Thanksgiving to God
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, . . . (Colossians 1:3) Colossians 1:11-14 . . . joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of … Continue reading
Defense of Mark 1:1 having “Son of God”
Originally written in November of 2011 at Beggar’s All. Paul Williams, a British convert to Islam, for years has critiqued the Bible and the Christian faith. A lot of his blog posts are no longer available, as he has changed … Continue reading
Irenaeus on Scripture
1. We have learned from none others the plan of our salvation, than from those through whom the Gospel has come down to us, which they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of … Continue reading
The Balance of Apologetics and Agape
Reaching Muslims – involves a balance of evangelism and apologetics and hospitality. Over the years, I have tried to understand the “Presuppositional Method of Apologetics”. (John Frame, Greg Bahnsen, Cornelius Van Til, Scott Oliphant) There is a chapter on this … Continue reading
The failure of the early church and the rise of Islam
How and Why did Churches become Mosques in the east? (Part 2) For part 1, see here. The failure of the early church and the rise of Islam Jesus: “I have this against you, that you have left your first … Continue reading
How and Why Did Churches Become Mosques in the East? (Part 1)
By the Islamic invasions from the 600s AD, beginning with the Arab Muslim invasions and then culminating with the Ottoman Turks conquering Constantinople in 1453, over the centuries, some churches were completely destroyed; others over time grew dilapidated and eventually … Continue reading
“catholic” little c (Universal) vs. Roman Catholic
A Roman Catholic writes: “What you fail to mention is that God appointed that same church to compile the Canon of the Scriptures. Without the role of the Catholic Church- impossible because there was no other church– we wouldn’t have … Continue reading
Early Church against images in the church
Letter 51 in the Jerome corpus. From Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis in Cyprus to John, bishop of Jerusalem: 9. Moreover, I have heard that certain persons have this grievance against me: When I accompanied you to the holy place called … Continue reading
Athanasius consistent with 2 Timothy 3:16-17
A Roman Catholic argued with me: “I do straight to the early church fathers” My response: why not go straight to the apostles/apostolic writings? (The 27 books of the New Testament ) Only those writings/ Scriptures are infallible, since they … Continue reading
Athanasius consistent with 2 Timothy 3:16-17
A Roman Catholic argued with me: “I do straight to the early church fathers” My response: why not go straight to the apostles/apostolic writings? (The 27 books of the New Testament ) Only those writings/ Scriptures are infallible, since they … Continue reading
James White vs. Trent Horn
Recently, they had 2 debates: On Sola Scriptura and on Purgatory I will be commenting more on these later, as time allows. Several points that stood out in the Sola Scriptura debate. 1. Trent did not emphasize his previous emphasis … Continue reading
Irenaeus did not teach the Perpetual Virginity of Mary
Irenæus (wrote around 180-202 AD) says Jesus opened Mary’s womb (aperians vulvam, Against Heresies 4:33:11), a “denial of virginity in partu” (during birth) – Also, Against Heresies 3:21:10 and 3:22:4 the way he compares to creation’s ground (as yet, virgin … Continue reading
Response to Joshua Charles on Protestantism, Baptism, and Roman Catholicism
Joshua Charles thinks that disagreements over baptism, the Lord’s supper, and church government are a problem for Protestants. Also, everyone cannot be a scholar. That is true, but that seems to be a smoke-screen for “just trust us” (the Roman … Continue reading
The 6 minute case for Sola Scriptura
The 6 minute Case for Sola Scriptura – that Scripture alone is the only infallible rule of faith and practice – that Scripture is the final court of appeals, above traditions, councils, creeds, bishops and Popes in church history. Note: … Continue reading
Against ex opere operato power of water baptism
“Even Simon Magus once came to the Laver: he was baptized, but was not enlightened; and though he dipped his body in water, he enlightened not his heart with the Spirit: his body went down and came up, but his … Continue reading
Sam Shamoun and William Albrecht proved wrong again
Sam Shamoun and William Albrecht are caught mis-understanding the argument that Dr. James White was making about Jerome’s reason and argumentation for the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. They accuse Dr. White of lying, thereby slandering him. All Dr. White was saying was … Continue reading
Why do Protestants Convert to Roman Catholicism?
See the book: You can find it at various sellers, including Amazon. This book is very insightful. Especially the beginning that gives more background on John Henry Newman. His infamous statement and claim: ”To be deep in history is to cease to be … Continue reading
Sola Scriptura and the Church Fathers
Anthony Rogers and Tony Costa discuss the Reformation principle of Sola Scriptura and evidence from the early church fathers on the self-attesting / self-authenticating quality of the Scriptures. The quotes from John Calvin and John Owen are also great and foundational … Continue reading
Anthony Rogers You Tube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@Ousias1 Great material there at Anthony Roger’s You Tube Channel. Anthony defends the Scriptures, the Reformation, Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, answers apologetic issues against Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Unitarianism and other issues. I wish I had time to listen to … Continue reading
Augustine teaches Sola Scriptura by principle
Augustine, On Baptism Against the Donatists – Book 2, Chapter 3, 4 . . . . But who can fail to be aware that the sacred canon of Scripture, both of the Old and New Testament, is confined within its … Continue reading
Study of Matthew 16:18 reposted.
A Study of Matthew 16:18 – Peter and the Rock – Scripture & church history
Refuting Trent Horn’s “rebuttal” of “American Gospel”
Trent Horn attempted to rebut the American Gospel presentation of Roman Catholic system of salvation, but he did not really refute anything much. There was one word that they used about purgatory – that we will talk about later in … Continue reading
Rod Bennett’s recent claim of “everyone said the same thing” (doctrinal unity until 1054)
I enjoyed listening to this because I really do miss Rod Bennett as a friend when we were Baptists together in our local church, and those days of great discussions and friendship over good classical movies with a meaningful message … Continue reading
On the OT Apocrypha
Answer to Roman Catholics who claim the OT Apocrypha books are “canonical”. They call them “Deutero-canonicals” The canon already existed by 96 AD, because the 27 books of the NT were “God-breathed” as soon as written. The discernment process is … Continue reading
A Study of Matthew 16:18 – Peter and the Rock – Scripture & church history
Study of Matthew 16:18 – Peter and the Rock
The Prayer of a True Believer
The Prayer of a True Believer – دعای یک ایماندار واقعی ای خداوند طریق خود را به من بیاموز تا در راستی تو شالک شوم دل مرا واحد ساز تا از نام تو ترسان باشم مزامیر ۱۱:۸۶ (Above = Psalm … Continue reading
Why the Bodily Assumption is wrong, unBiblical, and not early in Church History.
Gavin Ortlund does an excellent job of showing how the dogma of the Bodily Assumption of Mary is wrong and not early in church history, and, in 1950, for the Pope to make it a dogma on pain of anathema … Continue reading
Tradition
Tradition – Originally written at Beggar’s All Reformation and Apologetics in 2016. μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων “And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men” Mark 7:7 ἀφέντες τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ … Continue reading
The Problems with Eastern Orthodoxy
From the Excellent video: “The Failure of Eastern Orthodoxy” A very well-done video with lots of historical information and analysis. Demonstrates the clear ways that Eastern Orthodoxy left the true Biblical faith by adding man-made traditions and practices slowly over … Continue reading
Why should I care about missions?
Why should I care? You should care about missions because God cares.The subject is important to God; because God’s own glory is important; and God’s glory is the overall theme of the Bible. 1. The whole Bible is about God’s … Continue reading