Thoughts of Francis Turretin
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Ultimate Destination Isn't Only Purpose

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Some people think that "God created the reprobate just to torture them in Hell for all eternity," is an accurate picture of one as...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

David and His Son Use Similar Metaphor (or is it proto-transubstantiation?)

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Roman Catholics tend to think it is highly significant that Jesus said that the cup (meaning its contents - they never seem to misunderstand...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Never Thirst - Taking Jesus "Literally" can be Fatal

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Roman Catholics like to try to claim that they are just taking Jesus "literally" when they interpret "this is my body" t...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Is Open Theism Actually Theism?

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The position (or perhaps group of positions) known as Open Theism represent a god that is rather different from the God of the Scriptures. ...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

One Particular Accomplishment in the Sye Ten Bruggencate v. Matt Dillahunty Debate

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There were a number of highlights (and a few lowlights) in the Sye Ten Bruggencate v. Matt Dillahunty debate ( link ). One highlight was wh...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Paradox of Atheism

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The Psalms provide us with an interesting paradox about Atheism. On the one hand, God is not at all in their thoughts: Psalm 10:4 The wick...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Some Interesting Parts of the Ten Bruggencate/Dillahunty Debate

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During the Sye Ten Bruggencate debate with Matt Dillahunty there were some interesting audience questions. 1) One gentleman asked why eve...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Transubstantiation: Historical Development as Described by Garry Wills

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Garry Wills (author of "Why I am a Catholic"), in "Why Priests," describes the development of Eucharistic theology in th...
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Friday, June 06, 2014

Misamplified Metaphors

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People love metaphors - they are the salt of our linguistic cuisine, enhancing the flavor of our verbal diet. Still, they can be abused. I...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

On Silence of Christian Leaders

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My brethren are getting frustrated with the fact that certain Christian leaders seem willing to talk boldly about things that all their hear...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

What's the Big Deal About Priests?

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Garry Wills, in Why Priests , provides some interesting thoughts on the significance of the Roman Catholic priesthood (Chapter 2, p. 20): ...
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Friday, May 30, 2014

The Fallible(?) God of Molinism and the Problem of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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One aspect of "Libertarian" (nothing to do with politics) Free Will (LFW for short) is the idea that a free agent can, in the same...
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The "Jesus Didn't Write a Book" Objection

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Over the years, I've noticed a number of objections to accepting the Scriptures as an authority over the church. One of the oddest obje...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Conchita Wurst - Orthodox Condemnation, Vatican Approbation

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It was interesting to read a report of responses to the victory of Conchita Wurst in the Eurovision competition ( link ).  Amongst the react...
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Garry Wills on Augustine and the Real Presence

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Garry Wills is the author of "Why I am a Catholic," but also of "Why Priests?" and "Papal Sins: Structures of Decei...
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Monday, May 26, 2014

Michuta on the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonicals in the so-called Epistle of Barnabas

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Gary Michuta tries to argue that the (pseudographic) Epistle of Barnabas quotes from the apocryphal/deuterocanonical book of the Wisdom of S...

Michuta on the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonicals in 1 Clement

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Beginning around page 56, Michuta tries to argue that "the earliest Christians considered the Deuterocanonical books to be divinely ins...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Michuta on Augustine on the Canon - Some Mistakes Corrected

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One of the faults of Gary Michuta's "Why are Catholic Bibles Bigger," is its apparent uncritical reliance on a number of secon...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Right to Life - but No Right to Support?

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One of the arguments proposed by advocates of permitting intentional abortion is that even if a fetus or embryo has a "right to life...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Garry Wills on the Title "Holy Father"

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Garry Wills (self-identified Catholic, but rejecter of the papacy and transubstantiation), in "Why Priests?" has this interesting ...
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