tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post127671989463572498..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Two Kingdoms, Yes - But Don't Go Beyond the BibleTurretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-51629083736168060592009-02-18T13:00:00.000+00:002009-02-18T13:00:00.000+00:00a) Taking a brief clause containing two adjectives...a) Taking a brief clause containing two adjectives out of context naturally leads to absurd results.<BR/><BR/>b) Grouping all non-Romanist Westerners into the category of "Protestants" also leads to absurd results.<BR/><BR/>c) I had already noted that some of Luther's language was excessive. Thanks for providing what would be (if you had understood Luther correctly, which I don't agree) another Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-23598891008651601252009-02-18T12:24:00.000+00:002009-02-18T12:24:00.000+00:00"there is no true, basic difference between religi..."there is no true, basic difference between religious and secular"<BR/><BR/>There goes up in smoke the argument that we can't have icons in a religious context. Luther correctly observes that such a distinction between religious and secular is a fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Of course, protestants have to switch horses depending on which doctrine is being defended.orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-65334694589748983612009-02-18T01:17:00.000+00:002009-02-18T01:17:00.000+00:00Talking about two "quotes", here are two more to a...Talking about two "quotes", here are two more to add to those two.<BR/><BR/>One is from your name sake and when I read it as His "response" to why certain things were concluded after the Council, the Synod of Dort, my heart leaped!<BR/><BR/>And the second is a bit of summary of the Council's desire for the Holy Christian Church and her conduct in this world. Those elect today would do well to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com