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A Confusion of Sanctification with Justification: Institute for Nouthetic Studies Blog » Blog Archive » On Preaching the Gospel to Yourself

2012-02-02T08:55:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately, The Institute for Nouthetics Studies appears to endorse a view of the Gospel that confuses Gospel with Law and that confuses sanctification with justification. Although the article tries to sidestep the issue, the fact that the author of the article thinks "mature" Christians no longer need to look to the cross for their salvation but rather to their own good works shows that he

Calvinistic Cartoons: Elephant in the Room

2012-02-02T06:11:00.001-05:00

Calvinistic Cartoons: Elephant in the Room Looks like Mark Driscoll and James McDonald have bigger problems than they realize.

EV News :: Don't legalise gay marriage, Archbishop of York warns David Cameron

2012-02-02T06:05:00.000-05:00

EV News :: Don't legalise gay marriage, Archbishop of York warns David Cameron

Actress' Claim To Be Gay By Choice Riles Activists | Fox News

2012-02-01T08:47:00.000-05:00

Well, you know, being politically correct is more important than truth. Ironically, homosexuals and transexuals argue that they have no choice in the matter of their sexual orientation, implying that they have no choice in their sexual behavior either. On the latter point there is much deliberate ambiguity on their part since even homosexuals advocate "safe sex" to prevent the spread of

The Confession of Faith: A commentary on The Westminster Confession of Faith, by A. A. Hodge

2012-02-01T08:19:00.002-05:00

The Confession of Faith: A commentary on The Westminster Confession of Faith, by A. A. Hodge

College Student Counselor Can Defer Homosexual Clients, Court Rules, Christian News

2012-01-31T12:03:00.000-05:00

College Student Counselor Can Defer Homosexual Clients, Court Rules, Christian News

Michigan Group Responds to Christian Reformed Synod’s Decision on Homosexuality

2012-01-31T11:42:00.000-05:00

Although "officially the Christian Reformed Church voted against accepting openly gay/lesbian members and transexuals, it would appear that the disease or contagion exists anyway. In my opinion this is the natural result of endorsing the three points of common grace. After all, if natural revelation through so-called "science" trumps God's special revelation in Scripture, then it follows that

Mike Horton: What Is the Gospel?

2012-01-31T07:05:00.001-05:00

This is an excellent summary of what the Gospel is and of the distinction between Law and Gospel. Give it a listen. May the peace of God be with you! (Romans 5:1, 2). Charlie

Carl Trueman on the Elephants in the Room: Do You Beat Your Wife? - Reformation21 Blog

2012-01-28T06:50:00.001-05:00

Carl Trueman is a professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. His remarks below are a telling indictment of Mark Driscoll and the Elephants in the Room: This request that we ask hard questions in the right venue, and consider the ER to have signally failed in this regard, will no doubt evince cries of `Hey, hater!' from some quarters. That is apparently

A Mega-Friday DL on TD Jakes and Elephants in the Room

2012-01-28T06:36:00.001-05:00

Dr. James R. White of Alpha and Omega Ministries did an entire show on The Dividing Line concerning the heresy of T. D. Jakes and Oneness Pentecostalism: A Mega-Friday DL on TD Jakes and Elephants in the Room 01/27/2012 - James White OK, we've never crashed our servers before by going past the maximum number of connections, but, we did today. I guess there is really a great deal of

Dr. Carl Beisner Comments: elephant room | discernment | association | TD Jakes | James MacDonald

2012-01-27T17:39:00.000-05:00

The following is from Here I Blog: I asked Facebook friend, author and scholar, Dr. E. Calvin Beisner7, who has published two books on the Trinity, his thoughts on Jakes’ comments in the above interview. Beisner replied: Far, far, far too little evidence there to justify reclassifying Jakes as Trinitarian granted all he’s said before and his continuing to consider United Pentecostals his

Could Jesus Have Sinned? by R.C. Sproul | Ligonier Ministries Blog

2012-01-27T12:37:00.001-05:00

Like most semi-Arminians R.C. Sproul makes numerous capitulations to Arminianism like the three points of common grace, a semi-Amyraldian view of the atonement (i.e. Christ died to purchase common grace for the reprobates and the free offer to the reprobates), and the infralapsarian view of God's decrees (as if God did not plan anything until after He had logically considered the results of the

Fwd: New Book by Dr. John Frame "A Reformed Response to Escondido Theology"

2012-01-27T06:59:00.001-05:00

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here." (John 18:36 NKJ) (See the ad from TheNiceneCouncil.Com which inspired this article here: The Escondido Theology, by John Frame. Charlie). It

