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Answering the TR (Textus Receptus), Perfect Preservation of Scripture Question. One More Time.
Scripture teaches presuppositionalism, and being a presuppositionalist, I look at the problem of volition versus intellect. Applying this to the doctrine of bibliology, specifically what the Bible teaches about the preservation of scripture, I think most misunderstandings are a matter of the will and not the intellect. Almost all of them. Like most other truth, […]
Thoughtful Fundamentalists?
In a classic case of poisoning the well (a logical fallacy), Kevin Bauder concludes that “thoughtful fundamentalists” will be “OK” with Clarence Sexton preaching at their FBFI conference, because he’s now got an acceptable KJO position. I’m not kidding: if you don’t agree with Bauder, you are not a “thoughtful fundamentalist,” which, of course, he is, […]
Limited Atonement or Unlimited Atonement? Calvin Was Right About the Extent Of the Atonement – everyone ought to agree with him on it
The middle point of the TULIP of Calvinism is “Limited Atonement,” usually represented as the affirmation that only the sins of the elect were laid on Christ, while the sins of the rest of the human race were not. The Bible is very clear on this question—see my article on it here. What, however, did Calvin […]
A Primer on the Two Book Approach: Rejection of Sola Scriptura
I’ve already written on the two book approach here. It’s about the two book approach and the perpetuity of the church or church history. *************************** The Bible is enough. It is, but a two book approach has chipped away at biblical Christianity. What is the two book approach? Someone, who says he believes in it, […]
Practical Denial of the Doctrine of Perspicuity
What’s a better argument? The Bible says the teaching of the Bible is clear, is plain, is understandable. Or, a lot of people have disagreements about what the Bible means, so it must not be very easy to understand. The second one has the most traction today. The Bible talks like everyone should understand all […]
Does Saving Faith Involve Surrender to Christ as Lord?
The heresy that saving faith does not involve commitment or surrender to the Lordship of Christ is, sadly, very influential in a variety of fundamental Baptist circles. It is very easy to refute this heresy. The following five points will be brought forth. 1.) Saving faith involves repentance, and repentance requires turning from sin to […]
The Ambiguity, Confusion, Contradiction, and License of Universal Church Practice
Catholic means universal. The Catholic church came out of an allegorical, neo-platonic interpretation of scripture, convenient to amillennialism. The Reformers protested a chunk of Catholicism, not all of it. Among some other doctrines, they kept catholicism itself. They kept a state church mentality too. Protestants almost exclusively believe that the true church is a universal, […]
Is It That You’re Really Missing Something? Forms of Second Blessing Theology, pt. 4
The last comment under the last post in this series read: It was interesting – a friend and I were discussing how to live a victorious Christian life, and it reminded me of viewing this blog post earlier today. I’m a little confused though; are there not practical steps to living a victorious Christian life? […]
Bible Truths for Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA), part 8; SDA rejection of the succession of true (Baptist) churches, SDA Allegorization of Biblical Prophecy, and a Conclusion to the Whole Matter
Note: This composition has been moved to the FaithSaves website. The text from “14.) The true church …” to the end was originally in the text of this post. Read the complete composition by clicking here. For more resources on Seventh-Day Adventism, click here.
Is It That You’re Really Missing Something? Forms of Second Blessing Theology, pt. 3
When you compare a historical, biblical view of sanctification with forms of second blessing theology, what are the differences? People usually want to know the practical results of whatever belief one takes, and that’s understandable, but it is also often a trap, because the first difference is that one is biblical, that is, it obeys […]
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