calvinism
Discussions addressing sovereignty, predestination, and doctrines of grace within a biblical-apologetic framework.
AUGUSTINE & JOHN DAMASCENE VS. CALVINISTS PT. 1 Paid Members Public
It is time again to show how the beliefs of some of the early church’s greatest scholars, theologians, apologists, philosophers, martyrs etc., directly conflict with Protestantism in general, and with Calvinism in particular. In this segment, I will show how the views of both Augustine and John the Damascene
EARLY CHURCH ON PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD Paid Members Public
It may come as a surprise for Protestants to learn that prayers and offerings for dead Christians were an early and widespread practice observed by the universal Church. What makes this rather intriguing is that the Christians did not invent this custom, but rather inherited it from the Jews that
CYRIL OF JERUSALEM VERSUS CALVINISTS Paid Members Public
I am beginning a new series where I will be quoting the very church fathers, writers, theologians and/or apologists that Calvinists will often reference in order to mislead folks into thinking that these early Christians held to beliefs similar to their own. I will prove that these Calvinists are
CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA VERSUS CALVINISTS Paid Members Public
In this segment I will show how this renowned Bishop of Alexandria affirmed doctrines which directly contradict the beliefs of Calvinists, since Cyril taught the perpetual virginity of the blessed Mother, water baptismal regeneration, and that the eucharist is the body and blood of Christ. All emphasis will be mine.
REFORMERS ON MK. 16:9-20, JN. 7:53-8:11, ACTS 8:37 & 1 JN. 5:7 Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from specific reformed sources for the express purpose of showing how these reformed authorities accepted the textual veracity of passages found in the Received Text (Textus Receptus), which is the collated Greek text employed by the King James Version translators in producing their
FRANCIS TURRETIN ON THE PERPETUAL VIRGINITY OF MARY Paid Members Public
This post is courtesy of Perry Robinson of energetic procession: https://energeticprocession.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-francis-turretin-on-the-perpetual-virginity-of-mary/. The perpetual virginity of Mary often comes up in Protestant and Catholic arguments. When I was Reformed, I didn’t think much of it. I didn’t think it ought to be
REFORMERS ON THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
Courtesy of William Albrecht. Jan Huss on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary “..and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord.” Quoting Sirach 24 “Although the words of this epistle primarily relate to the uncreated Wisdom, they also secondarily relate
St. Irenaeus of Lyons versus Dr. James White Paid Members Public
The Gnostic System in Dr. White’s Neo-Platonism: An Ignorant Son Who is Third after the Father Who Participates in the One Who is First: Divine Being Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes TurretinFan, an uncontestably loyal friend and defender of Dr. James White, has to his credit of friendship provided a