WHI-1070 | Christianity & the New Liberalism - White Horse Inn Blog

2012-01-26T23:07:00.000-05:00

Is Christianity primarily about what God is doing in your life right now, or what he did one afternoon two-thousand years ago? Is the idea of Jesus “in your heart” more important than Jesus “in the manger” or “on the cross”? Do you value your own personal experience of faith more than what God accomplishes externally through the proclamation of the gospel? In the not-too-distant past,

T. D. Jakes and the Elephant Room Controversy

2012-01-26T07:11:00.003-05:00

"But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”" (John 8:45-47, NKJV) I posted the following comment over at the Daniel's Place blog. Daniel is a student at Westminster Seminary, California. He has

John Calvin on the Law/Gospel Distinction

2012-01-24T08:09:00.001-05:00

For when the conscience feels anxious as to how it may have the favor of God, as to the answer it could give, and the confidence it would feel, if brought to his judgment-seat, in such a case the requirements of the law are not to be brought forward, but Christ, who surpasses all the perfection of the law, is alone to be

Vincent Cheung's Response to the Nestorian Controversy: Gordon H. Clark, The Incarnation

2012-01-23T07:24:00.001-05:00

As you can see below, Vincent Cheung mistakenly thought that the issue of the correct doctrine of the trinity and the incarnation of Jesus Christ is not a biblical issue but rather an issue of interpreting what Gordon H. Clark meant in his book, The Incarnation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Since Scripture teaches that Jesus Christ is one

Conspiracy of the Anonymous « God's Hammer

2012-01-21T10:40:00.000-05:00

It looks like a cover-up is underway in the Presbyterian Church in America. Now it seems that bloggers reporting on heresy trials and such is more problematic than the actual heresies that are arising within the PCA. Sean Gerety reports on this on the God's Hammer blog article, Conspiracy of the Anonymous: Now, the focus of the meeting, at least according to byFaith, was to “ease

AMiA break with Rwanda and Anglicanism complete: The Church of England Newspaper, January 20, 2012, p 7. « Conger

2012-01-20T08:44:00.000-05:00

AMiA break with Rwanda and Anglicanism complete: The Church of England Newspaper, January 20, 2012, p 7. « Conger

Justin.tv - 13th Street Baptist Church - Sunday December 4th, 2011 Morning

2012-01-20T08:16:00.000-05:00

This is one of the best sermons I have heard on the Law and Gospel distinction in a long time. Obviously this pastor has a firm understanding of the doctrines of sovereign grace. Click on the link to see the video sermon by Baptist pastor, Bill Parker. I'm not sure where the 13th Street Baptist Church is located but this is a church I would highly recommend. Justin.tv - 13th Street Baptist

J. I. Packer's Continued Crusade: Catechism Classes

2012-01-19T07:09:00.001-05:00

{This article is pirated from Christianity Today without their express permission. Sue me! Click here to read the full article: Small Groups and Heresy} Note: J. I. Packer is the award-winning author of numerous books, including the classic Knowing God. SmallGroups.com recently had the chance to speak with Dr. Packer as part of an editors'

John Stott Memorial Service Sermon by Rev. Canon Dr. J. I. Packer (1/3) - YouTube

2012-01-18T18:38:00.000-05:00

John Stott Memorial Service Sermon by Rev. Canon Dr. J. I. Packer (1/3) - YouTube

CVMT: Introduction, The Purpose and Limits of the Book « Lux Lucet

2012-01-18T12:24:00.000-05:00

Odd but I am reading this book, A Christian View of Men and Things, by Gordon H. Clark, and suddenly Sean Gerety of the God's Hammer blog posts a link to a review of the book. Although I continually link to The Trinity Foundation and God's Hammer, it troubles me that these folks get the Gospel right and the doctrine of Christ wrong. Even John W. Robbins officially endorsed Gordon H. Clark's

Theological Word of the Day: Supplication

2012-01-18T07:27:00.000-05:00

Words we do not often use today are used throughout the King James Version of the Bible. Some of these words are archaic and others are not. One such word is "supplication". This word is used in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as well. So what does "supplication" mean? According to Dictionary.com: sup·pli·ca·tion [suhp-li-key-shuhn] noun an act or instance of supplicating; humble

Presbyterians may split: Conservatives drafting plans for new denomination

2012-01-17T11:31:00.000-05:00

Looks like the Presbyterian Church USA will split over the issue of non-celibate homosexual ministers. Unfortunately, the "conservatives" will not go back to the Westminster Confession and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. Instead the "conservatives" will retain the ordination of women and the rather broad Eleven Confessions of Faith.Click here to read more: Presbyterians may split:

