Monthly Archives: August 2010

31
Aug

A long long time ago

A defense of paedobaptism contra Greg Welty. I wrote this in 1996 during my second year of seminary. Recently a Reformed baptist thanked me for helping him become Presbyterian and reminded me of this paper. I wrote it to defend … Continue reading →

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31
Aug

Just the usual misinformation

Is Calvinism a Dead Letter?. For the record, as someone who has the “FV” label, here is what I believe in 8 paragraphs. 1. God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, … Continue reading →

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31
Aug

The mom is telling her son what kind of girl he should want

Passage: Proverbs 31 (ESV Bible Online). Everyone seems to divide this into two sections: The words of King Lemuel that he was taught by his mother (vv 1-9), and then the description of a godly woman which has been taken … Continue reading →

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30
Aug

Protecting the Westminster Standards from the PCA’s Book of Church Order?

I hear people claim that the Westminster Standards insist that only the “invisible Church” is “the body of Christ.” In the Book of Church Order, here is preliminary principle #3: Our blessed Saviour, for the edification of the visible Church, … Continue reading →

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28
Aug

What was Marx’s spiritual state?

Remembering Marx… or not – Reformation21 Blog. Derek is someone I think of as above the Anti-FV blog meme, but he seems to be slipping down into it. So what was Marx’s spiritual state? According to the Bible, he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Covenant Theology | 2 Comments
26
Aug

It is about teaching, not boasting in knowledge

This mistake is the result of confusing the session interview with St. Peter’s interview at the Pearlies. It demands of preschoolers that they show their high school diploma as a condition for admittance into preschool. It confuses the end from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible & Theology, offsite | 1 Comment
26
Aug

Infinite liability for parents?

By making a conscious decision to leave your child in the car, even to pay for gas, you are putting your child in harm’s way. Car thieves and child abductors lurk; your child could unbuckle them self and get caught … Continue reading →

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25
Aug

God’s righteousness or the righteousness of–wink, FROM, wink–God?

For the record, Paul does write about a “righteousness from God” in Phillipians 3.9. And tellingly it takes him three words to do so, with ek for “from.” The same is true of First Corinthians 1.30. But the new defensiveness … Continue reading →

Posted in Righteousness of God, Romans | 1 Comment
25
Aug

The educational background of the other Genome scientist

Practicing medicine at the orphanage was one of the highlights of my time in Vietnam. I found that basic hygiene and soap could often do as much to improve the quality of life for many as advanced drugs… Using my … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, political-economy | 2 Comments
25
Aug

The education background of one person of note

Dr. Collins suggested that it was his unusual upbringing that imparted such a thirst for knowledge. His father has a Ph.D. in English, but has wide-ranging interests, including collecting folk music and staging medieval plays. His mother is a playwright. … Continue reading →

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