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All Forms of Slavery?
Thabiti Anyabwile and Doug Wilson have concluded their discussion, but in the conclusion section, Thabiti posted an item claiming it was a point of common agreement between the men: 3. The logic of the gospel is jubilee logic. This means that the messianic promises all looked forward to the day when the liberation of the…
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The Real Francis Turretin: The Supernatural Existence of Everything
“All things are properly said to be … supernaturally through infinite power (as from the terminus a quo and by the way of creation).” Cited generally as “Francis Turretin, Institutes of Elenctic Theology, P & R.” (at The Lord God Exists). To God be the Glory!
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The Real Francis Turretin on Christ's Teaching Role
“Christ is our only teacher (Matt. 23:8) in such a sense as that the ministry of the word is not thereby excluded, but necessarily included because now in it only he addresses us and by it instructs us. Christ is not set in opposition to the Scriptures; rather he is set in opposition to the…
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The Real Francis Turretin on Christ’s Teaching Role
“Christ is our only teacher (Matt. 23:8) in such a sense as that the ministry of the word is not thereby excluded, but necessarily included because now in it only he addresses us and by it instructs us. Christ is not set in opposition to the Scriptures; rather he is set in opposition to the…
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Is There Any Evidence of Jesus' Resurrection?
Someone recently kindly suggested a debate on the topic of “whether there is any evidence for Jesus’ resurrection.” The most surprising thing to me is that anyone would think such a topic is debatable. Normally the question people have is over the weight or credibility of the evidence, not whether there is evidence or not.…
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Is There Any Evidence of Jesus’ Resurrection?
Someone recently kindly suggested a debate on the topic of “whether there is any evidence for Jesus’ resurrection.” The most surprising thing to me is that anyone would think such a topic is debatable. Normally the question people have is over the weight or credibility of the evidence, not whether there is evidence or not.…
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Echos of the Great Earthquake?
In Matthew’s gospel, we are treated to the only direct account of a remarkable resurrection: Matthew 27:51-53 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which…
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Didymus on Hell
Didymus the Blind (c. 313 – 398) (aka Didymus of Alexandria) provided a number of commentaries, much of which seem to have been lost, largely because of his association with Origen. I happened to be reading his commentary on 1 Corinthians 15 (as translated by Alice Thompson Croft) and found the following: Because some people…
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Mary: Quasi-Incarnation of the Holy Spirit?
A typical accusation against Roman Catholics is that they make Mary out to be virtually a fourth member of the Trinity, converting the Trinity into a quadernity. Of course, all knowledgeable and conservative Roman Catholics disavow such a view. Nevertheless, there is a view within Roman Catholicism (meaning that it has been taught by some…
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The Works of John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon is one signers of the Declaration of Independence, and was a minister and president of Princeton Seminary. I’m not a big fan of his writings, but they are useful in marking the initial steps of distinctively American Presbyterian, as well as reflecting the thoughts of one of the U.S.A.’s “founding fathers.” Archive.org has…