Reasonable Christian Ministries

2012-01-16T07:19:00.000-05:00

As I believe God is calling me to full-time ministry, I am praying that God will provide a way to establish an official ministry and to plant a church here in the Wauchula, Florida area. For those who wish to contribute to this endeavor I sincerely ask for your prayers and your support. Anyone would would like to be a part of this church plant and ministry as a board member, advisor, and

Trusting God When There Is No Worldly Security

2012-01-15T12:56:00.002-05:00

Trusting God When There Is No Worldly Security As Americans we often take for granted that our need for food, clothing, and housing will be met. We take for granted our jobs and our ability to work and provide for our families. But what do we do when we run out of all resources and it becomes apparent that everything upon which we depend comes from God? What do we do when we

Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda): Christianity and Religion

2012-01-14T16:18:00.000-05:00

Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda): Christianity and Religion

Did C. S. Lewis Go to Heaven? by John W. Robbins

2012-01-12T19:53:00.000-05:00

John W. Robbins wrote a critique of the Evangelical obsession with C. S. Lewis, the British literature professor and author of numerous works of fiction. According to Robbins, Lewis was an Anglo-Catholic, not an Evangelical:C. S. Lewis(1) was one of the most influential, if not the most influential, Anglican writer of the twentieth century. Any informed Western Christian could not have lived in

Mike Horton "Dialogues" with Roger Olson on God's Sovereignty and the Problem of Evil

2012-01-12T13:27:00.002-05:00

I fail to see how God can foresee what will happen if it is not certain to happen. If it is certain, then God must have determined it. Part 1 Part 2 Unfortunately, Mike Horton makes a major gaff at around the 41 second mark of Part 2. Like most neo-Calvinists Horton is too willing to bend over backwards so as not to offend atheists and Arminians and

Cessationists in Rebellion: Vincent Cheung's Charismatic Theology

2012-01-11T05:58:00.000-05:00

I am pleased to announce that I have been condemned as a "rebel" by yet another Charismatic. Yes, Vincent Cheung has said in public and in writing that those Christians who do not "practice" or believe in ongoing charismatic gifts today are "in rebellion against God". You can see the article here: Cessationism and Speaking in Tongues. I would suggest that Cheung not try walking on the water

The LIBERATE Conference – Tullian Tchividjian

2012-01-11T05:43:00.000-05:00

This conference will be held at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, February 23-25. The topic of discussion will be "radical grace". Just how radical grace is in the view of the speakers, which will include Mike Horton and Rod Rosenbladt, remains to be seen. Click here: The LIBERATE Conference – Tullian Tchividjian

Anglicans Ablaze: The ACNA Theological Lens: The Guiding Principles Behind the ACNA Prayer Book – Part 2

2012-01-09T17:10:00.000-05:00

Anglicans Ablaze: The ACNA Theological Lens: The Guiding Principles Behind the ACNA Prayer Book – Part 2

Anglicans Ablaze: The ACNA Theological Lens: The Guiding Principles Behind the ACNA Prayer Book – Part 1

2012-01-09T17:00:00.000-05:00

Anglicans Ablaze: The ACNA Theological Lens: The Guiding Principles Behind the ACNA Prayer Book – Part 1

Was C.S. Lewis an Anglo-Catholic? « Johannes Weslianus

2012-01-08T11:16:00.000-05:00

Was C.S. Lewis an Anglo-Catholic? « Johannes Weslianus

Dr. Michael Horton - A Mormon President - Listen to Free Online White Horse Inn Christian Radio Broadcasts

2012-01-08T10:02:00.000-05:00

On this edition of the program Michael Horton talks with Adam Christing, writer and director of a new documentary about a relatively unknown aspect of the life of Joseph Smith, namely his candidacy for President of the United States. Mike and Adam also discuss the history and theology of Mormonism, as well as some of the political questions that have arisen relating to Mitt Romney's run for

Reasonable Christian: The Departure of the Reformed Episcopal Church from Evangelical and Protestant Reformed Theology

2012-01-08T07:31:00.000-05:00

Reasonable Christian: The Departure of the Reformed Episcopal Church from Evangelical and Protestant Reformed Theology

EV News :: The Queen's new chaplain: Women bishops are wrong

2012-01-01T20:35:00.000-05:00

EV News :: The Queen's new chaplain: Women bishops are wrong

There is no hiding with LSD | Sue Blackmore | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

