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A small defense of the Calvinists

Having jumped on the Calvinists on the issue of the Early Church Fathers and history, I thought it would be only fair to mount a small defense of Calvinists on one issue. Calvinists are regularly accused of agreeing with the phrase that is so often heard in the South, “once saved, always saved.” It is also sometimes spoken of as “eternal security.” But, that is not actually... [Read more]

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The scandal of Church history

St. Athanasius In 1 Corinthians 15, St. Paul says: Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. . . . And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found... [Read more]

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For the Calvinists among us

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To adiophora or not to adiophora – the Calvinist response

Jean Cauvin Huldrychus Zwinglius, the famous Swiss Reformer known to us as Uldrych Zwingli, and Jean Cauvin, the famous French Reformer who fled to Switzerland, known to us as John Calvin, are considered the fathers of the Reformed family of churches [shhh, and, of course, John Knox]. They, like all the Reformers, had to deal with the problem of history. That is, how does one deal with two issues:... [Read more]

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Adiophora, just a little dab will do you!

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer There is a major difference between the way in which the Lutheran and Anglican Reformers looked at history, and the way in which the Radical Reformers looked at history. But, that difference is important. And the key difference was stated by the Lutherans in one word they called, “adiophora.” So, what is adiophora? This may surprise you, but adiophora is the word... [Read more]

You were a believer, yes . . .

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IntenseDebate plugin uninstalled

Well, after a trial of a couple of weeks, I have uninstalled the IntenseDebate plugin. It had some nice added functionality for the comment page, but was buggy. It slowed the blog down, a fact admitted on the FAQ section of the IntenseDebate website. Also, despite choosing to only need to approve a person once, and then they could make additional comments, I had to approve each and every comment every... [Read more]

Radical Reformers, the ancestors of today’s progressive/liberal Christians?

Were the Radical Reformers, by their philosophical attitudes, the ancestors of today’s progressive/liberal Christians? Or, to put it in more Francis Schaeffer type of writing, were the Radical Reformers the continuation of a philosophical trail that led to today’s progressive/liberal hermeneutic? [Note: There is a difference between the Reformers and the Radical Reformers.] I already commented... [Read more]

Francis Schaeffer helped lead me to Orthodoxy

In an earlier post I commented that it was because of Francis Schaeffer that I came to love philosophy. Now, by the time I first returned to the Lord, I had already had a course in college philosophy. Frankly, I had found it boring and received a D in it. But, Francis was different. I have read that he was a popularizer rather than a philosopher, and that his intent was purely evangelistic. If so,... [Read more]

The most unexpected award of 2008

Well, I have just finally read what I consider the Most Unexpected Award of 2008. Yes, this award came out of left-field for me. I must admit that, at first, I wondered whether it was a serious award or whether someone was pulling my leg. But, I duly went to the internet site and you can read it for yourself. Al Gore has been named “Baptist of the Year” for 2007 marketing Read More →