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William Lane Craig – not a Molinist?
Terrance L. Tiessen (TLT) makes an argument that William Lane Craig (WLC) is not a Molinist. In summary, the argument is (1) a Molinist must hold to Libertarian Free Will (LFW) in the sense of the Principle of Alternative Possibilities (PAP); (2) WLC claims to hold to LFW but not in the sense of PAP;…
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Titles of Jesus: Archon of the Kings of the Earth
Jesus is described in numerous ways in the book of Revelation. One of the titles mentioned in the salutation of John and Jesus’ letter to the seven churches is “The Archon of the Kings of the Earth” (Greek: “ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς”), which the King James Version translates as “the prince of the…
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Golden Calves vs. Baal – Response to a Counterpoint
There are a limited number of possible verses that seem to possibly associate the golden calves and Baal worship. One example is the passage below: 2 Kings 17:16-17 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the…
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Sin, Satan, and Satan's Fall
I was recently directed to some questions about Sin, Satan, and Satan’s fall. Did Satan exist before Adam and Eve? How and when did he fall? The Scriptures do not specify when God created the angels or when specifically Satan fell. Jude 6 states: “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left…
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Sin, Satan, and Satan’s Fall
I was recently directed to some questions about Sin, Satan, and Satan’s fall. Did Satan exist before Adam and Eve? How and when did he fall? The Scriptures do not specify when God created the angels or when specifically Satan fell. Jude 6 states: “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left…
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Darryl Hart and a Heretical Pope
Darryl Hart points out how Pope John XXII (c. 1244 – 1334) was forced by the Parisian Faculty of Theology to recant his heretical views regarding the Beatific Vision (link). It’s an example of the messiness of the medieval papacy and particularly its relationship to France and the French theologians. The work from which Hart…
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Textual "Corruption" of the Quran
A very impressive presentation on the corruption of Quran may be found at this link (link to beginning of relevant section). This was much more detailed than any similar presentation I had seen before. The following is a brief outline: 1. Preservation of the Bible [I will omit these points, which were things I already…
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Textual "Corruption" of the Quran
A very impressive presentation on the corruption of Quran may be found at this link (link to beginning of relevant section). This was much more detailed than any similar presentation I had seen before. The following is a brief outline: 1. Preservation of the Bible [I will omit these points, which were things I already…
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Major Innovations of Vatican II as to its New Ecclesiology
One expects to hear of Vatican II’s major innovations either from the traditionalist critics or “ordain a lady” type liberals, but it was interesting to read this report from the Vatican Information System, which described Cardinal Coccopalmerio’s discussion of the relationship between the 1983 code of canon law (which replaced the 1917 code of canon…
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Hart on the Lord's Day and the NFL
Darryl Hart points out the rules that churches who decide to show the Superbowl at church must abide by, but notes that a better incentive might be provided by pointing out the 4th commandment (3rd for the Papalists). It’s also provides an opportunity for pointing out the changing attitude of Rome toward’s the Lord’s Day…