The mechanics of salvation: a reply to Rhett Snell
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 under presentations • 6 comments • read it ⇒This post is part of a correspondence with kiwi blogger Rhett Snell on Calvinism. In it, I respond to some questions he has about (I) the nature and extent of the atonement; (II) total depravity and the nature of faith; and (III) God’s sovereignty and relationship to sin.
Libertarianism and determinism in Proverbs 16
Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 under polemics and presentations • no comments • read it ⇒An examination of Proverbs 16, investigating whether it can reasonably be interpreted as teaching that man has libertarian free will.
Who are the Christians? Part 3: salvation and doctrine
Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 under papers • no comments • read it ⇒Continued from part 2 « In 1 Corinthians 15, which I have used as a summary of the gospel message, Paul takes pains to emphasize the utmost importance of believing that Jesus died for our sins and was raised again. It is upon this belief that we depend for our salvation. If it did not [...]
The Salvation Strawman
Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 under polemics • no comments • read it ⇒I have recently been focusing a fair amount on God’s sovereignty and its relationship to, and implications for, human actions and ability. The gist of this can be summarized by saying that God is active in every conceivable and actual relationship, while man is passive in his relationship to God, but active in his relationship [...]
Annotating the Catholic Encyclopedia: free will
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2007 under polemics • no comments • read it ⇒An extensive investigation of libertarian free will, using the Catholic Encyclopedia’s entry on the topic as a launchpad. I quote the Encyclopedia, interacting with it at each major point, and demonstrate how the teaching of libertarianism contradicts both the Bible and plain reason.
On Freedom, Responsibility, and Meaning
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 under polemics • 12 comments • read it ⇒In the coffee shop today I happened to cast my eye over a National Geographic, and noticed an interview with Francis Collins, the head of the Human Genome Project. The interview was conducted by John Horgan, who no doubt has some claim to fame of which I am quite unaware. Collins is described as a [...]