tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post7608672983912287966..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Circumcision Ended Without Scripture?Turretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-18824827347925552502010-07-20T00:14:04.350+01:002010-07-20T00:14:04.350+01:001a) All it is speaking on is whether the Gentiles ...1a) All it is speaking on is whether the Gentiles are required to follow the Mosaic Law, that says nothing about "works in general" or implies a "faith alone vs faith plus." The issue surrounded how Gentiles related to the Mosaic Law. There's plenty of evidence that "works of the Mosaic Law" were the issue but no place that makes "works in general" the Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453168437883536663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-37279320424216985592010-07-19T03:11:21.155+01:002010-07-19T03:11:21.155+01:00(1)(a)It wasn't faith plus works in general vs...(1)(a)It wasn't faith plus works in general vs. faith plus the Mosiac law. It was faith alone vs. faith plus. In this case the plus was specifically the Mosaic law.<br /><br />(1)(b) "Purifying their hearts by faith" sounds more like imputation of righteousness through faith than justification by infused grace expressed in works.<br /><br />(2) Peter stood up primarily as a Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-66502354609901880312010-07-16T00:41:03.260+01:002010-07-16T00:41:03.260+01:00Where you come down on this issue, let it be very ...Where you come down on this issue, let it be very clear what is the intent of God's Heart with regard to those elected to the Resurrection and the Life, then and now.<br /><br />Adam's heart? Was it circumcised?<br /><br />Abram's was and after God called upon him to have a physical circumcision as a sign of that spiritual cut upon his heart, Abram circumcised all the males of his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-11161426962362968032010-07-15T18:45:30.767+01:002010-07-15T18:45:30.767+01:00Hi!
Get your hands on two of Chrysostom's hom...Hi!<br /><br />Get your hands on two of Chrysostom's homilies: "On those who left the church to go to the hypodrome" and "On the last days", and read their endings. Thanks.Luciannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-68122268322289413992010-07-15T13:16:15.833+01:002010-07-15T13:16:15.833+01:00"this situation is perfect precedent for infa..."this situation is perfect precedent for infallible magisterium...."<br /><br />I don't see how. These were apostles and prophets of God's revelation in Christ. They are in a different class from modern-day Romanists. Failure to make this distinction is a big part of why your sect is apostate and idolatrous.louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447894010657835114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-76726864653231320692010-07-15T07:02:15.816+01:002010-07-15T07:02:15.816+01:00Here are my comments:
1) The debate was on justi...Here are my comments: <br /><br />1) The debate was on justification, but two key points should not be overlooked: <br />(a) Acts 15:5 shows explicitly that the issue was faith in Christ versus obeying the Mosaic Law; thus it was not 'faith' versus 'works in general' as it's unfortunately too often framed as. The Mosaic Law and "works in general" are not synonyms. <Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453168437883536663noreply@blogger.com