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Treatise on the Right Use of the Fathers in Controversies (John Daillé) – Author's Preface
The following is the author’s preface to Daillé’s excellent work on the right use of the fathers. (see the contents post for more background) AUTHOR’S PREFACE. All the difference in religion, which is at this day between the Church of Rome and the Protestants, lies in some certain points which the Church of Rome maintains…
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Treatise on the Right Use of the Fathers in Controversies (John Daillé) – Author’s Preface
The following is the author’s preface to Daillé’s excellent work on the right use of the fathers. (see the contents post for more background) AUTHOR’S PREFACE. All the difference in religion, which is at this day between the Church of Rome and the Protestants, lies in some certain points which the Church of Rome maintains…
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Treatise on the Right Use of the Fathers in Controversies (John Daillé) – Contents
John Daillé wrote a wonderful book titled, “A Treatise on the Right Use of the Fathers in Decision of Controversies Existing at this Day in Religion.” He was a Reformed minister in Paris. He wrote the treatise in French, but an English translation is available. Even if all you read (because of laziness or apathy)…
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Some New (Old) Patristic Quotations
For the last two years, the Ancient Voices blog has fallen into disuse, with very few quotations being posted. I have plenty of quotations to post, though. So, I will try to transcribe them and post them on a once-per-day basis. For at least the next month or so, I expect to be posting a…
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Is Faith a Work? Of course not! But why not?
Roy Ingle (Arminian) says, “no.” And that’s fine. Properly considered, faith is not a work. But what is missing from his explanation is any cogent explanation of why obedient response to the command to “Believe,” that is proclaimed in the Gospel is not properly a work. For example, Ingle does not argue from the fact…
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Titles of Jesus: Archegon of Life and Holy One
The best exchange in the second debate between Paul Bilal Williams and Chris Green, in my opinion, happened around two hours, nine minutes, into the debate. It was during the audience question portion, which surprised me, because generally the audience interaction is the least helpful part of debates, sad to say. The audience member first…
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You're Treating me like a Slave!
In a previous post, I rejected the idea that women, and especially wives, are at the same level with slaves (link to discussion). As I said there, they are not. In fact, the difference between the two is partially illustrated by Abraham’s treatment of Hagar and Sarah. Recall: Galatians 4:30-31 Nevertheless what saith the scripture?…
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You’re Treating me like a Slave!
In a previous post, I rejected the idea that women, and especially wives, are at the same level with slaves (link to discussion). As I said there, they are not. In fact, the difference between the two is partially illustrated by Abraham’s treatment of Hagar and Sarah. Recall: Galatians 4:30-31Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast…
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Was Ishmael Sent from Abraham to Arabia as an Infant?
In his recent debate with David Wood, Zakir Hussain asked whether Ishmael was sent to Arabia when he was an infant and before Isaac was born. The answer to that is no, for at least two reasons. First, the whole reason that Ishmael was sent away was because he was making fun of Isaac on…
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How is Jesus the Seed of Abraham, if Jesus had no Human Father?
Zakir Hussain in his recent debate with David Wood repeatedly asked the question, “How is Jesus the Seed of Abraham if he had no father?” The answer is two-fold. First, Jesus was adopted by Joseph, the husband of Jesus’ mother, Mary. So, while Jesus was not conceived by Joseph, he was the son of Joseph.…