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Reply to Anglican E. B. Pusey #2

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:04 am By Dave Armstrong

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Mary’s Intercession Analogous to “The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects” (James 5:16) Edward Bouverie (E. B.) Pusey (1800-1882) was an English Anglican cleric, professor of Hebrew at Oxford University for more than fifty years, and author of many books. He was a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, along with St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and John Keble, an expert on patristics, and was involved in many theological and academic controversies. Pusey helped revive the doctrine of the Real Presence... Read more

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2025-01-29T20:35:19-04:00

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Jason Engwer’s War Against Baptismal Regeneration in Acts

Last updated on: January 29, 2025 at 8:35 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Jason Engwer is a Protestant anti-Catholic apologist who runs the Tribalblogue site. I’ve critiqued his articles many many times (see his name on my Anti-Catholicism page), but he has refused to counter-reply since 2010 (having done so for the previous eight years). What else is new? So here goes “nothing” again . . . ***** I’m replying to Jason’s article, “The Prominence Of Sola Fide In Acts” (1-19-25). His words will be in blue. I use RSV for biblical citations.... Read more

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Reply to Anglican E. B. Pusey #1

Last updated on: January 29, 2025 at 8:35 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Agreement on Ecumenism and Various Doctrines; Sola Scriptura Edward Bouverie (E. B.) Pusey (1800-1882) was an English Anglican cleric, professor of Hebrew at Oxford University for more than fifty years, and author of many books. He was a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, along with St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and John Keble, an expert on patristics, and was involved in many theological and academic controversies. Pusey helped revive the doctrine of the Real Presence in the Church... Read more

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2025-01-18T18:49:06-04:00

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Vs. Lutheran Johann Hülsemann: Sanctification

Last updated on: January 18, 2025 at 6:49 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Johann Hülsemann (1602-1661) was a German Lutheran theologian and one of the most eminent Lutheran scholastics. In 1646 he became professor of theology at Leipzig, and served as pastor of St. Nicholas Church in town. He excelled in the field of systematic theology and during his lifetime many regarded him as the leader of German Lutheranism. I will be critiquing his book, Extensio brevarii theologiae [Extension of the Brevarium of Theology, 555 pages, Leipzig, 1655], which is available online in Latin. For translation I use Google Translate,... Read more

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Vs. Lutheran Johann Hülsemann: Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: January 18, 2025 at 6:49 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Johann Hülsemann (1602-1661) was a German Lutheran theologian and one of the most eminent Lutheran scholastics. In 1646 he became professor of theology at Leipzig, and served as pastor of St. Nicholas Church in town. He was excellent in the field of systematic theology, and during his lifetime many regarded him as the leader of German Lutheranism. I will be critiquing many parts of his book, Extensio brevarii theologiae [Extension of the Brevarium of Theology, 555 pages, Leipzig, 1655], which is available... Read more

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Reply to Lutheran Johann Gerhard (1582-1637) #2

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:04 am By Dave Armstrong

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De Fide Dogma on Communion in One Species Only; Theological Discord; Sola Scriptura Many Lutheran scholars and apologists consider Johann Gerhard (1582-1637), a Protestant scholastic, to be the most knowledgeable Lutheran apologist in history. What’s particularly notable about him is that he actually directly interacted with the best Catholic apologetics and theological sources (such as St. Robert Bellarmine: 1542-1621). According to the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article on Gerhard, he was “regarded as the greatest living theologian of Protestant Germany.” And it described his multi-volume book,... Read more

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2025-01-09T00:53:52-04:00

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Reply to Lutheran Johann Gerhard (1582-1637) #1

Last updated on: January 9, 2025 at 12:53 am By Dave Armstrong

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Ecclesial Infallibility; Trent: Protestants Are Regenerated Christians By Virtue of Baptism; Total Clearness of Scripture?; St. Bernard & the Catholic Church on Meritorious Works Lutheran scholars and apologists widely consider Johann Gerhard (1582-1637), a Protestant scholastic, to be the most knowledgeable Lutheran apologist in history. What’s particularly notable about him is that he actually directly interacted with the best Catholic apologetics and theological sources (such as St. Robert Bellarmine: 1542-1621). According to the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article on Gerhard, he... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:52:32-04:00

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601+ Bible Passages Disprove Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:52 am By Dave Armstrong

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Featuring an Emphasis on the Scriptural Data Regarding the Strong Influence of Jewish Tradition in Early Christianity The material below was partially derived from a withdrawn book of mine, entitled 501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority? (2009). I wrote it as a direct result of a Protestant claiming that there were no arguments against sola Scriptura in the Bible (!). It was condensed and modified into my book, 100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura... Read more

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Newman & Early Church Papal Infallibility & Supremacy

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:04 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Reply to Jordan Cooper’s Miscomprehensions of St. Cardinal Newman’s Views on the Development of the Papacy & the 1870 Dogma Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of the popular Just & Sinner YouTube channel, and the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary (which holds to a doctrinally traditional Lutheranism, similar to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). He has authored several books, as well as theological articles in a variety of publications. All my Bible... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:04:34-04:00

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Reply to Jordan Cooper on Newman & Development

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:04 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of the popular Just & Sinner YouTube channel, and the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary (which holds to a doctrinally traditional Lutheranism, similar to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). He has authored several books, as well as theological articles in a variety of publications. All my Bible citations are from RSV, unless otherwise indicated. Jordan’s words will be in blue. This is my 20th reply to Jordan (many... Read more

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