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2026-06-13T13:04:16-04:00

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“Romanist”: Dialogue with a Protestant

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

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His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one. ***** I’ve noticed this among Romanists since my early teenage years. . . . Are you a Genevist or a Wittenberger or Henry VIIIist? Hello there, I haven’t heard those designations before though I can get their gists by “Genevist” you mean “Calvinist”, “Wittenberger” a Lutheran, “Henry VIIIist” an Anglican but I’m neither. These institutions however insist to rather call them according to their... Read more

2024-12-02T11:33:59-04:00

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Eternal Hell: 125 Biblical Evidences

Last updated on: December 2, 2024 at 11:33 am By Dave Armstrong

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[all passages RSV] For overviews of the subject, see: Biblical Evidence for an Eternal Hell [1998] Jewish and Old Testament Views of Hell and Eternal Punishment [4-14-04] Biblical Annihilationism or Universalism? (w Atheist Ted Drange) [9-30-06] Universalism is Annihilated by the Book of Revelation [National Catholic Register, 6-23-19] Salvation and Eternal Afterlife in the Old Testament [8-31-19] The Bible Teaches that Hell is Eternal [National Catholic Register, 4-16-20] Defense of Immortal, Conscious Souls (vs. Lucas Banzoli): #11 (“Second Death” = “Lake of Fire” = Eternal Torment... Read more

Hell & Satan & Last Things

2024-12-02T10:55:21-04:00

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Seed Oils, Science, & Growing US Chronic Disease Rates

Last updated on: December 2, 2024 at 10:55 am By Dave Armstrong

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Our main guide for this survey of the harmfulness of seed oils is the fact-filled article, “What Are Seed Oils And Should You Avoid Them?” (Emily Ziedman, MS, Zero Acre, 5-8-22). She massively backs up her contentions with references from conventional, reputable scientific / medical journals. In other words, this is not just unsupported rantings from someone who has an “alternative / holistic” view, which many — often with a marked irrationality and/or unfounded bias, in my experience — regard... Read more

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2024-11-26T20:06:24-04:00

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50 OT Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus

Last updated on: November 26, 2024 at 8:06 pm By Dave Armstrong

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[all biblical citations from RSV] [initial research from 1982 (using KJV); slightly revised in 1997; revised and reformatted for RSV edition in 2012; separated from the larger article, Jesus is God: Hundreds of Biblical Proofs (RSV edition) on 26 November 2024] ***** Every time the New Testament refers to Jesus as Christ, it is declaring that He is the Messiah, since Christ is the Greek for the Hebrew Messiah. The latter word appears twice in the New Testament in the... Read more

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2026-07-14T23:23:20-04:00

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Books by Dave Armstrong: “God of Love, Fire & Light”

Last updated on: July 14, 2026 at 11:23 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Co-Author: Kenny Burchard Subtitle: A Biblical Defense of Purgatory [137 pages; published by Bridge Builders Press on 21 November 2024] *** Purchase Options [PAPERBACK: $12.99] [PDF + ePUB: $9.99] Back cover: Table of Contents Introduction (pp. v-x) [read below] 1) God of Love, Fire, and Light (p. 1) [can be read online at the Amazon page: click “Read Sample” under the book cover image] 2) Not a Post-Mortem Second Chance (p. 7) 3) Not an Eternal Payment for Sins (p.... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:04:35-04:00

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James Swan Rationalizes Luther’s Intolerance Again

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

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My title is a reaction to a thread at the virulently anti-Catholic CARM forum, in the Lutheranism section, called, “Bloody Marty” [referring to Martin Luther], dated 4-14-24). I’ve been dealing with the ultra-biased treatments of Martin Luther by Reformed Protestant anti-Catholic polemicist James Swan for over twenty years. See his lengthy section on my Anti-Catholicism web page. Swan’s words from this discussion will be in blue; his Lutheran sidekick BJ Bear’s in green; Martin Luther’s in purple; and his best... Read more

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2024-11-21T12:53:20-04:00

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Limited Atonement Biblical Arguments Refuted

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 12:53 pm By Dave Armstrong

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33 NT Passages Against Limited Atonement and in Favor of Universal Atonement “Turretinfan” is a prolific Calvinist apologist. He wrote an article, “The Intent of the Cross” (6-6-24), which was intended to be a biblical argument for the limited atonement (Christ died only for the elect, not all men). Here it is in its entirety (he appears to be citing KJV). I have bolded the Bible verses and have added blue color to the subtitles: For whom was Christ’s work... Read more

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2024-11-21T10:33:08-04:00

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CARM Forum Wrong About Biblical Prayer to Creatures

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 10:33 am By Dave Armstrong

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Five Biblical Examples Provided CARM is a huge online forum that is dominated by the extreme anti-Catholic form of Protestantism. In its “Roman Catholicism” sub-forum, the discussion topic and thread, “Why not just go straight to Jesus in prayer?” began on 25 October 2024. In it, a number of false claims about what the Bible teaches or supposedly never teaches are made. I will prove that the statements are false at the end by producing five scriptural examples that many... Read more

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

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Bible vs. “Faith Alone” vs. John Calvin #4

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

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Matthew 19:29; 25:34-46; Mark 16:16; Luke 6:35; Acts 10:34-35 On 10-8-24, I published my article, Bible vs. “Faith Alone”: 100 Proofs (100 Bible Passages On Catholic Justification, Sanctification, and Faith + Works [from 22 out of 27 NT Books]: All Disproving Protestant “Faith Alone” Soteriology). Later, I got the idea of inquiring as to how John Calvin (1509-1564), one of the two the most influential founders of Protestantism, along with Martin Luther, would react to these passages in his Commentaries (and then offering... Read more

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2025-12-19T13:10:17-04:00

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Salvation as a Process: 75 NT Passages

Last updated on: December 19, 2025 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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[from RSV] Matthew 5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 7:18, 20-21 A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. . . . [20] Thus you will know them by their fruits. [21] Not every one who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father... Read more

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