Excellent Answer to Theodetic Issues

In the following video Voddie Baucham provides a remarkable and helpful theodicy:

His answer may not be philosophically rigorous, but it is helpful to refocus people on the important points. I must say that it is not an answer that had occurred to me previously, as a response to the question, "If God is so good, why does evil exist?" ... though perhaps it ought to have.

H.T. to the Truth Matter blog for bringing this to my attention (link).

-Turretinfan

Catholicism vs. The Bible

J&J Bible Ministries has a new post on the blog, Truth Matters, with the same title as this post (link). In the post, quotations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church are provided, followed by quotations from the Bible. The only commentary provided is via selection (of course) and through the use of emphasis in the quotations from the CCC.

Without endorsing all the comparisons made, I think the post highlights some areas that Romanists should be prepared to answer, specifically the issues of forgiveness of sins, justification by faith alone, and Mary's role (or absence thereof) in salvation.

-TurretinFan

The Real Turretin on: Marks of a True Church

Charles J. Paul, at Truth Matters, Inc., has kindly provided a lengthy transcription on the real Turretin's thoughts on the Marks of a True Church (link).