Thoughts of Francis Turretin
Friday, February 19, 2016

Another Evidence of Jesus' Divinity from the Modern Versions

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John 14:14 provides another evidence of Jesus' divinity that is not found in the King James Version. Now, even the KJV at John 14:14 in...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Charitable Reading

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No one can force you to read people charitably, giving them the benefit of the doubt when they are ambiguous or make statements that sound h...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Critical Text: Extra Evidence of Jesus' Divinity

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Listening to someone preaching from the gospels, I noticed an interesting evidence of Jesus' divinity I had previously overlooked. I ge...
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Friday, January 08, 2016

We are all children of God? Pope vs. Jesus

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In his first video, Pope Francis asserts: "In this crowd, in this range of religions, there is only one certainty we have for all: we a...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Origen Against the Innovation of Christmas? Check your sources!

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I came across the following statement, which immediately sparked my interest ( source ): Speculation on the proper date began in the 3rd and...
Monday, December 21, 2015

James 2:24 Debate with William Albrecht

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Roman Catholics shouldn't cite James 2:24, because it doesn't mean what they think it means. Last Saturday I conducted a debate wit...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

Immediate Context of James' Faith/Works Pericope

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James discusses the relationship of faith and works in a pericope with well-defined boundaries: the passage starts at James 2:14 and ends at...
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Not So Much Mystery, as Error

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Per Cardinal Koch ( link to report ), the RCC affirms salvation through an explicit or even implicit faith in Christ and says that Jews can ...
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Friday, December 04, 2015

Should We Pray to Michael the Archangel?

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Pope Francis tweeted: "Let us ask the help of Saint Michael the Archangel to defend us from the snares of the devil." ( source ) ...
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Thursday, December 03, 2015

Early Father Worshiping with Icons?

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I was listening to a recent panel discussion with William Albrecht and David Withun and a caller called in and asked if they could name any...
Tuesday, December 01, 2015

James as Wisdom Literature

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It's important to recognize that James is unlike most of Paul's epistles. James, while a letter (James 1:1), is a book of wisdom in...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Faith Demonstrated - a Central Jacobian Theme

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After a brief greeting, James immediately begins his first of several brotherly admonitions. James 1:2-3 calls believers to be thankful for ...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Infants and the Millenium - a Pre-Millenial Quadralemma (Guest Post by Ben. W)

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The following guest post by Ben W. presents a question to our premillennial brothers and sisters: *** Guest Post *** What happens to babie...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015

James White: The Same Sex Marriage Debate vs Codrington

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Dr. White debated Graeme Codrington on the topic of same sex marriage ( link to debate on SermonAudio ). I agreed with Codrington that Dr. ...
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Friday, October 23, 2015

What does Christ mediate to non-elect covenant members?

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The title question is sometimes asked of those who hold to Calvin/Turretin's view of Covenant Theology. I respond that the question see...
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Saturday, October 03, 2015

Pope Francis on June 1, 2015 and the Failure of the Cross (with Bonus)

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When you read the Pope's comments about the "failure of the cross" in light of this homily from earlier this year, I think it ...
Thursday, October 01, 2015

More Thorough Exegesis of Francis' "Failure of the Cross" Phrase

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In response to Pastor Hall quadrupling down on his misinterpretation of Francis' words , let me explain how I know (with certainty) that...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

On Founders and Fathers

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People like me appeal to the Founders of the American republic as authorities on what the Constitution meant when it was written. We do tha...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Humanly Speaking the Cross was a Failure

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The pope wasn't saying that Christ's death was a failure. He was saying the same thing that both Roman Catholics and Protestants aff...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Judicial Precedent as Law - Summary

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In America, judicial precedent is law. This is true even if it is true that: a) Some of that law is bad law; b) Some of that law is unco...
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