Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #11: Good & Bad Monothelite Heretics

Last updated on: April 5, 2018 at 1:21 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in chapter 12 (“Machiavellian Machinations and More: The Later History of the Papacy“), opined: [T]he Sixth Ecumenical Council, held in 680, had to set the theological record straight by posthumously condemning the likes of Pope Honorius... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #10: St. Peter & the Papacy

Last updated on: October 21, 2017 at 2:51 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 11: “The Papacy”, states: Indeed, the notion that Peter was somehow over the universal church is unfounded. . . . . . . Matthew 16:18 cannot mean that Peter had authority in... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #9: “Apocrypha” (Jerome, Athanasius, Etc.)

Last updated on: October 21, 2017 at 10:51 am By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 3: “Scripture: No Greater Authority?” states: Though Jerome had incorporated the Apocrypha into his translation [The Latin Vulgate], nevertheless he specifically cautioned against receiving this literature as sacred Scripture. Collins cites... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #8: Heretical Tobit? (Alms & Salvation)

Last updated on: October 20, 2017 at 6:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 3: “Scripture: No Greater Authority?” states: Take the book of Tobit, for example. Its observation found in 12:9: “For almsgiving saves from death, and purges all sin,” is no doubt theologically confused, for... Read more

On the Use of the Titles “Catholic” & “Roman Catholic”

Last updated on: October 23, 2017 at 1:23 pm By Dave Armstrong

This was from public exchanges on the Facebook page of Anglican philosopher and author Jerry Walls. *** Dave Armstrong Nor do I call myself “Roman Catholic.” Eastern Catholics are just as much Catholics as “Roman” ones, and they would never call themselves “Roman Catholic” (I co-wrote a book with one). That’s one reason why I don’t; another is that the term started as Anglican polemics in the 16th century. Peter Sean Bradley I’ve explained that to Jerry, but he insists on calling... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #7: Unbiblical / Non-Patristic Purgatory?

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 7:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 2: “Tradition and the Traditions” — after railing against supposedly untethered, unchecked, unbiblical Catholic traditions — states about purgatory in particular: To rectify this considerable deficit in terms of both earlier church history... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #6: Assumption, Queen Redux

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 16: “Mary Again: From Dogmatic definition to Co-Redeemer?,” makes the usual objections to Mary’s Assumption being a late-arriving doctrine among the Church fathers. Yes; it developed slowly and relatively late, but this is not some... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #4: Mary “Not a Genuine Human Being”?

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 10:34 am By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 16: “Mary Again: From Dogmatic definition to Co-Redeemer?,” argues that “if Mary lacked original sin and therefore, lacked a carnal nature, then she was like no other human being who ever lived.” This... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #5: The Church “Gave” the Bible?

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 10:36 am By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 2: “Tradition and the Traditions” states: J. I Packer [wrote] “The Church no more gave us the New Testament canon than Sir Isaac Newton gave us the force of gravity . . .... Read more

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #3: Necessity of Immaculate Mary?

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 10:52 am By Dave Armstrong

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, by evangelical Protestant theologian Kenneth J. Collins and Anglican philosopher Jerry L. Walls (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2017). ***** Kenneth Collins, in his chapter 15: “Mary: Why She Matters,” noted that St. Ambrose: . . . taught that Mary’s virginity, at least in some respect, guaranteed the sinlessness of Christ. So in this configuration, virginity and holiness were... Read more

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