Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560): leader of Lutheranism after Luther’s death; 1532 portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]
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Asterisked posts are Internet Archive versions of my old Blogspot papers. Be sure to allow a minute or two for them to load, and make selections from July 2015 or earlier.
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Am I “Anti-Luther” or “Anti-Lutheran”? [5-28-09 / 1-6-15; posted to Facebook on 8-26-17]
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LUTHERANISM AND THE FATHERS
Dialogue: Is Lutheranism or Catholicism Closer to the Fathers? (vs. Kristo Miettinen) [6-3-05]
Development of Sacrifice of the Mass: Dialogue w Lutheran [9-22-05]
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Luther’s Views of Augustine & the Church Fathers [July 2009]
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Church Fathers & Sola Scriptura (vs. Nathan Rinne) [10-13-11]
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Rule of Faith / Fathers / Ecclesiology (vs. Nathan Rinne) [10-17-11]
SOTERIOLOGY (THEOLOGY OF SALVATION, JUSTIFICATION, & SANCTIFICATION)
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Baptismal Regeneration: Central Doctrine, According to Luther & Lutheranism [1996]
Lutheranism vs. Catholicism (Particularly Regarding Original Sin and Faith Alone, and Including Extensive Catholic Commentary on the Book of Concord) [1-20-01] *
Dialogue on Luther’s “Getting to a Gracious God” (vs. “CPA”) [6-4-06] *
Dialogue w Three Lutherans on Justification & Salvation [2-1-07]
Church Fathers & Justification: Martin Chemnitz vs. Catholicism [9-9-07]
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Salvation & Miscellany (vs. Nathan Rinne) [10-14-11]
“Leaven” of the Pharisees: Hypocrisy or False Doctrine? (vs. Nathan Rinne) [11-3-11]
Is God Alone Holy, According to Scripture? Or Can We Be Too? (vs. Ken Howes) [5-3-17]
Debate with a Lutheran Pastor on Faith and Works [5-4-17]
Martin Luther and Lutherans on Mortal & Venial Sins [10-30-17]
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LUTHERANISM AND MARY
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THE DEATH PENALTY FOR HERETICS / THEFT OF CATHOLIC CHURCH PROPERTY
ECCLESIOLOGY / THE “REFORMATION” / RULE OF FAITH / SECTARIANISM
Priests, Levites, and Josiah’s Destruction of the High Places: Closer to Sola Scriptura or Catholicism? (vs. “CPA”) (+ Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five) [4-9-06] *
My Respect For Lutherans [3-20-07; Facebook]
Nature of Tradition & Church: (vs. Two Lutheran Pastors) [10-9-07]
The Nature of the Church: Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue [11-19-07]
Causes of the Protestant “Reformation” (vs. a Lutheran Pastor) [11-20-07; abridged somewhat on 10-23-17]
Melanchthon in 1530 Longed for Return of Catholic Bishops [11-30-07]
Zwingli, Bucer, Oecolampadius: Luther & Lutherans Not Christians [1-10-08]
Erasmus vs. Luther Disputes Documented [Feb. 2009]
Dialogue with a Lutheran Inquirer [WELS], on Lutheran-Catholic Differences [4-6-09]
John Calvin Rebukes Lutheran “Beasts” and “Evil”, Calls Luther an Idolater [3-23-10; Facebook]
Melanchthon’s Agonized Tears Over Early Protestant Divisions [6-15-11; additions on 10-11-17]
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Church Fathers & Sola Scriptura (vs. Nathan Rinne) [10-13-11]
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Rule of Faith / Fathers / Ecclesiology (vs. Nathan Rinne) [10-17-11]
