Praying to Angels & Angelic Intercession [2015]
Asking Saints to Intercede: Teaching of Jesus [2015]
Why Pray to Saints Rather than God? [9-4-15]
Reply to a Lutheran Pastor on Invocation of Saints [12-1-15]
John Calvin Did Not Pray to Philip Melanchthon [9-19-09; revised with retraction, 5-3-16]
Dialogue on Praying to Abraham (Luke 16) [5-22-16]
Prayer to Saints: “New” [?] Biblical Argument [5-23-16]
Treatise on Communion of Saints (Anthony Zarrella) [6-9-16]
Must Catholics Pray to Saints or be Excommunicated? [12-2-16]
Why Would Anyone Pray to Saints Rather Than to God? [National Catholic Register, 1-8-17]
Invocation & Intercession of Saints & Angels: Bible Proof [10-22-16 and 1-9-17]
“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #5: Prayer to Creatures [2-20-17]
Dialogue: Rich Man’s Prayer to Abraham (Luke 16) and the Invocation of Saints (vs. Lutheran Pastor Ken Howes) [5-3-17]
Dialogue on Samuel Appearing to Saul (Witch of Endor) [5-6-17]
Dialogue on Prayer to the Saints and Hades / Sheol [12-19-17]
Prayers to Saints & for the Dead: Six Biblical Proofs [6-8-18]
4 Biblical Proofs for Prayers to Saints and for the Dead [National Catholic Register, 6-16-18]
Angelic Intercession is Totally Biblical [National Catholic Register, 7-1-18]
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COMMUNION OF SAINTS: VENERATION OF SAINTS AND ANGELS
Veneration of & Bowing Before an Angel (Joshua 5:13-15) [9-7-13]
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New (?) Analogical Biblical Argument for Veneration of the Saints and Angels from the Prohibition of Blasphemy of the Same [8-8-15]
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COMMUNION OF SAINTS: VENERATION OF ICONS AND IMAGES / STATUES / HOLY OBJECTS / HOLY DAYS
Early Protestant Antipathy Towards Art (+ Iconoclasm) [1991]
Veneration of Images, Iconoclasm, and Idolatry (An Exposition) [11-15-02]
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COMMUNION OF SAINTS: RELICS
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Classic Catholic Reflections on Purgatory [1994]
Fictional Dialogue on Purgatory [1995]
25 Bible Passages on Purgatory [1996]
Short Exposition on Purgatory [5-9-02; Facebook]
A Biblical Argument for Purgatory (Matthew 5:25-26) [10-13-04]
“Catholicism Refuted” (?): “Father” / Purgatory / Statues / Confession (Pt. III) [12-11-04]
Dialogue with Lutherans on Jesus’ Descent Into “Hell” [2-1-07]
Purgatory: Refutation of James White (1 Corinthians 3:10-15) [3-3-07]Has Limbo Been Relegated to Limbo? [12-28-07]
Luther Believed in Soul Sleep; Thus He Rejected Purgatory [2-9-08]
Dialogue on Sheol / Hades (Limbo of the Fathers) and Luke 16 (the Rich Man and Lazarus) with a Baptist (vs. “Grubb”) [2-28-08]
Luther: Purgatory “Quite Plain” in 2 Maccabees [3-5-09]
Purgatory is the Waiting Room for Heaven [4-25-09]
50 Bible Passages on Purgatory & Analogous Processes [2009]
John Wesley’s Belief in an Intermediate State After Death [7-13-09]
C. S. Lewis’ Belief in Purgatory & Prayer for the Dead [6-22-10]
Purgatory: My Biblical Defense of its Doctrinal Development [9-20-11]
Jewish Belief in Purgatory By the Time of Jesus (Paul Hoffer) [9-20-11; Facebook]
John Wesley’s View of Purgatory and Analogous Processes [2013]
Dialogue with an Evangelical on Purgatory [10-7-13]
Multiple Meanings of “Paradise” in Scripture [1-2-14]
Purgatory in One Verse (1 Corinthians 3:15) [Facebook, 1-29-14]
Martin Luther’s [Mostly Early] Belief in Purgatory [Facebook, 11-17-14]
