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“Spiritual Bodies”

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I was recently in a discussion with two dispensationalist about spiritual bodies. They argued that the “body of Christ” is Christ “spiritual body”. They attached it to 1 Cor. 12:11-27 and Eph. 3:6, 4:4-16. That is what Paul means by our “spiritual bodies” in 1 Cor. 15:40-44 and what Christ met when he said we will be like the angels (Matt.22:23-34, Mark 12:18-27, Luke 20:27-40). 40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another … Continue reading “Spiritual Bodies”

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Revelational Christology

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I was arguing with some Unitarians recently and they were using a few proof texts. Hebrews 1:3 states: And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, This is common anti-trinitarian prooftext. The idea is that Jesus is a “copy” of God as unitarian Greg Stafford argued with Dr. James White. Here Steve Hays speaks on it: As to Heb 1:3, we need to keep … Continue reading Revelational Christology

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A Presuppositional look at Mormonism

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Mormonism and Moral Absolutes. The Mormon god is an exalted man of flesh and blood. He not eternal, nor is he absolute. Thus, he fails as the absolute personal, precondition for the obligation men feel to be moral. Mormonism and Laws of Logic. Since the Mormon god is not eternal, that means he can’t account for invariant (i.e., unchanging) laws of logic. If they are not based on an unchanging eternal nature, their invariance today is inexplicable. ~ Keith Thompson This is sufficient refutation, but it isn’t as robust as it should be. The ethical issue for Mormonism is that … Continue reading A Presuppositional look at Mormonism

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Paul and James on justification

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James 2 is often used to undermine what Paul has said in his epistles. Does James reject Sola Fide? Reformed Apologetics Ministries: James 2 DOESN’T Refute Faith Alone Triablogue: Paul and James on justification The prince and the pauper Repentance, remission, and justification Are we justified by faith and works? Faith & works Justification & sanctification TheCouncil: Sola Fide Continue reading Paul and James on justification

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Hunter Avallone on Islam

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Often, we see an individual that uses politics as a means of becoming prominent and almost as a new religion. I think an individual named Hunter is like that. He seems to just wish the government would become more conservative. I think we have much agreement on that, but for different reasons. He has become apostate and has accepted a rather simplistic view of naturalism. He complains about the attack in Barcelona and yet has no basis for doing such. The events of Barcelona are just matter in motion in his worldview. We reduce to atoms in a cosmic accident. … Continue reading Hunter Avallone on Islam

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An Example of Apologetic Conversation On Moral Antirealism

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    Recently an unbelieving buddy of mine, with whom I chat over the net rather frequently, invited me to a thread over on The Thinking Atheist. The topic reads, Challenge to proponents of objective morality, and the OP sets up a trifold “challenge” for proponents of moral realism. Based on the contributing minds over at The Thinking Atheist forums as well as comments following the OP, it remains dubious to me whether anyone has a clear idea what is even meant by “objectivity” under the topic of (meta-) ethics, but nevertheless, my buddy convinced me to throw in two cents as … Continue reading An Example of Apologetic Conversation On Moral Antirealism