Author’s note: This is a revision of my opening statement from my debate with The Particular Baptist Podcast co-host Sean Cheetham. The content of this post is not representative of all contributors at The Particular Baptist. CLICK HERE to read yesterday's opening post by Sean Cheetham as he introduced this series with his position. You... Continue Reading →
Can Rome Even Identify the Word of God?
A frequent claim by Roman Catholics is that Protestants need Rome to know what the Bible is. After all, how could we infallibly know the contents of the Bible? We need an infallible authority, and Rome is just that authority they claim. However, I'd like to pose a question: Can Rome actually identify what the... Continue Reading →
Errors About the Trinity: A Classical Defense
There is perhaps no doctrine more frequently misunderstood or more difficult to comprehend than the doctrine of the Trinity. A large amount of our errors stem from our refusal to acknowledge that we cannot fully grasp it, and that the inner-workings of our almighty, infinite God are far beyond the capacity of even the best... Continue Reading →
Rome, Constantinople, and Plotinus: How Neo-Platonic Philosophy Corrupted the Ecclesiology of the Church
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (~5th-6th Century AD) was a heavily influential early church father for medieval Christendom. Thomas Aquinas - the scholastic theologian par excellence - quotes him a whopping 1700 times in his writings [1]. What's more, the Areopagite's writings were greatly consulted by the primary early adversary of Luther, John Eck, specifically in defense... Continue Reading →