churchless evangelicals” (part 1) (part 2). I actually wouldn’t agree with everything he says (or at least not as he says it) – I think some of his comments could be taken as suggesting that the ministers themselves are the means of grace, instead of…