The possibility of something going wrong should often give us pause, causing us to reconsider our actions. Take, for example, the act of shooting into a bush. We should only aim our weapons at targets we are fully prepared to … Continue reading Weighing Justice: The Death Penalty vs. The Possibility of Innocence
Chris Matthew Responds to an Argument Making the Rounds on Twitter. The Wretched argument. “Wretched” is an apt term, if not an understatement, for something as difficult as this. Before I begin my rejoinder, though, I’ll reproduce the argument here: … Continue reading Divine Essence and Creation: Chris Matthew’s Analysis of Creatorhood and Aseity
Note: This article is not for the faint of heart. It is highly technical and will be lengthy. It involves a discussion between a proponent of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) and someone who denies it in favor of some form … Continue reading Bahnsen or Spicy?: Essays on Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Ancapistan Press
There have been a lot of complaints about my response and critique of Warren McGrew. I called him a Pelagian, and he maintains that Pelagius didn’t affirm what is accused of him. This led to a discussion of the atonement. … Continue reading Ransom for Many: Examining Warren’s Inadequate Critique of Penal Substitutionary Atonement
The God of Hope: An Explanation from a Covenantal Ontology by Jimmy Stephens: Classical theism: God is by nature timeless and it contradicts His nature to be in any sense temporal whatsoever. Open theism: Temporal properties possessed by God exclude … Continue reading The God of Hope: An Explanation from a Covenantal Ontology
By Jimmy Stephens John 12:37-41 37 But though He had performed so many signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him. 38 This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed our report? And … Continue reading Flowers and the Debate on Divine Hardening: A Calvinist Critique
Since Dr. Leighton Flowers has written a new book, I decided to revisit an older work of his, “The Potter’s Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology.” Chapter 1: What’s Love Got to Do with It? Leighton begins this chapter … Continue reading Examining ‘The Potter’s Promise’: A Review of Leighton Flowers’ Arguments
This was a Paper written by Dr. Michael Czapkay Sudduth. I retrieved it from the wayback machine and have reproduced it here. From: Oxford Tutorial Paper, February 16, 1994 In the present paper I want to consider whether, or to what extent, … Continue reading Eternal Now
🔊 Listen to this Chris Matthew responded to the critique presented by Jon the Orthodox. So, I’ll post the previous articles in regards to this discussion: http://spirited-tech.com/COG/2020/01/21/is-sola-scriptura-self-refuting/ Here is now his addition to the conversation: Greetings. Are you Roman Catholic, Eastern … Continue reading Scripture Alone: Defending the Biblical, Logical, and Historical Case for Sola Scriptura
This is part two of the review, and it should be straightforward to address. For the first part: https://watchmencouncil.com/2024/01/04/the-battle-of-doctrinal-foundations-examining-sola-scriptura-and-tradition/ Here is the second point of his opening statement: A commonly asked question by my opponent (and Protestants like him) who … Continue reading Debate Review Part 2: Addressing Misconceptions about Sola Scriptura and Biblical Interpretation
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