2011-12-31T09:01:00.000-05:00

Magical thinking and superstitution seems to dominate the postmodern world. With the collapse of modernism and confidence in knowledge as something definite and definable following the Renaissance, postmodernists advocate taking LSD trips to escape reality in order to deal with reality. Such nonsense is similar to getting drunk only to sober up and realize that not only did getting drunk not

Catholics Come Home? | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

2011-12-30T19:12:00.000-05:00

A self professing "Calvinist" Evangelical pastor over at Christianity Today, Chris Castaldo, gives a word of warning to the Inquisitors of the come home to the synagogue of satan campaign: From this historical example, my encouragement to Catholics pursuing the New Evangelization is to remain positive. While there will necessarily be moments of defining yourself over and against Protestants,

Martin Luther: Quote of the Day: Against the Anbaptists, Pentecostals and Charismatics

2011-12-28T05:52:00.000-05:00

Similarly, some misguided people brag of the spirit of revelation, or of visions and other such monstrous matters, dealing in wonders above their reach. Such people have invented a new cross and new works and dream that by doing them they please God. To be brief, whoever does not know the truth of justification takes away Christ, the mercy-seat, and will have to comprehend God in his majesty by

Common Grace: Three Views - YouTube

2011-12-25T07:03:00.000-05:00

Common Grace: Three Views - YouTube

David Engelsma Says Gordon H. Clark Crossed the Line into Nestorianism

2011-12-24T18:36:00.001-05:00

As he is about to state his conclusion, that Jesus is a human person, Clark not only wards off the charge of Nestorianism (the heresy that Christ is two persons, condemned by the church at the Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431 and rejected in the orthodox statement of the incarnation by the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451), but also ascribes any such criticism of his, Clark's, doctrine to

Reformed Anglicanism: Charles Hodge's Bracing and Confessional Letter to Pope Pius IX on Behalf of Presbyterians Declining Attendance at Vatican 1

2011-12-24T07:07:00.000-05:00

Phil Veitch has posted a helpful letter from Charles Hodge, professor of Bible and theology at the Old Princeton Seminary, to the pope in 1869. A portion of that letter indicates the issues which still remain between Protestants and Roman Catholics. Many Evangelicals today are moving closer to Rome and further from the Bible and the Scriptures. Hodge's remarks in this quote from the letter

Vincent Murphy

2011-12-24T06:55:00.000-05:00

I would like to recommend the blog of Vincent Murphy, a Reformed and Evangelical Anglican on the other side of the world. He resides in Malaysia and has connections to Sydney Anglicanism. Be sure to visit his blog and read a few of his articles.Click here to see his blog: Vincent Murphy

The Clark/Van Til Controversy: The Answer to the Complaint of Cornelius Van Til et al Against the Ordination of Gordon H. Clark

2011-12-23T15:59:00.000-05:00

The Clark/Van Til Controversy: The Answer to the Complaint of Cornelius Van Til et al Against the Ordination of Gordon H. Clark

Was Gordon H. Clark a Nestorian Heretic? The Incarnation

2011-12-23T15:56:00.000-05:00

"Clark is here proving that not only empirical science is subject to correction but so is theological and philosophical science apparently." --Charlie J. Ray Similarly Titus 2:13. The King James version has it: "the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ." This allows the objector to separate the great God from our Lord Jesus

Clark's Scripturalism Utilized to Proselytize for Van Tilian Theonomy

2011-12-23T13:27:00.001-05:00

It has recently come to my attention that the theonomists are now claiming John Robbins and Gordon H. Clark are in their camp. Of all the possible irrationalist positions out there I believe this one takes the cake. That's especially true since The Trinity Foundation has been posting for years against the irrational contradictions inherent in the theonomic

Parker Society - Post-Reformation Digital Library - LibGuides at Calvin College

2011-12-22T20:15:00.000-05:00

Parker Society - Post-Reformation Digital Library - LibGuides at Calvin College

Oxford divinity compared with that of the Romish and Anglican churches, with a special view to the illustration of the doctrine of justification by faith ... - Google Books

2011-12-22T17:40:00.000-05:00

Oxford divinity compared with that of the Romish and Anglican churches, with a special view to the illustration of the doctrine of justification by faith ... - Google Books

PCA Historical Center: Letter of Cornelius Van Til to Gordon H. Clark

2011-12-22T14:15:00.001-05:00

The following is a transcribed letter from the PCA Historical Center. It is a letter by Van Til in response to a manuscript that Clark had asked him to review. I have corrected a couple of obvious misspellings. Click on the title above to see the original post or click on the link following the letter. I wonder why Van Til does not address Dr. Clark by his first name or by his title? Is

