Author: TheSire

Calvinism, Dr. Leighton FlowersLeave a comment

Traditionalist and Eisegesis

TheSire

Here is a modified conversation between me and Leighton Flowers on the issue of Romans 9: Dr. Leighton Flowers: I am assuming that Paul is not needing to eisegete the Old Testament text so as to support something those texts did not mean in their original context. My interpretation of Romans 9 does not require for the old testament text to be maligned in that way. Paul’s quoting of the old testament text means the same thing in Romans nine as it did in the original text. If someone claims otherwise it’s their burden to prove that. TheSire: “I am assuming … Continue reading Traditionalist and Eisegesis

Economics, politicsLeave a comment

Exile Theology on Marxism

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Exile is a person from twitter trying to unite marxism with Biblical Christianity. He and I ran into one another on Twitter and had an exchange: Exile: The story of capitalism is the story of land theft, resource extraction, slavery, and genocide. There is no kinder, gentler capitalism. It all rests on this bedrock. The primitive accumulation necessary to kickstart capital ownership is itself violent and a theft from the commons, and only leads to more violent forms of extraction and maintenance of power to keep the underclass of laborers in line. TheSire: “The primitive accumulation necessary to kickstart capital … Continue reading Exile Theology on Marxism

Eschatology, Inerrancy, ProphesyLeave a comment

Daniel and Antiochus

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Daniel 11:36-45 36 “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done. 37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. 38 But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures. 39 He will take action against the strongest of fortresses … Continue reading Daniel and Antiochus

apologetics, Epistemology, philosophy, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

Bosserman on Stroud’s Objection

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Another objection to Van Til’s presuppositionalism is that it is covertly pragmatic. Far from making any headway toward demonstrating that Christianity is objectively true, Van Til has really only proven that Christianity represents a most, or even the most useful and desirable belief system. Yet, again, the objector has lapsed back into the very sort of position that Van Til has proven untenable. If reality were the sort of place where subjective and objective truth could be so disconnected, the objector would have no ground for supposing that his reasoning process advances by objectively valid inferences.413 Hence, the objection that … Continue reading Bosserman on Stroud’s Objection