prefaceIn many of my various discussions regarding the Roman CatholicChurch, I end up arguing points with folks from all backgrounds, includingeverybody from the not-so-distant “Orthodox” to fundamentalist Baptis…
Rescindentes verbum Dei per traditionem vestramThe Paleocrat, my good friend, brother in Christ,and godfather of my youngest daughter, has been doing a series of posts on ahighly revered twentieth century Protest…
Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcosI have not had much opportunity lately towrite, nor have I had occasion to do so since we have mined out so manyapologetic topics here. In …
PrefaceI originally hesitated to write this post becausethe subject of the post is so sensitive and the one to whom I am responding inthis post is a man I love and cherish very much, my father-in-law, Rev. Steve…
Utobservetis eos qui dissensiones et offendicula præter doctrinam quam vosdidicistis faciunt et declinate ab illisIhave steered away from doing any sort of polemical posts in the recent past.Frankly, I am tir…
Preface
Even since my conversion to the Roman
Catholic Church almost two years ago, I still spend some time at websites
maintained by Protestant laymen and clergy. I do this for multiple reasons.
First of all, I fi…
PrefaceIn January of 2002, four Protestantministers gathered to address several hundred other fellow ministers at the Auburn AvenuePresbyterian Church (PCA) in Monroe, Louisiana. Their talks werelargely pasto…
Quodomnis prophetia scripturæ propria interpretatione non fitAtthe forefront of every doctrinal debate is the rôle of the Sacred Scriptures. Evenbeyond the basic and fundamental problem of which books are to be…
Nonsint in vobis scismataSt. Austin once spoke of two very serious sins: heresy and schism: “By false doctrines concerning God hereticks wound faith,by iniquitous dissensions schismatics deviate from fraternal ch…
Egosum via et veritas et vitaNemovenit ad Patrem nisi per meOneof the more common explanations of the Reformed Protestant position is that itis biblical Christianity in its purest expression. So their apo…