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2026-06-13T13:08:36-04:00

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Ortlund, Cooper, Horton Fail to Prove Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: Semi-humorous review of a video where three Protestant professors supposedly defend sola Scriptura. In fact, they evaded it the entire time and lobbed relentless non sequiturs. Introduction: Gavin Ortlund, Jordan Cooper, and Michael Horton — all PhDs, got together to try their best to defend sola Scriptura. These three men, who fundamentally disagree with one another about essential doctrines of Christianity, found something they all agree on: the “errors” of Catholicism (or what they understand to be Catholicism).... Read more

2026-10-14T18:59:10-04:00

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My “Number Articles”: Alphabetized by Topic

Last updated on: October 14, 2026 at 6:59 pm By Dave Armstrong

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See the original: My “Number Articles” (“150 Biblical . . .” Etc.). ***** Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession: 40 Biblical Arguments [5-25-26] Atheism Reply to Seidensticker’s 50 “2-Minute” Anti-Christian Arguments [12-15-22] Athanasius, St. * 14 Proofs That St. Athanasius Was 100% Catholic [National Catholic Register, 6-4-20] * Augustine, St. St. Augustine: Thoroughly Catholic: 135 Proofs [8-30-12] 22 Reminders That St. Augustine Was 100% Catholic [National Catholic Register, 4-23-20] Did St. Augustine Accept All Seven Sacraments? [National Catholic Register, 11-15-17] St. Augustine Accepted All Seven Catholic Sacraments [9-25-10]... Read more

Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong

Catholic biblical exegesis

systematic theology

2026-06-13T13:08:36-04:00

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Jerusalem Council & Ecclesial Infallibility: 50 Proofs

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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All Bible passages from RSV. 1) As for relevant background regarding St. Peter as the leader of the disciples and of the early Church (i.e., the first pope), that is established on many different grounds. See my articles, St. Peter the First Pope: 120 Bible Proofs [10-22-25], and St. Peter & the Papal Office: 130 One-Sentence Proofs [10-31-25]. 2) St. Peter received an inspired vision from God regarding the Gentiles, where he “saw the heaven opened, and something descending, like a... Read more

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Acts 15

ecclesial infallibility

2026-06-13T13:08:36-04:00

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Sola Scriptura Annihilated by the Book of Acts Alone

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: In this episode of Catholic Bible Highlights, Kenny Burchard and apologist Dave Armstrong unpack one of the most devastating biblical arguments against sola Scriptura. By walking through Acts 10, Acts 11, and the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15, they show how the Bible itself reveals an authoritative, Spirit-guided, and yes, INFALLIBLE Church—not “Bible Alone.” If you’ve ever wondered whether Scripture teaches an infallible magisterium, this deep dive will give you plenty of food for thought! Grab your Bible,... Read more

2026-06-06T00:54:10-04:00

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General Debate on Christianity with an Atheist

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:54 am By Dave Armstrong

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Patrick Gannon is a atheist who showed up out of the blue on my Facebook page, supposedly “responding” to the cross-posting of my blog article, “Gospel Simplicity” (Austin Suggs) Combox Anti-Mariology”. See the Facebook thread for further boring, tedious details about methodological issues that he made four repetitive complaints about, which was edited out of this. His words will be in blue. ***** The whole story is ludicrous. An all-powerful god impregnates a young maiden (without first asking for her... Read more

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Debate on Christianity with an Atheist

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defense of the Catholic faith

2026-06-13T13:08:17-04:00

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“Gospel Simplicity” (Austin Suggs) Combox Anti-Mariology

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Austin Suggs, an Anglican who runs the Gospel Simplicity YouTube channel (96,000 subscribers as of 12-6-25), did a video called, “My Honest Concerns About Mariology” (9-19-25). It has 32,110 views and 2,298 comments in 2 1/2 months. Now, of course not all comments represent the thought of the channel where they are posted, and no one could possibly monitor — let alone reply to — more than 2,000+ comments. But these falsehoods I will detail are influencing many thousands of... Read more

Immaculate Conception

perpetual virginity

2026-06-06T00:05:36-04:00

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C. S. Lewis: More Evidences of Anti-Catholic Prejudice

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:05 am By Dave Armstrong

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The following excerpts are from the book, The Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends, by Humphrey Carpenter (1946-2005), New York, Ballantine Books, 1978. Carpenter was an Anglican, whose father, Harry Carpenter (1901-1993) was the bishop of Oxford, from 1955 to 1970, who had, incidentally, refused to sanction a church marriage of Lewis and Joy Davidman in 1956. Humphrey Carpenter also wrote the authorized work, Tolkien: A Biography (1977) and The Letters of... Read more

Calvinism & General Protestantism

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C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien

Humphrey Carpenter

J. R. R. Tolkien

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Bible vs. Denominations, Contra Gavin Ortlund

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is a transcript of the video, Gavin Ortlund vs. Catholic Unity: Are Denominations Biblical? [Catholic Bible Highlights, 54 minutes, 10-23-25], minus the discussion portion. ***** Dr. Gavin Ortlund, a Reformed Baptist apologist, runs the very popular YouTube channel Truth Unites (143,000 subscribers and 551 videos). Today we’re responding to the central claims made in his video, “Which Denomination Should You Choose?” (3-17-23). I will highlight a lot of related data from the New Testament and wonder out loud how Protestants interpret and apply them.... Read more

Calvinism & General Protestantism

2026-06-13T13:08:17-04:00

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Defense of my “Top 5 Un-Protestant Bible Verses”

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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I did a presentation with Catholic apologist Suan Sonna on his channel, Intellectual Catholicism, called “Top 5 Un-Protestant Bible Verses” (11-26-25). One “@alexanderarias494″ (presumably, Alexander Arias) made a reply in the combox. This is my counter-reply. He said it was okay to do a blog post of the exchange. His words will be in blue. Portions in green are from my original prepared presentation, for Suan’s show. ***** Alexander made his reply and then we had exchanges about it in... Read more

Calvinism & General Protestantism

1 Timothy 3:15

baptism for the dead

Lazarus & the rich man

Matthew 25

pillar & foundation of the truth

rich young ruler

2026-06-13T13:08:17-04:00

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Parting of the Red Sea & Lake Erie Seiches

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

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An article written for ABC News 5 Cleveland explained what happened on 11-26-25 on Lake Erie: Seiche… Pronounced SAY-sh. Now that we’re all on the same page… Let’s figuratively dive in! Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes. . . . water levels can change QUICKLY… It’s called a seiche. It’s created by strong winds blowing over Lake Erie. Think of the lake as a bathtub. The wind blowing over the lake will push water in... Read more

Parting of the Red Sea

seiche

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