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Freewill, Metaphysics, philosophyLeave a comment

Ye are gods

TheSire

I wasn’t going to comment on the Leighton Flowers free will debate but I didn’t expect him to say the things he did. Overall the debate was a train wreck; both sides were trying to preach rather than debate. I wanted, however, to comment on two things I noticed in the debate. First, Dr. Flowers said the following in his closing statements: We say people make determinations in the same mysterious way God chose to create “ex nihlio [sic]”: he created something from nothing. We can’t explain exactly how he does that; nobody can explain how God creates something from … Continue reading Ye are gods

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Multi-Valued Logic, Liar Paradox and Presuppositional Apologetics

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http://choosinghats.org/2012/12/pat-mefford-on-liar-paradox-and-titus-1-12-13a-again/ https://bcaskins.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/the-liar-paradox-and-presuppositional-apologetics-3-a-final-reply-to-patrick-mefford/ https://bcaskins.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/the-liar-paradox-and-presuppositional-apologetics-4-defending-classical-logic/ Continue reading Multi-Valued Logic, Liar Paradox and Presuppositional Apologetics

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Reformation500

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It is the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther is credited with accidentally starting the Reformation by producing his 95 theses. Ligionier: Reformation 500 Celebration Alpha and Omega Ministries: The Reformation Today, and Then The Lollards More Reformation history Reformation Conference: Dr. Michael Kruger: Sola Scriptura: The Foundation for the Reformation, the Church, and All of Life Kevin DeYoung: Sola Fide: Why the World Desperately Wants the Doctrine of Justification (But Doesn’t Realize It Yet) Dr. James Anderson: Sola Gratia: The Glorious Offense of God’s Gospel Grace Blair Smith: Solus Christus: Against the Idol Making Factory Dr. Derek Thomas: … Continue reading Reformation500

Covenant Theology, Dr. Vern Poythress, Eschatology, theologyLeave a comment

144,000

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Who are the 144,000 in Revelation 7:1? Some would say they are Israel, Jehovah’s witnesses, or all of God’s people. The number of the sealed comes to 12,000 for each tribe. The balanced numbering suggests that 12 is a symbolic number for the fullness of the people of God. Dan is omitted, possibly because Dan was early associated with idolatry (Judges 18; cf. 22:15; 21:8). Instead, we find both the tribe of Joseph and the tribe of Manasseh. Now Manasseh and Ephraim were the two sons of Joseph. Hence, logically we should find either Manasseh and Ephraim as separate heads … Continue reading 144,000