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podcast 292 – New vs. Old “Beginning” – Two Interpretations of John 1
Is this “beginning” when the cosmos was created by God, or when it was “newly created” through the man Jesus?
podcast 279 – Response to Burgos on Creation and the one God vs. the one Lord – Part 2
In what sense are “all things” from God and through Jesus?
letter to a friend who is converting to Orthodoxy
…let me comment on your later post where you explained, on a biblical level, what pointed you to converting to Orthodoxy…
A letter from the Lord Jesus: About God and Me (Revised)
Dear Christian, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about God and me.
podcast 374 – Book Session Identity Crisis – Part 3
Q & A time, forgiving sins, Cerberus, and some answers critiqued.
podcast 290 – Is the “Socinian” interpretation of John 1 correct? A conversation with Carlos.
Why we don’t accept this sort of interpretation.
podcast 166 – Alvan Lamson’s On the Doctrine of Two Natures in Jesus Christ – Part 2
Is the theory that Jesus has “two natures” more trouble than it’s worth?
podcast 298 – Andrews Norton on John 1
A penetrating discussion of John 1 by famous Harvard scholar Andrews Norton.
Dealing with Apparent Contradictions: Part 17 – More Mysterious Interpretations – Nye’s Vine-Man (Dale)
A Letter of Resolution concerning the Doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation is an anonymous tract, published in 1693 as the lead-off tract in this famous collection (the successor to this one). Although it is anonymous, I’m fairly sure that it’s by Anglican minister Stephen Nye (d. 1719), author of the most important tracts in both volumes, which are unitarian salvos in a fascinating… Read More »Dealing with Apparent Contradictions: Part 17 – More Mysterious Interpretations – Nye’s Vine-Man (Dale)
Dealing with Apparent Contradictions: Part 5 – Aquinas on Implicit Faith (Dale)
We’re exploring the response of Restraint – when confronted with an apparently contradictory doctrine, might it not be a good idea for the believer to simply admit that she doesn’t know what it means? Last time we looked at the idea of “implicit faith”. What, if anything, is wrong with this? Consider this exchange: Doubter: Do you believe X? Believer: Heck yeah. Doubter: Doesn’t X… Read More »Dealing with Apparent Contradictions: Part 5 – Aquinas on Implicit Faith (Dale)
Jude 4, John 17:1-3, and “only” arguments
Does Jude 4 somehow refute what unitarian Christians say about John 17:1-3.
10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity – #1 Who’s to say? – Part 2
Plausibly, most Protestant scholars who think that the Bible teaches the Trinity focus on the New Testament. They argue that while trinitarianism isn’t explicit there, it is implicit.
podcast 215 – Two Intelligent Responses to My Challenge
Have either of two philosophically astute bloggers refuted the Challenge to “Jesus is God” Apologists?
Jude 5: Did Jesus deliver the people out of Egypt?
Is it “Lord” or “Jesus” here? What’s a layperson to do?
podcast 137 – Daniel Whitby’s “Mystery and Revelation Inconsistent”
Should we defend what we think are biblical, yet unintelligible or seemingly incoherent claims as “mysteries”?
a Oneness response to the Challenge to “Jesus is God” apologists
Do biblical theophanies show that the Challenge argument is unsound?
podcast 304 – The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith
A Wesleyan ministry tells new Christians about “The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith.”
SCORING THE BURKE – BOWMAN DEBATE – ROUND 3 Re-evaluated (DALE)
The “Great Trinity Debate” has been interesting, exhausting, and a bit hard to follow. It would’ve been better to have somewhat shorter posts and required post-rebuttals. As it is, some of the debate has been tucked away in the comments of the posts, while the blog plugs away on other topics. This sort of substantial, quality content shouldn’t be hidden in comments.
I previously called round 3 a draw. But my call was premature; Burke kept punching, in a long set of comments (#4-15), which substantially strengthened his case. Bowman has left them unanswered for about a week, I believe, as I post this. I re-call this round now for Burke.
Revised score up through round 4:
Bowman: 0
Burke: 3
draw: 1
What he does is address some important texts which as usually read, assert or assume the claims that Jesus created the cosmos, or just that he pre-existed his conception. I can’t summarize Burke’s long exegesis, but I’ll hit a few highlights in this post. What he shows, drawing on some recent scholarship, is that the texts in question can be given non-arbitrary, plausible readings which are consistent with humanitarian christology.
Burke also rebuts some of Bowman’s points re: prayer to Jesus. Bowman argues that Christ can’t be a creature, and must be omniscient (hence divine), if he can hear and answer prayers. This argument is hardly a knockdown one.
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