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“There is…a curious connection between the doctrine of creation out of nothing and the professional life of Richard Dawkins. Without God, Dawkins would be out of a job. it is thus particularly churlish of him to call the existence of…
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The Latest Trend in Group Think
The red ribbon is SO 90’s! Now the white knot is where it’s at for the savvy, sensitive, non-neanderthal type. According to WhiteKnot.org: “The White Knot is the symbol for marriage equality. Wear it every day to show your support…
Blog 104: 3.4.1 – 3.4.3
After discussing what the biblical doctrine of repentance is, Calvin moves to show how medieval theologians failed to understand repentance correctly. He structures the section around the medieval division of repentance into three parts: contrition (3.4.1-3), confession (3.4.4-24), and satisfaction…
Blog 103: 3.3.21 – 3.3.25
Repentance is “a singular gift of God,” Calvin notes (3.3.21). Such makes the problem of apostasy, sham repentance, and continued hypocrisy explainable. Those who wander away from the faith, who despise the Gospel, and resist the truth until their deaths…
“Graces are better than gifts”
As the Life—So the Fruit For if these thing be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:8) “If we desire to…
Whining Atheists
In a recent article in the L.A. Times Charlotte Allen takes on “superstar atheists.” I can’t stand atheists — but it’s not because they don’t believe in God. It’s because they’re crashing bores. Other people, most recently the British cultural…
Are we justified by faith or works?
Over at Ref21 Rick Phillips has posted a clear and concise rebuttal of N.T. Wright’s contention that our future justification before God will be based upon our works. Many of us have been troubled by the influence of N.T. Wright…
Blog 102: 3.3.19-3.3.20
3.3.19-20Calvin returns to the points with which he opened the chapter: how do repentance and forgiveness of sins relate? And how does repentance connect with faith? Behind these questions is his main point–against the claims of his Catholic opponents, justification…
There goes the neighborhood
It appears that San Diego is infringing on the free exercise of religion. Here’s the story: A San Diego pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a county official and warned they will face escalating fines if they…