The Annunciation (1490/1495), by Jean Hey (fl. c. 1475 – c. 1505) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***** From my book, Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical (2015) *** In a previous article, I wrote about the “Hebraic” use of the Greek adelphos: as applying to cousins, fellow countrymen, and a wide array of uses beyond the meaning of “sibling.” Yet it is unanimously translated as “brother” in the King James Version (KJV): 246 times. The cognate adelphe is translated 24... Read more
Transfiguration of Christ (c. 1487), by Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430-1516) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***** I absolutely love discovering things like this. I learned of it from Mary Sorenson, who follows my posts on Facebook. She wrote on my page, in the context of discussing the rich man’s prayer to Abraham (Luke 16): At the Transfiguration, Jesus spoke with Moses & Elijah. And, as He hung on the cross, calling out “Eloi, eloi…”, the people thought he was calling... Read more
Cooperating with God as “Co-Laborers” in Doing Grace-Caused Good Works Paul’s Conversion on the Way to Damascus (c. 1601), by Caravaggio (1571-1610) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***** These old Blogspot papers have now all been transferred to Patheos (host of my blog), and can be found at my Salvation, Justification, & “Faith Alone” Index Page.: mostly in the section: “GRACE, CATHOLIC ANTI-PELAGIANISM, SYNERGISM, AND MERIT.” ***** Read more
Print illustrating the story of the rich man and Lazarus, from the Gospel of Luke, by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** This is a follow-up discussion regarding my post, Asking Saints to Intercede: Teaching of Jesus. I have edited for the sake of concentration of specific subject matter and flow in the dialogue. The entire exchange is found on my Facebook page. Dave Scott and John Atkinson are Protestants (John is an “ordained Anglican minister”). Dave’s words will be... Read more
The Angel of the Lord Appearing to Hagar in the Wilderness, by Nicolas Colombel (1644-1717) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** From my book, Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical (2015). ***** Non-Catholic Christians believe that we can pray to no one but God, and ask no one to fulfill an intercessory prayer request but God. But what does the Bible teach? In the Old Testament, Lot makes such a request of two angels, who were sent by God to... Read more
Lazarus and the Rich Man (1865), by Eduard von Gebhardt (1838-1925) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** From my book, Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical (2015). ***** Have you ever talked to anyone who exclaimed: “The Bible never shows anyone praying to anyone other than God! And we can never communicate to anyone who is dead, either; that’s occultic!” Yet it’s indisputable that Jesus indeed plainly teaches the very thing that they claim is nonexistent in Scripture. In His... Read more
[You Tube / Creative Commons license] *** [Uploaded from public list discussions by Dave Armstrong on 8 May 2002. My opponents’ words will be in green and red; other citations will be in purple, with biblical citations in blue] ***** What is not biblical at all is “faith alone.” We know this because James expressly denies it (and so does Paul, repeatedly, but not as succinctly and concisely as James does, in one statement): James 2:24 (RSV) You see that... Read more
Image by Piotr Siedlecki [Public DomainPictures.Net] ***** (7 October 2003. Terminology revision: 8-7-13 and 5-18-16) ***** This article has been re-uploaded under the title, 2nd Conversion? Reactionary Absurdities Satirized. ***** Read more
With my lovely wife Judy in October 1989: our fifth anniversary, and exactly one year before I converted to Catholicism. Despite looking so happy and content, our life was actually in disarray and near-despair at the time: my evangelical ministry and livelihood having just fallen apart. Little did we know what was just ahead of us . . . But neither of us ever lost faith in God and His mercy and faithfulness. *** (5-1-06) ***** I converted because Catholicism was... Read more
Osama Bin Laden (1957-2011), from c. 1997-1998. Photograph by Hamid Mir [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] *** These are old Blogspot papers of mine (except for the asterisked papers). Be sure to allow a minute or two for them to load, and select archived versions from July 2015 or earlier. ***** Dialogue with an Atheist on the “Problem of Good” & the Nature of Meaningfulness in Atheism (Flip Side of the Problem of Evil Argument Against... Read more
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