Category: Authors
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Further evidence of the importance of Divine Simplicity
“I know that God is a being with body, parts and passions. . . . Man was born of woman; Christ, the Savior, was born of woman; and God, the Father was born of woman”
– Joseph F. Smith, (Church News, 19 Sept.1936, p.2)
…There is but one only living and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions; immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, most wise, most holy, most free, most absolute, working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will, for
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Which sect is right – according to Joseph Smith
…18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage
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“Atheists Are Moral People!”
Just not this atheist:
…People like Sye, Eric, Joe, Chris, and all the rest of the reality denying crowd, deserve nothing but ridicule for their witlessness. They seem to be getting upset that they aren’t treated with reverence and respect either here, or on the podcast, but you know what? They don’t DESERVE reverence or respect for their idiocy, if anything they deserve even more ridicule. For the ******** they peddle, often for money, they should be laughed out of town, they should be hounded by angry townsfolk armed with pitchforks and flaming torches. They should be confronted by the
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Congratulations Dr. White!
This post has virtually nothing to do with apologetics, but oh well.
I just finished reading this post by Dr. James R. White of Alpha and Omega Ministries.
Most people do not realize how much it really takes to accomplish something like the feat described in that post. As a wannabe cyclist, I have some idea, though I cannot touch Dr. White. He’s a beast on a bike!
So, congrats to Dr. White!…
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Jared Wilson on the Gospel-Saturated Life
The following was forwarded to me from what appears to be a Desiring God mailing list:
…One of the attendant aims of missional evangelicalism is to challenge the compartmentalizing of the Christian faith that we see within the Western church. We are fantastic at itemizing our schedules, and even if we don’t assign God a very large bracket, we are constantly remorseful that we “haven’t made much time for him.” While such compartmentalizing — as if “time with God” can or should be hermetically sealed off from everything else — is a natural symptom of our culture and environment, it
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God without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Metaphysics of God’s Absoluteness – You Will Want This Book!
!!!GET THIS BOOK!!! !!!GET THIS BOOK!!! !!!GET THIS BOOK!!!
God without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Metaphysics of God’s Absoluteness
…Publisher’s Description: The doctrine of divine simplicity has long played a crucial role in Western Christianity’s understanding of God. It is claimed that by denying God is composed of parts Christians are able to account for his absolute self-sufficiency and his ultimate sufficiency as the absolute Creator of the world. If God were a composite being then something other than the Godhead itself would be required to explain or account for God. If this were
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Dustin Segers and Sye TenBruggencate on Goodness Over God Podcast
One of my favorite podcasts, Goodness Over God, recently had Dustin Segers and Sye TenBruggencate on to discuss, well, the usual! I have not had the opportunity to listen to more than 30 minutes so far, but I trust that the remainder of the podcast will be as great as the beginning.
http://goodnessovergod.blogspot.com/2011/11/episode-11-special-guests-sye-ten.html…
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Audience Question and Answer Period in Next Debate Between Brian Knapp and Matt Oxley!
It’s true! There will be an Audience Question and Answer Period during the next part of the informal debate between Brian Knapp and Matt Oxley. Submit your questions now by following the steps below!
1. Listen to the first recording of the debate here – https://choosinghats.org/2011/11/praxis-presup-episode-18-brian-knapp-and-matt-oxley/
2. Address your question to “Brian,” “Matt,” or “Both.”
3. Write your question.
4. State at least your first name or nick.
5. Email to chrisbolt@ymail.com
DO NOT USE THE CONTACT FEATURE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS! As many suitable questions as we have time for will be directed toward the debate participants in …
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God with Us: Divine Condescension and the Attributes of God
Dr. Scott Oliphint, the professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, has come out with a new work on Theology Proper. I have benefited greatly from him in Reasons for Faith, and his lectures on the Doctrine of God on iTunesU (as quickly paced as they were). I am looking forward to finally sitting down, and reading through his approach to Theology Proper, primarily focusing on The Son of God “as both the quintessential revelation of God’s character and the explanation of how he relates to us.” Can’t wait for my copy of God with Us: …