Declaration of Principles

2011-12-22T08:48:00.000-05:00

Just for clarification I'm posting this doctrinal statement that was originally part of the Reformed Episcopal Church's official doctrine. The reason the REC separated from the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1873 was Tractarianism and the Anglo-Catholic pelagianism and idolatry rampant in the 19th century Episcopal church. Unfortunately the REC decided to reverse itself and join up with the

Quote of the Day: Thomas Cranmer: The World's Ruined

2011-12-21T12:25:00.000-05:00

The following is a quote on the sidebar in Jack Miller's blog, The World is Ruined:"Nor the faith also does not shut out the justice of our good works, necessarily to be done afterwards of duty towards GOD (for we are most bounden to serve GOD, in doing good deeds, commanded by him in his holy Scripture, all the days of our life): But it excludes them, so that we may not do them to this intent,

Mike Horton Responds to Lane Tipton: Christ the Center

2011-12-21T07:35:00.000-05:00

The following was posted on the Westminster Seminary California blog. I eagerly look forward to hearing Dr. Horton's response to Lane Tipton's accusation that Horton's view of justification is essentially Lutheran, non-reformed, and semi-pelagian. For further information see my earlier blog post at Reformed Forum: Union with Christ.Horton Interview on Christ the Center VFT

Reasonable Christian: R. Scott Clark's Critique of Triperspectivalism, Tim Keller, and John Frame

2011-12-21T07:06:00.000-05:00

This is a clip from the now deleted Heidelblog of R. Scott Clark, professor of theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, California. Scott Clark is no longer willing to publicly blog about theological issues. The reason for that is not clear, however there were a few hints going on at the time. Apparently Scott was under investigation by his denomination at the time for making uncharitable

Radon Thoughts: A thought on R. Scott Clark's definiton of "Reformed"

2011-12-21T06:41:00.000-05:00

R. Scott Clark correctly took the stand that credo baptists are not Reformed. Of course, it's the total package that makes that true and credo baptism is just one symptom of a much larger problem. Even the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith is simply the Westminster Confession of Faith with deletions where Baptists disagree with the Reformed position. Anyone examining modern calvinistic

Christ Church in Savannah loses church property to national Episcopal church : Beaufort Tribune.com

2011-12-20T11:34:00.000-05:00

Christ Church in Savannah loses church property to national Episcopal church : Beaufort Tribune.com

AMiA bishops quit Rwanda: The Church of England Newspaper, December 16, 2011 p 6. « Conger

2011-12-20T07:30:00.000-05:00

AMiA bishops quit Rwanda: The Church of England Newspaper, December 16, 2011 p 6. « Conger

John W. Robbins Sermons: On the Church & Justification Series - SermonAudio.com

2011-12-18T08:16:00.000-05:00

On the Church & Justification Series - SermonAudio.com

Gordon H. Clark: Quote of the Day - God and Logic

2011-12-18T06:28:00.000-05:00

Gordon H. Clark sounding the trumpet. Is it not strange that these days Charismatics and Pentecostals and various other miscreants in the Evangelical movement disparage logic and that they disparage the Scriptures as a "paper pope"? Could it be that the source of such thinking is liberal or neo-orthodox theology? In this may be anticipated the relation of logic to the Scripture. First of

The BibleWorks Blog » Modules

2011-12-17T09:25:00.000-05:00

The following link will provide a list of extra addons for Bibleworks. These addons are free and they work in the Windows Helpfile format but are linked to Bibleworks. Give them a try if you have Bibleworks 9 or lower.The BibleWorks Blog » Modules

An Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Critiques Albert Mohler's Signing of the Manhattan Declaration

2011-12-16T08:09:00.002-05:00

"Just where does Mohler’s first loyalty lie; to God and His Word or to a well-intended social agenda?" Click here to see the blog article at: In the Defense of the Gospel. Is the pope the vicar of Christ on earth? Or is he another antichrist? 1 John 2:18 Although I am not an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, I have to say that this article is an

Textual Commentary on the Greek Gospels, by Wieland Willker

2011-12-15T14:58:00.000-05:00

Wieland Willker has make available his personal work in investigating and compiling a textual criticism apparatus for the Greek Gospels of the New Testament. His work is invaluable in comparing the textual apparatus of the Nestle-Aland 26th/27th editions, the United Bible Societies 3/4th editions, and The Center for New Testament Textual Studies NT Critical Apparatus available in Bibleworks

