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Fate of Unbaptized Infants, Dogma, & Infallibility

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:02 am By Dave Armstrong

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Refutation of the Polemical Claims of Brazilian Calvinists Francisco Tourinho & Frankle Brunno Brazilian Calvinist apologists Francisco Tourinho (whom I’ve debated in great depth) and his friend Frankle Brunno presented the following contra-Catholic argument on Instagram (their words in blue): John Wycliffe was an English pre-Reformer condemned at (1415). Wycliffe’s thesis #6 (“Those who assert that the children of the faithful who die without sacramental baptism will not be saved, are stupid and presumptuous in saying so”) was condemned at... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:49:03-04:00

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Evangelicals Love the Bible More Than Catholics Do

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:49 am By Dave Armstrong

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[originally posted on 8-11-22 on Facebook] Protestants on the whole are certainly more familiar with the Bible than Catholics. I don’t think anyone who has interacted with them much (or has been one, like myself) will disagree with that. It’s unarguable. * I will be forever grateful for the great love of the Bible that I learned while I was an evangelical. It has been a thing of immeasurable use in my ministry. Largely because of that, one of my... Read more

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2023-08-07T11:38:33-04:00

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Moses, Eyewitnesses, & 1st-Person Torah References

Last updated on: August 7, 2023 at 11:38 am By Dave Armstrong

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[slightly revised version of a post originally dated 12-15-22 on Facebook] Writing at atheist Jonathan MS Pearce’s blog underneath an article entitled, A study in straw: “Apologetics, alphabets, and the Torah,” by guest writer “Lex Lata” (12-1-22) — one that I thoroughly replied to, “BensNewLogIn” stated: “Moses writing Genesis would not have been an eyewitness account.” No kidding? He figured that out, huh? This is not exactly a huge revelation (no pun intended). Obviously, Moses wasn’t present at the Garden... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:02:43-04:00

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Pope Francis HAS Answered the Five Dubia in His Teachings

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:02 am By Dave Armstrong

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+ Legitimate Biblical & Spiritual Reasons for His Not Directly Answering Particularly Accusatory, Ill-Willed, & Wrongminded Critics If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times; something along the lines of: “the pope must answer the five dubia [questions concerning doctrine] that have been put to him, and if he doesn’t, he is encouraging severe doctrinal confusion and/or [in the eyes of his severest critics], heresy.” This has been a key mantra and “slogan” among many such unfortunate... Read more

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2023-08-02T18:10:09-04:00

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Minor Prophets: Their Theology of Salvation

Last updated on: August 2, 2023 at 6:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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As I did with the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, I will now take a look at the twelve “minor prophets” (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi) and see whether their theology of salvation (soteriology) is closer in spirit and substance to Catholic or Protestant soteriology. I’ve never done this before, so I look forward to what will certainly be an exciting journey of discovery. To briefly recap the differences: the Protestant idea is... Read more

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Isaiah’s Catholic & UnProtestant Soteriology

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:49 am By Dave Armstrong

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Protestants have a quite annoying tendency to select “pet verses” and to ignore many other relevant passages along the same lines. I wrote a whole book about this; one of my own favorites, called The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants (Aug. 2004). For example, frequently cite like a mantra, Isaiah 64:6 (which I recently posted about): “all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (KJV). They think this proves that (supposedly) no good works are meritorious, that “faith alone” is... Read more

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Jeremiah’s Catholic & Very UnProtestant Soteriology

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:49 am By Dave Armstrong

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Protestants have a very prominent and quite annoying tendency to select “pet verses” and to ignore many other relevant passages along the same lines (I think — speculating — because they realize down deep that the other passages contradict their view). I wrote a whole book about this; one of my own favorites, called The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants (Aug. 2004). One of these Bible verses is from the book of the prophet Jeremiah: Jeremiah 17:9 (RSV,... Read more

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2023-07-28T19:39:04-04:00

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“All Our Righteousnesses Are As Filthy Rags” (Is 64:6, KJV)

Last updated on: July 28, 2023 at 7:39 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Does Isaiah 64:6 (“even our best actions are filthy through and through”: GNB) Prove That All Works Whatsoever, Done by Regenerated Persons in Faith and By Grace, Are Absolutely Worthless? [originally posted on Facebook on 6-30-23] **** Isaiah 64:6 is about one particular instance in time where the Israelites had become profoundly, societally corrupt. It’s not saying that all works whatsoever are worthless. That’s eisegesis. God explained how all this works in Isaiah 1: * Isaiah 1:4, 13-19 (RSV) Ah,... Read more

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Timothy J. Williams: Vatican II Opponent & Pope-Basher

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:49 am By Dave Armstrong

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Including Documentation of His Stated Views & Mindless Smears Sent My Way in a Catholic World Report Combox The background of this latest incident where Dr. Williams (his words will be in blue below) has taken it upon himself to personally attack my work and myself in a very public venue (The Catholic World Report) is the dispute between Catholic philosopher Dr. Ed Feser (words in green below) and Catholic apologist Michael Lofton (which I have dealt with at length... Read more

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2023-07-28T17:05:09-04:00

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Mary’s Perpetual Virginity: Undeniable Scriptural Facts

Last updated on: July 28, 2023 at 5:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Several “why didn’t they use these terms?” arguments [originally posted on Facebook on 8-31-22] * We see such arguments used to deny Mary’s perpetual virginity, so why not the other way around, too? * For example, Jesus’ “brethren” in Scripture are never called the children of Mary, and Mary is never called their mother, as in the case of Jesus: * John 2:1 (RSV) On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of... Read more

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