Early Protestant “Unity”: Calvin vs. Westphal vs. Luther / Calvin Denies Baptismal Regeneration [11-6-11]
Luther: Monks & Priests More “Earnest” Than Lutherans [11-10-11]
Dialogue with a Lutheran on Ecclesiology & OT Indefectibility Analogies (vs. Nathan Rinne) [11-22-11]Dialogue on the Term, “Protestant Reformation” and Alternatives (“Era of Reformations” and “Protestant Revolt”) (vs. Dr. Edwin W. Tait) [1-7-14]
Dialogue with a Lutheran on Christian Authority [5-6-16]
Critique of Ten Exaggerated Claims of the “Reformation” [10-31-17; its 500th anniversary date]
Debate w Lutheran: Church Infallibility & Death Penalty [11-10-18]
THE EUCHARIST, SACRIFICE OF THE MASS, AND THE SACRAMENTS
Baptismal Regeneration: Central Doctrine, According to Luther & Lutheranism [1996]
Sacramentarian Controversies (Calvin vs. Luther vs. Zwingli) [3-29-04]
Transubstantiation & Church History: Dialogue w Lutheran [2-12-05; abridged on 10-23-18]
Development of Sacrifice of the Mass: Dialogue w Lutheran [9-22-05]
Philip Melanchthon: Death for Denying the Real Presence (He Later Denied the Real Presence Himself) [5-23-06]
Lutherans, Corpus Christi, & Eucharistic Adoration [6-18-07]
Lutheran View of the Mass / Catholics & Lutheran Worship [11-19-07]
Quiz on Early Protestant / “Reformation” Eucharistic Harmony [8-23-09]
John Calvin Rebukes Lutheran “Beasts” and “Evil”, Calls Luther an Idolater [3-23-10; Facebook]
Quibble About Lutheran Dislike of the Term “Consubstantiation” [4-20-11]
Early Protestant “Unity”: Calvin vs. Westphal vs. Luther / Calvin Denies Baptismal Regeneration [11-6-11]
SAINTS: INVOCATION AND INTERCESSION OF
GENERAL
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Introductory Matters [10-12-11]
Dialogue with a Lutheran: Salvation & Miscellany [10-14-11]
LUTHERAN-CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
(WITH PROFESSOR OF HISTORY “CPA”)
Reply Concerning Bogus Notions of the Catholic View of the Bible [2-21-05] *
Reply on Catholic Apologists and the Biblical Canon [2-21-05] *
Response on Christian Unity and Ecclesiology [6-3-05] *
16th Century Theft of Church Properties (vs. Lutheran Historian) [2-22-06]
Priests, Levites, and Josiah’s Destruction of the High Places: Closer to Sola Scriptura or Catholicism? (+ Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five) [4-9-06] *
Dialogue on Luther’s “Getting to a Gracious God” [6-4-06] *
Dialogues with Lutheran Professor “CPA” (Series) [compiled on 5-10-16]
LUTHERAN-CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
(WITH VARIOUS)
Why I am a Catholic / Why I am a Lutheran / The Protestant Myth of Origins (vs. Eric Phillips) [3-30-05] *
Dialogue with a Lutheran Inquirer, on Lutheran-Catholic Differences [4-6-09] *
My Dialogues with Lutherans (Series) [compiled 4-11-16]
“Absurd” Protestant Divisions: Calvin’s Revealing Lament to Melanchthon [2-6-06]
Word “Protestant” Stemmed from Intolerance of Catholic Worship [2-8-06]
Dialogue w Lutheran Historian on 16th-Century Intolerance [2-15-06]
Melanchthon in 1530 Longed for Return of Catholic Bishops [11-30-07]
Zwingli, Bucer, Oecolampadius: Luther & Lutherans Not Christians [1-10-08]
John Calvin Rebukes Lutheran “Beasts” and “Evil”, Calls Luther an Idolater [3-23-10; Facebook]
PHILIP MELANCHTHON
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John Calvin Did Not Pray to Philip Melanchthon [9-19-09; revised, with retraction, on 5-3-16]
Melanchthon’s Agonized Tears Over Early Protestant Divisions [6-15-11; additions on 10-11-17]
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD / PURGATORY / HADES
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