The Monty Collier Report (Common Grace 3) - YouTube

2011-12-15T12:26:00.000-05:00

Although I do not endorse everything Monty Collier posts on YouTube, the following reasons why Scripturalists disagree with the so-called "Reformed doctrine of common grace" are accurate.The Monty Collier Report (Common Grace 3) - YouTube

Fort Worth parish ordinariate bound: The Church of England Newspaper, Dec 9, 2011 p 6. « Conger

2011-12-15T06:32:00.000-05:00

It appears that all is not well in Oz. With the defection of the Anglican Mission in the Americas from the full membership status in the Anglican Church in North America the first cracks in the new coalition of "orthodox" Anglo-Catholics in North America have appeared. Episcopalian and Anglican continuing denominations and the ACNA remain predominately advocates of Tractarianism and

Prison Fellowship Writes a Prisoner: The Neo-Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Asia Minor

2011-12-15T06:08:00.001-05:00

Committee on Pastoral Relations Subcommittee on Apostolic Affairs The Neo-Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Asia Minor 243351 Broadway Telephone: 1.900. PARADOX † Fax: 1.900.FEELING Paul of Tarsus Imperial Prison System Dear Paul: We hope you are well, despite being in prison. (Perhaps you will

Normalizing nihilism – Euthanasia in Holland: Get Religion, December 9, 2011. « Conger

2011-12-14T14:42:00.000-05:00

George Conger said: This is extraordinary. A patient at home whose doctor will not kill him, will be sent another doctor by the government to put them down — and if the patient has dementia and therefore is incapable of meeting the second Dutch death criteria, the request to die must be voluntary and well-considered — an expert will decide. Added to this the Dutch doctors demand that they be

Bishop Murphy under threat of discipline: The Church of England Newspaper, December 9, 2011 p 7. « Conger

2011-12-14T14:29:00.000-05:00

Bishop Chuck Murphy, bishop of the Anglican Mission in America, has been charged with disobeying his the House of Bishops in Rwanda:The head of the Anglican Mission in America has been threatened with ecclesiastical discipline for contumacy.In letter to Bishop Chuck Murphy dated 30 November 2011 under the signature of all of the members of the Rwandan House of Bishops, the AMiA leader was

Why There Is No Perfect Translation of the Bible

2011-12-14T11:42:00.001-05:00

Chester Beatty XII, leaf 3. Public Domain Photo. Why There Is No Perfect Translation of the Bible I have become increasingly frustrated with Bible translations in general. Why would that upset me? The main issue is finding a good translation for public worship and a standard translation for Bible study, teaching, preaching, and

Westminster Seminary California - Resources - Faculty Testimony on Justification:: Westminster Seminary California

2011-12-12T22:39:00.000-05:00

I was pleasantly surprised to see a pointed refutation of certain positions taken by Reformed Forum and WTS PA on the WTS CA site:The Reformation doctrine of justification has undergone severe criticism in recent decades. Challenges have come from three different sources. First, a number of ecumenical discussions have offered more ambiguous expressions on justification than the Reformation

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On the Offer off the Gospel: Part 12

2011-12-12T14:15:00.001-05:00

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On the Offer of the Gospel: Part 12 [The following is the continuation of The Answer given by Dr. Gordon H. Clark and his supporters to The Complaint by Dr. Cornelius Van Til and his supporters. The Answer will be given in installments as time permits. To read the pdf image

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On Sovereignty and Responsibility Part 11

2011-12-12T07:59:00.001-05:00

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On Sovereignty and Responsibility Part 11 [The following is the continuation of The Answer given by Dr. Gordon H. Clark and his supporters to The Complaint by Dr. Cornelius Van Til and his supporters. The Answer will be given in installments as time permits. To

Gordon H. Clark and Philosophy of Science | foxinthevineyard

2011-12-10T10:00:00.000-05:00

Of course, Clark is by no means the first to realize these problems. Bertrand Russell did: “All inductive arguments in the last resort reduce themselves to the following form: ‘If this is true, that is true: now that is true, therefore this is true.” This argument is of course, formally fallacious. Suppose I were to say: “If bread is a stone and stones are nourishing, then this bread will

[Reasonable Christian] New comment on The Transgender Myth.

