Here, perhaps, it may be said by that presumption of man, which is ignorant of the righteousness of God, and wishes to establish one of its own, that the apostle quite properly said, “For by the law shall no man … Continue reading
As promised on today’s program I read through The Acts of Paul and Thecla, commented on the Orthodox veneration of Thecla as a saint and “equal of the Apostles,” and what we can learn about the context of the origination of this apocryphal mythology from the second century. By the way, here is the article I mentioned from the OCA […]
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So Joel Webbon dropped a webcast about how the State is to correct the Church, and how this has been normative throughout church history. Well, do forgive me, but I’ve always opposed sacralism, still do, always will, and the errors and holes in the presentation, historically and logically, were big enough for me to drive my big GMC through, so, […]
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Started off with more evidence of how divided a nation the US is, then moved on to listen to some brief comments from He Who Judges from Afar, and then we moved into some thoughts about the debate with Joe Heschmeyer, specifically on what his point wa…
Reflected on the deep division that exists in Western Culture today and in the United States in particular, and then moved on to some of the Jay Dyer stuff and the continued need to have an in-depth discussion on the “7th Ecumenical Council,R…
About halfway through the program we had a power spike due to a storm blowing into Phoenix, but we got it all recorded anyway. First I dealt with the amazing explosion of infantile behavior by one Jay Dyer when I dared actually treat him like an adult in challenging him to defend Nicea II in debate. You won’t believe his […]
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Spent ninety minutes talking Ignatius, recensions, manuscripts, etc. with Timothy Easley today! Definitely a program for church history geeks! Hope all two dozen of you enjoy it!
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Excited to be home, but excited to head out in just a matter of weeks for the “Louisiana Loop” that will take me to southern Louisiana for a debate on April 4th, and then to northern Louisiana for a debate on the 10th. Talked a bit about …
Though I really wasn’t feeling well after I arrived here in Amarillo, I felt it was absolutely necessary to address the amazingly dishonest attacks that have been launched against me about a single cross-examination question from Saturday night’s debate. So we did a full dive into Ignatius, his writings, the issues with the transmission of those writings, forgeries, you name […]
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These are 2 excellent videos on Cyril Lucaris, the Calvinist Patriarch of Constantinople who was killed in 1638. Fascinating church history!!
In the future, I hope to write out and analyse some of the points that these 2 videos.
According to Alex DiPrima’s book, Spurgeon: A Life, two weeks before Charles Spurgeon died, he attended his final worship service which took place in his home on January 17, 1892. DiPrima writes, “The hymn that evening could not have been more appropri…
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
Not everyone is going to agree with you. That is a fact of life. That is including those in the church. I always thought that Christians agreed on everything except for personal opinions. I was wrong.Not every Christian is going to agree on matters of …
No one can read the history of Christendom as it was six hundred years ago and not see that darkness covered the whole professing church, even a darkness that could be felt (Exodus 10:21). So great was the change that had come over Christianity that if…
This message is from the 2024 Reformation Conference:
This message is from the 2024 Reformation Conference:
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
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
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
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
In the doctrines of grace, one of the key teachings is total depravity. This states that man is sinful and corrupt ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden. There have been many debates on this issue as well books written on the subject.There are thos…
In the doctrines of grace, one of the key teachings is total depravity. This states that man is sinful and corrupt ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden. There have been many debates on this issue as well books written on the subject.There are thos…
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
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
One of the things mentioned during the infamous roundtable discussion were the comments made by Martin Luther regarding the Jews. Now Michael Brown would say how can you condemn false teachers for what they say and do while giving Martin Luther a …
One of the things mentioned during the infamous roundtable discussion were the comments made by Martin Luther regarding the Jews. Now Michael Brown would say how can you condemn false teachers for what they say and do while giving Martin Luther a …
During the roundtable discussion, Michael Brown mentioned comments that Martin Luther made regarding the Jews of his day. In this video, Chris Rosebrough offers some clarification regarding Luther’s comments:In this next video, Rosebrough calls Brown o…
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
