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Anonymous Gospels?

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This is a collection of resources on the issue of who wrote the Gospels( and maybe some other NT books). It is often said that Christians only have a collection of random books that have no relationship to those that the early church attributes them too. Dr. Michael J. Kruger : New Testament Reliability Did the Gospel Authors Think They Were Writing Scripture? 10 Misconceptions about the NT Canon: #9: “The Canonical Gospels Were Certainly Not Written by the Individuals Named in Their Titles” Dr. Darrell Bock: Did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John actually author the gospel accounts? Dr. Timothy McGrew: … Continue reading Anonymous Gospels?

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Shapiro vs Harris

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I usually don’t speak about Ben Shapiro or Sam Harris but they recently had a debate. I reject both materialism and Judaism. Both men are prominent and popular in current conservative circles. They represent the two sects that exist in conservativism: Religious and Non-religious. The question will one day become which of these undergird that political system. The village atheist thinks that Harris is actually some genius and the theist thought Ben got him on the issue of Freewill. This goes to show how each group lacks critical thinking skills. Harris is asked how does he avoid the naturalistic fallacy. … Continue reading Shapiro vs Harris

Calvinism, Dr. James Anderson, Dr. Leighton Flowers, Paul Manata, philosophy, Steve Hays, theologyLeave a comment

1 Cor. 10:13

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A while back some indeterminist proponents were using this verse to defend libertarian freedom. The problem with that is they maintain that libertarian freedom is the necessary condition of moral culpability. That means that an agent without that ability would be innocent for any deed he does. If they believe this way of escape that is provided by God is libertarian freedom, then the passage only gives that freedom to believers in God. God doesn’t provide a way of escape for everyone. So, the libertarian would have to maintain all nonbelievers are innocent. Other stuff: Steve Hays: Molinism and 1 … Continue reading 1 Cor. 10:13

Dr. James White, Jason Engwer, John Bugay, justification, Steve Hays, theologyLeave a comment

Sola Fide

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This will be a collection of resources on the topic of Justification by faith alone. This is the witness of the New Testament that men are justified by faith alone and saved by grace alone. This is the position of the Christian faith: Clement (80-140 A.D.): So all of them received honor and greatness, not through themselves or their own deeds or the right things they did, but through his will. And we, therefore, who by his will have been called in Jesus Christ, are not justified of ourselves or by our wisdom or insight of religious devotion or the … Continue reading Sola Fide

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Death

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Today, my dog that I have had almost my entire life passed away. This year a theologian that I used to help understand Sola Fide passed away(R.C. Sproul). Death is indiscriminate. It doesn’t choose things on the basis of ethnicity, class, or abilities. It shows us our mortality and shows the curse that is upon this world(Rom. 5:12-19, 8:20-22). I am getting to the age of where those things that played a key role are starting to pass and return to the dust. That doesn’t make them all equivalent, but they have played a role in my life and as … Continue reading Death

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Can we know we are saved?

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An anti-Calvinist friend of mine presented the following argument: Calvinist can’t know they are saved because they don’t know if they were elect or not. Assurance is only obtainable if universal atonement is true. The Bible doesn’t say that you are elect. I think that this argument doesn’t work: i) That’s not a strong argument. The objection cuts both ways. How do you know you have saving faith? The Bible doesn’t say that anyone in the 20th and 21st centuries had or have faith. This system ends up with the same problems Clarkians have. ii) The other factor is that Romans 8:16 answers this. … Continue reading Can we know we are saved?

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Biblical Debates: Lying?

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This will be another group of articles on the topic in the title. That is whether lying is always sinful or not. I’ll try to provide resources both pros and cons. Dr. Vern Poythress: Why Lying Is Always Wrong: The Uniqueness of Verbal Deceit Dr. Wayne Grudem: Why It Is Never Right To Lie: An Example of John Frame’s Influence on My Approach to Ethics Dr. John Frame: Must We Always Tell the Truth? Steve Hays: Too hot to handle-1 Tactful lies Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes? Lying and dying Liars and deceivers Lies … Continue reading Biblical Debates: Lying?