2011-12-10T09:21:00.001-05:00

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Clark's Answer to Van Til: On Intellect, Will, and Emotions: Part 10

2011-12-09T11:39:00.001-05:00

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On Intellect, Will, and Emotions: Part 10 [The following is the continuation of The Answer given by Dr. Gordon H. Clark and his supporters to The Complaint by Dr. Cornelius Van Til and his supporters. The Answer will be given in installments as time permits. To read the pdf image file

Calvin the Hyper-Calvinist « God's Hammer

2011-12-08T19:54:00.000-05:00

Calvin the Hyper-Calvinist « God's Hammer

aztexan: Another Blog Dedicated to Scripturalism

2011-12-08T18:20:00.000-05:00

aztexan

Van Til's Apologetics Led Ken Pulliam to Apostasy

2011-12-08T13:11:00.000-05:00

This fellow is now deceased. Ken Pulliam was once a professor at a Christian college but he lost his faith due to the irrationalism of Van Til's paradoxical theology. You can read Ken's "testimony" here: Ken Pulliam's Apostasy: Van Til Led Me to It

Sermon of the week: “Dangers of Calvinism – The Danger of Pride” by John Scheffer. | Defending. Contending.

2011-12-08T12:15:00.000-05:00

Another closet Arminian confuses secondary causes with God's decree to reprobation. It's odd that more people do not see through the smoke. As if "caustic" and "proud" Calvinists are the cause of Arminian irrationalism? Have these folks never read the Bible? Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned who did

Union with Christ - ReformedForum.org

2011-12-08T09:10:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: Dr. Michael Horton is scheduled to respond to Dr. Lane G. Tipton regarding this interview in a forthcoming episode of Christ the Center. I found this assertion to be particularly troubling as it pretty much gives away the store to the Papists and the semi-pelagians: . . . In this milestone episode, we treat several dimensions of the Reformed discussion of union with Christ

Gordon H. Clark: Sanctification: An Audio Lecture

2011-12-08T09:03:00.000-05:00

The following is a discussion of the doctrine of sanctification by the late Gordon H. Clark. This is an mp3 audio file. At the very beginning of the lecture Clark defines justification and sanctification. I am transcribing his remarks here and this is what he said: . . . Sanctification. Though the previous section dealt with regeneration, the doctrine of justification does not easily fit

The Theology of Richard Gaffin and Norman Shepherd

2011-12-07T18:09:00.000-05:00

The Theology of Richard Gaffin and Norman Shepherd

Lambeth Articles of 1595

2011-12-07T17:25:00.001-05:00

The Lambeth Articles (1595) The Lambeth Articles were drawn up by Dr. William Whitaker, Regius Professor of Divinity in Cambridge, with input from Dr. Richard Fletcher (Bishop of London), Dr. Richard Vaughan (Bishop-elect of Bangor) and Humphrey Tyndall (Dean of Ely). They were formally approved by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. John Whitgift), the Archbishop of York (Dr. Matthew

Against Heresies: The tragic essence of Pharisaic piety

2011-12-07T08:14:00.000-05:00

The following is from Martin Downes' blog, Against Heresies. His comparison of the prayer of the Pharisee with a prayer preserved from Pelagius is telling. I will post a short quote by way of introduction. To read the rest of the article click on the link below:Where will you find the best expression of the essence of Pharisaic piety?It lies in what Jesus says about the prayer of the Pharisee

Gordon H. Clark: Biblical Inerrancy Cannot Be Disproved by Fallible Historiography

2011-12-07T07:05:00.000-05:00

In the nature of the case archaeology never will be able to prove that the Bible is inerrant. Too many cultural or historical minutiae are beyond recall, not to mention the utterly foreign sphere of theological doctrine. But only an inerrant critic can expect to prove that the Bible errs. --Gordon H. ClarkReview 302-303 Beegle on the Bible.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Gordon H. Clark Lecture: The Problem of Pietism and Non-Doctrinal Christianity

2011-12-07T06:25:00.000-05:00

Gordon H. Clark Lecture: The Problem of Pietism and Non-Doctrinal Christianity

A Van Tilian's Analogical Testimony Before A Calvinist Elder - YouTube

2011-12-06T20:44:00.000-05:00

This socratic dialogue shows clearly why Van Til's theology of analogy can be and is used to justify all sorts of heresy and heterodoxy. Listen to this one closely! This is why I'm a fan of Gordon H. Clark's apologetics.A Van Tilian's Analogical Testimony Before A Calvinist Elder - YouTube

How many of our sins will God forgive? - YouTube

2011-12-06T20:21:00.000-05:00

How many of our sins will God forgive? - YouTube

Calvinist Satire: Angry Arminians. | Defending. Contending.

