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Aaron on TSKT, part four —- Introduction
Aaron Blumer has written his fourth post on “the doctrine of preservation.” Let’s be completely forthright here. Aaron says he wants a “doctrine of preservation” that is “taught in Scripture.” I hope so. I would like to believe so. But do we really believe that, in essence, the following is what is taught in the […]
Was the King James Version the Standard for the English Speaking People for 300 Years?
Recently in a comment section of a blog post, someone (an Erik DiVietro) asserted that the King James Version was not dethroned as the standard for the English language only because of authoritarian government control. That didn’t sound right to me. It was something that I hadn’t read. Now I had not read much on […]
The They-Just-Talk-About Dodge (Dodge #1 in the Dodge Series)
If I’m a chronic liar, I want to change the subject from lying. It’s a minor issue. What’s important is the gospel, justification by faith, bodily resurrection, and the deity of Christ. If you even bring up lying, it’s obvious that you are not interested in the deep doctrines of God. In the way that […]
Guess That Cadet
During the final week of school this year at the United States Military Academy at West Point, there was a traditional alumni ceremony, laying a wreath at the foot of Thayer’s statue at trophy point. The alumni walked through a corridor of cadets lined up across from one another. On the left here is a […]
Two Things in the Realm of Current Events that Seem Obvious
First Thing. United Nations and hundreds of nations independently castigate Israel for her recent incident on the ship traveling to Gaza. Israel’s military was responding to obvious provocation. On the other hand, they say nothing about North Korea’s unprovoked sinking of a South Korean ship, killing 46. This indicates at least rampant and widespread anti-semitism […]
Canonicity: How Does It Work?
In the comment section here at What Is Truth, someone recently wrote these statements: I have a few a priori beliefs. They include: God exists, He has revealed Himself to us in the Bible (which consists of the 66 books we have today). . . . . As for the canonicity question, I’m unlikely to […]
The Myth of ECx Internalism and Grace
During the 1970s a common and then continuing practice began in which churches dropped their denominational name for some non-descript, generic one. For instance, Calvary Baptist Church would become Calvary Community Church or just Calvary Church. This related mainly to two different issues. First, research showed that the general public had negative feelings about certain […]
Isaiah 59:21 and Revelation 22:18-19 at Jackhammer
At the Jackhammer team blog on which I write, I’ve written two articles that those who only read here should go over to look at. You can comment here if you’re more comfortable doing that. The two posts are:Isaiah 59:21 and the Perfect Preservation of Scripture and Revelation 22:18-19 and the Perfect Preservation of Scripture
Gender Discord and Psalm 12:6-7
Thou Shalt Keep Them (TSKT)—that’s what the authors named our book on the perfect preservation of scripture. And those words come from Psalm 12:7. Psalm 12:6-7 alone do not buttress the biblical doctrine of preservation; however, we believe that they teach it. We believe that these verses nicely complement the many other places that teach […]
Christian Rock Equals Andres Serrano
In 1989 the National Endowment for the Arts funded an exhibition of Andres Serrano’s work, which included a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist’s urine. It was known as the Mapplethorpe exhibition because of the inclusion of Robert Mapplethorpe’s work in the funding. I think that the Serrano work and Christian Rock parallel […]
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