Category: Authors
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Annihilationism: ἀπόλλυμι word study by Anthony A. Hoekema
…(1) Sometimes apollumi simply means to be lost. It is so used in the three “lost” parables in Luke 15, to designate the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. In the case of the sin, his being lost meant that he was lost to the fellowship of his father since he went against his father’s purpose.
(2) The word apollumi may be applied in a somewhat related way to mean become useless. So in Matthew 9:17 it is used to show what happens to old wineskins when you pour new wine into them: the skins
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The central verses for the doctrine of Hell.
Under the systematic heading of eschatology, there are topics more controversial, but none more hated than the doctrine of Hell. The doctrine of Hell is more repulsive to the natural man than any other doctrine save that of the holiness and sovereignty of God. In fact, the two are tied together with unbreakable bonds. All of Theology proper is bound up with the doctrines of Eschatology, as are all of the doctrines of Christology, Soteriology, Anthropology, and even Ecclesiology similarly bound. What affects one, affects the others unalterably. Christianity is a cohesive, coherent unit, therefore the modification of one doctrine …
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Glenn Peoples on 2 Corinthians 12
Although I’m familiar with the view that the Apostle Paul is relating an “out of body experience” at the outset of 2 Corinthians 12, I’m pretty sure that he is not. That’s partly because I’m a physicalist and I don’t think that such things are even possible, but it’s also because the evidence for this claim about the meaning of this passage is pretty weak. – Glenn Peoples (http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/2-corinthians-12-an-out-of-body-experience)
Dr. Peoples has his presuppositions out of whack. He discerns metaphysical possibility in virtue of physicalism rather than Scripture. He has it backwards. He is also confused about the …
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Sye TenBruggencate Exposes PZ Myers
Let me begin by saying that I have no idea who PZ Myers is, nor am I going to waste the time to Google his name. One thing I do know about Myers is that he is adored by a large number of Internet atheists, and I can see why. He avoids any meaningful discussion, dodges straightforward questions, and swears at those who dare to ask them. A paradigmatic fundy atheist fit for following if you are an impressionable young atheist on the Internet. “Freethinking” at its best. Behold the Mighty Myers!
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Anderson on Naturalists on Death
“From the Darwinian perspective, we owe our lives to death.” – James N. Anderson
http://www.proginosko.com/2012/04/the-sting-of-death
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How to Support Choosing Hats
We are often asked how one might support Choosing Hats. Here are some suggestions.
- Please keep us in prayer. Pray specifically that we do not lose sight of the Gospel or the glory of God. Pray especially for our humility. And pray for those with whom we interact.
- Link to us. Tweet our posts. Encourage others to visit. If you found something useful on the site then your families, friends, and acquaintances might as well.
- Contribute to our journal.
- Visit our chat channel and say hello. We love your questions, comments, and suggestions. We enjoy meeting our readers.
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Kevin DeYoung at Together for the Gospel
I intend to write a lengthier post about highlights from the recent Together for the Gospel conference but all of the material from that conference is not up just yet. Those of you who are critical of T4G may want to stay tuned for that post.
In the meantime I want to post Kevin DeYoung’s sermon. It is well worth listening to!
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Chris Date Receives Bad Advice
Chris Date (not to be confused with Chris Bolt!) is an annihilationist who will be debating Choosing Hats contributor RazorsKiss on the following resolution: “The final punishment of the risen wicked will be annihilation, the permanent end to the conscious existence of the entire person.”
See for example:
https://choosinghats.org/2012/04/debate-annihilationism-with-chris-date
https://choosinghats.org/2012/04/initial-thoughts-on-the-upcoming-debate
https://choosinghats.org/2012/04/against-heresies
When I came home tonight I saw a trackback to a post where Date quotes what is in his words some of the “best advice” he has received concerning the upcoming debate:
http://www.theopologetics.com/2012/04/10/some-of-the-best-advice-ive-received
I am not familiar with Date. I do not intend to be rude. However, Date …
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Why We Should Be Reformed Catholic
The role of tradition in a Protestant/Reformed theology is much broader and deeper than I can ever hope to go into here.
On the one hand there are Roman Catholics and other unbelievers who ignorantly mock the notion that Word and Spirit lead us into all truth because of the supposed abundance of disagreements within the Church.
On the other hand there are Roman Catholics and other unbelievers who piously shun the notion that Word and Spirit lead us to make such unflinchingly dogmatic affirmations of particular doctrines within the Church.
So it is a lose-lose situation for Roman Catholics …
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Against Heresies
All too often, it is asserted that it is somehow “mean”, or “hasty” to denote a particular position as heresy. This, however, is not the historical position of the church – by any means. One need only to look at the Ante-Nicene or Nicene Fathers to get a different picture. Irenaeus’ most famous work is, in fact, titled Against Heresies. Tertullian has a famous work with the title of The Prescription Against Heretics. An amazing number of the early fathers wrote against the doctrines of Marcion – and to a man, called his position heresy. In fact, …