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September 2018

September 10, 2018

Biblical “Power”: Proof of Infused (Catholic) Justification

This is an exegetical soteriological argument from Blessed John Henry Newman's book: Lectures on the Doctrine...

September 10, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #15: Jesus’ Ascension: One or 40 Days?

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

September 10, 2018

Monergism in Initial Justification is Catholic Doctrine

A Reformed Protestant friend of mine, "Pilgrimsarbour" (OPC), asked some questions, and I clarified and...

September 09, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic on Proof for Miracles (Lourdes)

Dialogue with heleninedinburgh: who describes herself as a "Militant agnostic. I don't know and you don't...

September 08, 2018

Dialogue w Three Lutherans on Justification & Salvation

This dialogue took place on the Lutheran blog Three Hierarchies, underneath the post, "Reformed and Roman...

September 08, 2018

John Wesley (Founder of Methodism), Denied “Faith Alone”?

John Wesley's words will be in blue. I was initially responding to remarks from someone who...

September 07, 2018

Faith Alone: Development of Church Fathers & St. Augustine?

Heresy can only be defined as the apostles and Church Fathers defined it, according to...

September 07, 2018

More Biblical Evidence on Honoring Political Rulers

For background, see these writings of mine about respect for political rulers (especially the first...

September 06, 2018

God’s Judgment of Sin: Analogies for an Atheist Inquirer

[Words of atheist or agnostic (?) heleninedinburgh will be in blue] ***** I've been dealing with...

September 05, 2018

Should We Pray for All People or Not (1 John 5:16)?

1 John 5:14-16 (RSV) And this is the confidence which we have in him, that...

September 05, 2018

Dialogue w Baptist on Romans 1:1-3 & Justification

[This material is from a short-lived e-mail exchange with a Baptist friend, in January 1997...

September 04, 2018

Dialogue on Grace (vs. Anti-Catholic Phil Johnson)

Phil Johnson is the Executive Director of popular Protestant expositor John MacArthur's Grace to You ministry, and...

September 04, 2018

On the Abp. Vigano-Pope Francis Crisis, Ten Days In

Just to clarify and make it abundantly clear, for the record (and I've been saying...

September 04, 2018

Romans 2-4 & “Works of the Law”: Patristic Interpretation

[patristic citations in blue] ***** We are not intrinsically sinners. We were originally created without sin;...

September 03, 2018

Comparative Soteriology (Salvation): A Handy Chart

TOTAL DEPRAVITY CALVINISM Yes ARMINIANISM See note LUTHERANISM See note CATHOLICISM No All these belief-systems accept original sin and sola...

September 03, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #14: Something Rather Than Nothing

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

September 02, 2018

Heaven-Earth Communication in Book of Revelation

James White Contradicts Explicit Biblical Teaching on the Communion of Saints Yet Again! Reformed Baptist...

September 01, 2018

Dialogue: Has God Demonstrated His Existence (Romans 1)?

This is a follow-up dialogue with my friend, atheist Anthrotheist, concerning my recent article, "Seidensticker...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Vigano / Pope “Investigation”: Opinions Round-Up #2

[see Round-Up #1 for 15 "pro-Francis" and 15 "pro-Vigano" articles (August 25-29, 2018) ] *****...

August 31, 2018

Impressions: State of the Vigano / Francis Controversy

I still have to do much more reading on both "sides," but my bare impression at...

August 30, 2018

Orthodox, Protestant, & Jewish Clergy & Sexual Abuse

See my previous related paper, Scandalous Sexual Misconduct Committed by Protestant Clergy. It provides access to 838 detailed...

August 30, 2018

Leaving the Church for Insufficient Reasons (Damon Linker)

Damon Linker is a well-known writer, who used to be the editor at First Things...

August 29, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #13: God Hasta PROVE He Exists!

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

August 29, 2018

Vigano / Pope “Investigation”: Opinions Round-Up

Most Catholics seem to agree (and we need all the agreement we can get!) that...

August 28, 2018

Catholics’ Underemphasis on Justification by Faith

It's true that Catholics have heard this message of justification by faith relatively less than...

August 28, 2018

Romans 1:26-27 Condemns Homosexual Sex

Sorry to be so untrendy and unfashionable. I happen to believe in God's inspired revelation;...

August 27, 2018

Abp. Vigano / Pope Francis Crisis: Three Current Reactions

1. "The pope is more plausibly and likely guilty than innocent, and I strongly believe he...

August 27, 2018

Does the Bible Condemn Homosexual Sex?

Photo credit: The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah (1852), by John Martin (1789-1854) [public domain / Wikimedia...

August 24, 2018

Novelist Anne Rice’s Deconversion: Straw Men & “Baby / Bathwater”

[see Anne Rice's website and Wikipedia entry]. According to the latter: "On April 14, 2013, Rice stated...

August 24, 2018

Is the Catholic Church “Against” Gay Priests?

First of all, before I cite Church documents, I'd like to clarify as to what...

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