2011-12-06T17:52:00.000-05:00

Every now and then someone says something truly amusing and entertaining. My Calvinist friend from Texas has a ten gallon hat and a huge Colt .45 with black powder: Ladies and gentlemen, atg decries the Gospel as an unfair “doctrinal litmus test” devised by men! Don’t we arrogant Caustic Calvinists know that Professor YHWH is a big ol’ sweetie pie like atg, not really all that jealous for His

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On Intellect, Will, and Emotions: Part 9

2011-12-06T17:13:00.000-05:00

Clark's Answer to Van Til: On Intellect, Will, and Emotions: Part 9 [The following is the continuation of The Answer given by Dr. Gordon H. Clark and his supporters to The Complaint by Dr. Cornelius Van Til and his supporters. The Answer will be given in installments as time permits. To read the pdf image file

Reasonable Christian: Giving the Arminian Babel a Shake: The Wesley-Toplady Controversy (3)

2011-12-06T16:15:00.000-05:00

Reasonable Christian: Giving the Arminian Babel a Shake: The Wesley-Toplady Controversy (3)

John Pedersen: The Default Position of the Reformed "Establishment" Capitulates to Arminianism

2011-12-06T10:08:00.001-05:00

The default position of many in the “Reformed establishment” is not the gospel of Scripture, but the pseudo-gospel of “Evangelical Arminianism”. That is the “gospel” most “Calvinists” essentially believe, for it is this gospel they defend and connect to their own accounting of their “Christian” experience. That is why

Gerald Bray: Quote of the Day: Evangelical Scholarship

2011-12-06T08:38:00.001-05:00

This is a movement within the Protestant churches whose adherents have rejected the critical assumptions of Enlightenment thought to a greater or lesser degree. They seek to maintain the theology of the Reformation, though in practice this has frequently been modified. . . . Conservative evangelicals tend to regard the first world of discourse

Theological term of the Day: Hapax Legomenon

2011-12-06T05:47:00.001-05:00

Precision in language is important, particularly when the writing is technical in nature or when the writing is supposed to be a high level of literature. This is true in doing systematic theology, Biblical theology or exegesis of the Biblical texts as well. So exactly what is "hapax legomenon"? The term comes from two Greek words: ἅπαξ λεγόμενον. The word hapax or ἅπαξ occurs in the Greek

Angry Arminians. | Defending. Contending.

2011-12-05T16:09:00.000-05:00

Tex said in a comment the Angry Arminians blog:The first step toward the solution, Pilgrim, is for Calvinists (caustic and otherwise) and Arminians (angry and sanguine) to agree that either Calvinists are true Christians and Arminians are not; or vice versa. As a Calvinist I fully support the former proposition while rejecting the latter. Theoretically, Calvs and Arms can both be wrong, but we

Gordon Clark on Textual Criticism: Colossians 1:22

2011-12-04T11:17:00.001-05:00

A Textual Critical Analysis of Colossians 1:21-22 [Note: To see the Greek text you will need to download the SBL fonts from this link: SBL fonts]. The following is by no means an exhaustive exegesis of Colossians or even of the pericope in which these two verses occur. However, as I was reading Gordon H. Clark's

Bishop Ed Malcomb Suffers Heart Attack

2011-12-04T07:08:00.001-05:00

The following prayer request was sent to me by Phil Veitch of the Reformation Anglicanism blog: Friends: Bishop Ed Malcomb, Church of England (cont') suffered a major heart attack last week, fell, hit his head on the floor, but, though hospitalized, is past the major coronary issues for the present. However, there are apparent

Robert E. Lee: Prayer for an End to Slavery

2011-12-03T09:16:00.000-05:00

(Photo: Old Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginian. This is the Episcopal church where both George Washington and Robert E. Lee worshipped). Contrary to the revisionism of modern historiography, the Civil War was not fought over slavery but over the issue of the rights of states to secede from the union. In fact, Robert E. Lee prayed for an end to slavery: "The doctrines and miracles of

God is the Lawgiver and Supreme: Quote of the Day: Gordon H. Clark

2011-12-03T08:04:00.001-05:00

Gordon H. Clark's book, Christian Philosophy, (Unicoi: Trinity Foundation, 2004) pp. 234-235, should be required reading for all seminary students on both sides of the Arminian/Calvinist debate. Clark says: . . . In opposition to all this, the Christian--i.e., the Biblical view--is that God is the legislator. Not Law, but the Lawgiver is supreme. Divine Sovereignty If then the

Theology Is Too Important to be Left to the Licensed Theologians: Quote of the Day: John W. Robbins

2011-12-03T07:41:00.001-05:00

The creators of The Trinity Foundation firmly believe that theology is too important to be left to the licensed theologians--the graduates of the schools of theology. They have created The Trinity Foundation for the express purpose of teaching believers all that the Scriptures contain--not warmed over, baptized, Antichristian philosophies.