DJ AMDG responded at some length to my post on Romans 11 in the combox. His comments are in red, my responses are in blue. I disagree that the root is Christ/God. Paul is talking about the nation of Israel in terms of salvation history. It is a nation rooted in the patriarchs and the… Continue reading Romans 11: Part Two
Tag: apologetics
Did the Protestant Bible Exist Before the Reformation?
I. The Challenge: Find an Early Church Protestant Bible. Finding an Early Church Father who agrees 100% with Protestantism is an unfair burden. After all, there are probably some Fathers who disagree with things now defined in Catholicism if you read their writings carefully enough. But here’s a burden which should be considered fair: find… Continue reading Did the Protestant Bible Exist Before the Reformation?
Romans 11: Two Birds, One Stone
There is a passage in Romans 11 which I think refutes Dispensationalism and Once Saved, Always Saved that it requires almost no commentary, Romans 11:13-21: I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my… Continue reading Romans 11: Two Birds, One Stone
What I Hate About Fisheaters
One of the things I hate about Fisheaters is how good they often are: if they weren’t, I could just write them off and move on. I’m reminded of Christ’s words to the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:15-16, “I know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you… Continue reading What I Hate About Fisheaters
Is the Pope’s Authority Dependent Upon the Church?
Fr. Greg of the ACCA writes: You equate the Pope speaking “on behalf of the whole Church” with his speaking, as Vatican I states, “in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians”. Your argument seems to turn on this equation. However, this would imply that Papal infallibility is purely a… Continue reading Is the Pope’s Authority Dependent Upon the Church?
Protestantism and the ECFs: Gain an Inch, Lose a Mile
I’ve said on this blog before that one of the biggest strikes against Protestantism, in my opinion, is that no one believed in it prior to the Reformation. That even the attempts to use one Early Church Father are one step forward, one mile back, for Protestantism as a whole. That is, you can use… Continue reading Protestantism and the ECFs: Gain an Inch, Lose a Mile
Dispensationalism and the Jews
Dispensationalism has a number of troubles. For starters, it’s an infant on the world stage – the first dispensationalist was John Nelson Darby (1800-1882), and prior to him, there’s no notion of a “secret rapture” that would take the elect and leave the world without a Church. It also has been the source of a… Continue reading Dispensationalism and the Jews
Does “The Violinist” Hypothetical Prove the Defensibility of Legal Abortion?
I. The Violinist AnalogyJudith Jarvis Thomson presents a hypothetical in her book, A Defense of Abortion, which she thinks proves the moral justification of abortion. It’s called “The Violinist,” and here’s how she presented it: “You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous… Continue reading Does “The Violinist” Hypothetical Prove the Defensibility of Legal Abortion?
You Get Out What You Put In…
I’ve read a lot of fair criticisms of Catholic Answers Forum, and of apologetics forums in general. The format – virtually anyone can post, and can post whenever they want – can be akin to everyone speaking at once, or shouting over each other to get noticed and responded to. Besides that, all of the… Continue reading You Get Out What You Put In…
The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#2)
Answering the second of the Reymond Questions on the papacy today. His questions are available here, and you can find all of my answers by using the Reymond Question tag at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!I. What Catholics Believe – And Don’t. His “question” today is particularly long, so I’m answering it in separate… Continue reading The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#2)