The issue isn’t whether God knows everything. Everyone in the debate can affirm divine omniscience. The real question is whether God’s election is unconditional or conditional—whether God chooses people for salvation because of something in them (foreseen faith, sacramental response, … Continue reading Before Any Had Done Anything: Romans 9 and the Logic of Grace
Often in conversations about the papacy and sola scriptura, you’ll hear the reassurance: “We’re not charismatics. Bishops don’t receive new prophecy. We can’t just invent doctrine—we only clarify what was already contained in the apostolic deposit.” It’s meant to dissolve … Continue reading The Tertium Quid Church
One of the deepest problems in the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation is not merely whether it is “miraculous,” but whether the metaphysical explanation offered for it still explains anything at all once the doctrine’s own exceptions are introduced. The … Continue reading Bare Substance
Christian Wagner recently released a video arguing that sola Scriptura is false and self-defeating. His approach is slightly different, but it ultimately fares no better than the standard “canon argument.” Here is a strong response to Wagner: Wagner’s Video Wagner … Continue reading Wagner Debunked on Sola Scriptura
The Triablogue article wasn’t written in response to that “King Louis IX” tweet. It was responding to a different Catholic-style argument that masturbation was some form of sex and especially the Onan/prooftext move and the broader tendency to treat tradition … Continue reading Master Debaters and the Lust of the Heart
This article grew out of an extended dialogue I had with a Catholic interlocutor about the canon—how it’s recognized, what authority it presupposes, and why the question matters in the first place. I’m sharing the conversation here not to recycle … Continue reading Who Authenticates the Canon?
In his exegesis of 2 Corinthians 5:21, Erick Ybarra argues against the traditional Protestant understanding of forensic imputation, proposing instead that Paul teaches ontological transformation through union with Christ. According to Ybarra, Christ was “made sin” by assuming the Adamic … Continue reading Forensic Imputation in 2 Corinthians 5:21: A Response to Ybarra’s Ontological Interpretation
📖 Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 Analysis of Ferris’s Eucharistic Interpretation: Challenges and InconsistenciesA final critique addressing logical, doctrinal, and scriptural inconsistencies in Ferris’s view. Metaphorical Musings: Analyzing Ferris’ Approach to John 6 in “How to Be Christian”An … Continue reading Why ‘Eating Jesus’ Means Believing: A Biblical Answer to Ferris
📖 Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 📜 Part 2 – Romans and the Doctrine of Justification 5.2 The Connection to the Last Supper Another common objection is that the language in John 6 anticipates the institution of the … Continue reading The Logic of Life: Faith, Not Flesh, in John 6
Part 1: The Context and Logic of Romans 8:28–30 — Who Is Paul Talking About? Ferris’s Core Claim Ferris repeatedly insists that Romans 8:28–30 is not making a definitive theological claim about the nature of salvation. Instead, he claims Paul … Continue reading How Not to Read Romans: A Response to Ferris (How to Be Christian)
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