Why Do Catholic Bibles Have More Books? (A Response to the Roman Catholic View of the Canon)
Posted onIn a previous post, I discussed the claim of many Roman Catholics that we cannot have the canon of scripture (a definitive list of what’s […]
Category: Theology
Is Scripture Alone Enough?
Posted onScripture Alone The Protestant Reformation had, as its ultimate authority, scripture alone. Their claim was not that no other authority can provide true or useful […]
Gregory the Great on Humility
Posted on“For to this end the only begotten Son of God took upon Himself the form of our weakness; to this end the Invisible appeared not […]
The Earliest Witnesses to the Life and Nature of Christ
Posted onMany critics of Christianity claim that the view of Jesus as the divine son of God, resurrected from the dead developed over time. However, the […]
The Inconsistency of Arguments for Eternal Conscious Punishment
Posted onI recently listened to a debate between rethinkinghell.com contributor Chris Date and apologist Phil Fernandes (philfernandes.org). Date was arguing that the ultimate fate of the […]
The Roman Catholic Teaching on Indulgences
Posted onWhat an Indulgence Is According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “‘An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to […]
Contrasting Roman Catholic and Protestant Views of Justification
Posted onWhile there is important agreement on the issue of justification (how one is saved) between Catholics and Protestants– such as the shared value that it […]
Christmas in a Prison Cell
Posted onDesiring God posted this great quotation from Bonhoeffer’s letters from prison: Viewed from a Christian perspective, Christmas in a prison cell can, of course, hardly […]
The Wrath of God Was Satisfied
Posted onThis morning I was listening to a collection of hymns from Page CXVI when the truth of one of them, “In Christ Alone,” hit me […]
When Rob Bell pits biblical exegesis against a fuzzy, post-modern, peanut butter love, Love Wins
Posted onRob Bell’s book wins on pathos and good intentions, but not on solid argumentation or exegesis. He has a heart for the lost and the […]