Dialogue w Calvinists on Prayer for the Dead & Purgatory [3-18-15]
Raising of Tabitha: Proof of Purgatory (Tony Gerring) (see also in-depth Facebook discussion) [3-20-15]
50 Biblical Indications That Purgatory is Real [National Catholic Register, 10-24-16]
“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #1: Purgatory (Mt 12:32) [2-17-17]
“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #2: Purgatory (Lk 23:43) [2-17-17]
Does Matthew 12:32 Suggest or Disprove Purgatory? [National Catholic Register, 2-26-17]
Did Jesus Descend to Hell, Sheol, or Paradise After His Death? [National Catholic Register, 4-17-17]
25 Descriptive and Clear Bible Passages About Purgatory [National Catholic Register, 5-7-17]
Exchange on Purgatory with my Presbyterian Friend, John E. Taylor [Facebook, 5-11-17]
Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #7: Unbiblical / Non-Patristic Purgatory? [10-19-17]
Dialogue on Prayer to the Saints and Hades / Sheol [12-19-17]
Reflections on Interceding for the Lost Souls [National Catholic Register, 6-26-18]
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PRAYER AND PENANCE FOR THE DEAD
Baptizing the Dead? (Odd Verse 1 Corinthians 15:29) [6-5-02]
Baptized for the Dead: The “UnProtestant” Verse (1 Cor 15:29) [2004]
New (?) Biblical Argument: Prayers for the Dead [2004]
“Catholicism Refuted” (?): “Father” / Purgatory / Statues / Confession (Pt. III) [12-11-04]
Prayer for the Dead & Retroactive Prayer (Luther & Protestants) [3-22-05]
Does God Forbid All Contact with the Dead? [6-23-07]
John Wesley Believed in Prayer for the Dead [7-13-09]
C. S. Lewis’ Belief in Purgatory & Prayer for the Dead [6-22-10]
Fasting for the Dead in the Old Testament (Not Unlike Praying) [11-4-12]
Dialogue on Prayer for the Dead & the Bible [11-5-12]
Elijah, Jesus, and Peter Prayed for the Dead, and Jesus and St. Peter Practiced Invocation of the Dead (Isn’t the Bible Great?) [Facebook, 6-9-13]
“Pray for the Dead Like Paul Did!” (mock Church billboard) [Facebook, 2-10-14]
Dialogue w Calvinists on Prayer for the Dead & Purgatory [3-18-15]
“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #4: Prayer for the Dead [2-20-17]
Prayers to Saints & for the Dead: Six Biblical Proofs [6-8-18]
4 Biblical Proofs for Prayers to Saints and for the Dead [National Catholic Register, 6-16-18]
Reflections on Interceding for the Lost Souls [National Catholic Register, 6-26-18]
Dialogue w Lutherans: “Proxy Baptism”? (1 Cor 15:29) [12-28-18]
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PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: ST. PAUL AND ONESIPHORUS
Paul Prayed for Dead Onesiphorus (Protestant Commentaries) [7-14-09]
Cardinal Newman on Onesiphorus and Prayer for the Dead [Facebook, 3-18-15]
St. Paul Prayed for a Dead Man: Onesiphorus [8-19-15]
St. Paul Prayed for Onesiphorus, Who Was Dead [National Catholic Register, 3-19-17]
Was Onesiphorus Dead When Paul Prayed (Or, “Wished” as it Were) for Him? Data from 16 Recent Protestant Commentaries (1992-2016) [Facebook, 3-20-17]
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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: CONTRITION, CONFESSION, SATISFACTION, AND ABSOLUTION
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[for lengthy philosophical analyses of suffering and the problem of evil, see my Philosophy, Science, and Christianity web page; second section]
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