tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post787318157982776952..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: A Brief Challenge to OrthodoxTurretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-32547593967161391092007-10-11T04:15:00.000+01:002007-10-11T04:15:00.000+01:00Oughtn't we have a link to the debate?Oughtn't we <A HREF="http://turretindebate.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">have a link</A> to the debate?orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-21585891858602451652007-10-05T01:18:00.000+01:002007-10-05T01:18:00.000+01:00Ok, if you'd like, here is the proposal:I have a d...Ok, if you'd like, here is the proposal:<BR/><BR/>I have a debate blog set up for the event.<BR/><BR/>We will each post an introduction with a 2000 word limit.<BR/><BR/>Then we will each have the chance to ask ten questions (in series) of the other person.<BR/><BR/>Finally, we will each have a 2000 word conclusion.<BR/><BR/>There are three options for posting:<BR/><BR/>(1) you can post your Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-48877069087755106602007-10-05T00:32:00.000+01:002007-10-05T00:32:00.000+01:00Ok, how do you wish to proceed? What are the rules...Ok, how do you wish to proceed? What are the rules, if any? Or do we just dive in?orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-47895021328299375712007-10-05T00:15:00.000+01:002007-10-05T00:15:00.000+01:00Gene,If he has not learned yet, I'll point that ou...Gene,<BR/><BR/>If he has not learned yet, I'll point that out. If he refuses to acknowledge our position for what it is, it will be obvious to everyone who reads.<BR/><BR/>-TurretinfanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-75611957146088286132007-10-04T19:50:00.000+01:002007-10-04T19:50:00.000+01:00A debate on Sola Scriptura should require Orthodox...A debate on Sola Scriptura should <I>require</I> Orthodox accurately present it. In times past, he has not done so, and has refused correction. He constantly uses "Sol<B>o</B>" Scriptura as his model. If cannot do this much, I am not sure a debate would help.GeneMBridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504383610477532374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-88222425905192107012007-10-04T17:15:00.000+01:002007-10-04T17:15:00.000+01:00Dear TJ,I just typed the mantra the way I have hea...Dear TJ,<BR/><BR/>I just typed the mantra the way I have heard it. If the mantra is usually ordered in the way you suggest, I'd be happy to adjust it.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, as you seem to have noted, I wouldn't read any nuance into the phrase ordering.<BR/><BR/>The point is that the second mantra asks the question "What does the Bible say?" whereas the former mantra asks "What does tradition say?"Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-51702097576669098242007-10-04T17:12:00.000+01:002007-10-04T17:12:00.000+01:00I just meant the ordinary sense, as can be seen he...I just meant the ordinary sense, as can be seen here: (<A HREF="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=workable" REL="nofollow">link</A>) (especially the second definition).<BR/><BR/>If you'd like more clarification, I mean that the former mantra does not work as well as (it's not as practical, as feasible, or as handy as) the second mantra when it comes to discussing theology (Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-28018754403049810252007-10-04T16:45:00.000+01:002007-10-04T16:45:00.000+01:00What do you have in mind when you say "workable"? ...What do you have in mind when you say "workable"? How would we know from your point of view if it was "working"?orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-8226425289065116132007-10-04T16:36:00.000+01:002007-10-04T16:36:00.000+01:00TF,I recommend changing the latter mantra to "The ...TF,<BR/><BR/>I recommend changing the latter mantra to "The Bible says it, that settles it, I believe it."<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>(No implications on your personal nuances)TheoJunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445444858090314944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-82255379378191966982007-10-04T16:26:00.000+01:002007-10-04T16:26:00.000+01:00I'm think of the WCF as a "for instance."Please do...I'm think of the WCF as a "for instance."<BR/><BR/>Please don't try to look for things beneath and behind what I've written - I'm usually not that nuanced.<BR/><BR/>-TurretinfanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-66715314936404126672007-10-04T16:09:00.000+01:002007-10-04T16:09:00.000+01:00I'm not sure if I understand or not. Are you sayin...I'm not sure if I understand or not. Are you saying that sola scriptura is more workable but only as it pertains to the issues addressed in the westminster confession?orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.com