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February 2017

February 18, 2017

“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #3: Merit & Penitential Suffering

Norman Geisler vs. St. Paul Regarding the Treasury of Merit and Redemptive Suffering for the Sake...

February 17, 2017

“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #2: Purgatory (Lk 23:43)

Photograph by "jclk8888" (7-7-13) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** [This is an installment of an...

February 17, 2017

“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #1: Purgatory (Mt 12:32)

Photograph by "jclk8888" (7-7-13) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** [This is the first installment...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Has Limbo Been Relegated to Limbo?

It Never Was Definitive Teaching Photograph by "tpsdave" (Nov. 2016) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain]...

December 2016

December 06, 2016

Does God Forbid ALL Contact with the Dead?

Saint Benedict in Glory (1748), by Johann Jakob Zeiller (1708-1783) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

The Bible on Asking Dead Men to Intercede (Luke 16)

The Bad Rich Man in Hell, by James Tissot (1836-1902) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

Treatise on Communion of Saints (Anthony Zarrella)

The metaphor of Hebrews 12:1, referring to "witnesses" is comparing saints in heaven to spectators...

June 02, 2016

New (?) Biblical Argument in Favor of Prayers for the Dead

St. Peter Raising Tabitha, by Masolino da Panicale (c. 1383 – c. 1447); portion of a fresco...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

John Calvin Did NOT Pray to Philip Melanchthon

Includes Exposition of a Wider Use of Prayer (Besides Addressing God) in Scripture Portrait of Philipp...

April 11, 2016

Purgatory: A Short Exposition

Illustration: The Burden of Pride (1880) from Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting purgatory, by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

Dialogue with Lutherans on Jesus’ Descent Into Hell

I.e., Hades or Sheol . . . Also Discussion of Nestorianism Christ's Descent Into Limbo...

March 06, 2016

Fictional Dialogue on the Catholic Doctrine of Purgatory

Forest clearing in Alsace, Eastern France. Photo by Jovan Cormac, 6-6-08 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons...

March 05, 2016

A Biblical Argument for Purgatory (Matthew 5:25-26)

Fog in Austria. Photo by "E.mil.mil" [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license]...

January 2016

January 18, 2016

Paul Prayed for Dead Onesiphorus (Protestant Commentaries)

Apostle Paul (1633?), by Rembrandt (1606-1669) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (7-14-09) ***** 2...

January 18, 2016

Baptizing the Dead? (Odd Verse 1 Corinthians 15:29)

Baptism: fresco on the catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome, Italy [public...

January 03, 2016

John Wesley Believed in Prayer for the Dead

. . . (also, approval of Luther and Lutherans) Portrait of John Wesley (1788), by...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Dialogue Regarding Prayer for the Dead and the Bible

The Raising of Lazarus, by Sebastiano del Piombo (c. 1485-1547) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

Dead Saints: Playing Harps on Clouds or Interceding?

NASA photo [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] (12-29-06) [all passages RSV] * * * *...

November 11, 2015

Luther: Purgatory is “Quite Plain” in 2nd Maccabees

"Twilight Forest Premade" series by "i-am-Jenius" [Deviant Art] (3-5-09) Christ's words in John, about purging...

November 10, 2015

50 Bible Passages on Purgatory & Analogous Processes

[public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * The following is drawn from my...

November 07, 2015

Purgatory is the Waiting Room for Heaven, Not Hell

Original Title: Purgatory is the Waiting Room for Heaven, Not a Temporary Hell (1st C. Understanding...

November 06, 2015

25 Bible Passages Indicating or Suggesting Purgatory

[public domain / Pixabay] * * * From my bestselling 1996 book, A Biblical Defense of...

October 2015

October 02, 2015

Dialogue with an Evangelical on Purgatory in the Bible

(vs. Bethany Kerr) Illustration for Dante's Purgatorio 24 by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) [public domain

September 2015

September 26, 2015

C. S. Lewis’ Belief in Purgatory & Prayer for the Dead

Photo credit: Praying Hands, by Albrecht Dürer (1508) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] This article has now...

September 06, 2015

John Wesley’s View of Purgatory and Analogous Processes

- - - A Classic Case Study of Inadvertent Approximation of the Very Catholic Teaching He...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

St. Paul Prayed for a Dead Man: Onesiphorus (Yes He Did!)

Paul the Apostle, by Rembrandt, c. 1657 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** 2 Timothy...

February 2012

February 11, 2012

Armstrong: “Biblical Evidence for the Communion of Saints”

[completed and published at Lulu on 11 February 2012: 152 pages] *** [cover design by...

July 2009

July 13, 2009

John Wesley’s Belief in an Intermediate State After Death

Statue of John Wesley by Paul Raphael Montford (1868-1938), in Melbourne. Photo by Adam Carr...

May 2009

May 25, 2009

Luke 23:43 (Thief on the Cross): “Paradise” = Sheol, Not Heaven

. . . According to Many Reputable Protestant Scholars Christ and the Good Thief (c. 1566),...

November 2006

November 09, 2006

Saints, Purgatory, & Penance (Index Page)

(November 2024, 124 pages) [see full book and purchase information] ***** TABLE OF CONTENTS ***...

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