Justification: vs. Francisco Tourinho (Rd. 3, Pt. 3)

Last updated on: September 6, 2023 at 10:04 am By Dave Armstrong

[see book and purchase information] Francisco Tourinho is a Brazilian Calvinist apologist. He described his theological credentials on my Facebook page: I have the respect of the academic community for my articles published in peer review magazines, translation of unpublished classical works into Portuguese and also the production of a book in the year 2019 with more than 2000 copies sold (with no marketing). In addition I have higher education in physical education from Piauí State University and theology from the Assemblies of... Read more

“The Word Set in Stone”: Soundbites from Glowing Reviews

Last updated on: November 7, 2023 at 11:55 am By Dave Armstrong

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[book excerpts and purchase information] “masterful . . . powerful tour de force . . . fantastic piece of work . . . perfect book.” (William Albrëcht, Catholic apologist) “punchy . . . clear and astute . . . demonstrat[es] that archaeology is actually a bedrock of confirmation [and] that Scripture is accurate” (Steve Ray, Catholic apologist) “well-written, spirited . . . cutting-edge research . . . highly recommend[ed] to anyone who wonders whether the Bible is grounded in history.” (Gary Michuta, Catholic... Read more

Justification: vs. Francisco Tourinho (Round 3, Pt. 2)

Last updated on: September 4, 2023 at 12:02 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Fate of Unbaptized Infants, Dogma, & Infallibility

Last updated on: August 11, 2023 at 12:25 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Refutation of the Polemical Claims of Brazilian Calvinists Francisco Tourinho & Frankle Brunno Brazilian Calvinist apologists Francisco Tourinho (whom I’ve debated in great depth) and his friend Frankle Brunno presented the following contra-Catholic argument on Instagram (their words in blue): John Wycliffe was an English pre-Reformer condemned at (1415). Wycliffe’s thesis #6 (“Those who assert that the children of the faithful who die without sacramental baptism will not be saved, are stupid and presumptuous in saying so”) was condemned at... Read more

Evangelicals Love the Bible More Than Catholics Do

Last updated on: August 8, 2023 at 11:44 am By Dave Armstrong

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[originally posted on 8-11-22 on Facebook] Protestants on the whole are certainly more familiar with the Bible than Catholics. I don’t think anyone who has interacted with them much (or has been one, like myself) will disagree with that. It’s unarguable. * I will be forever grateful for the great love of the Bible that I learned while I was an evangelical. It has been a thing of immeasurable use in my ministry. Largely because of that, one of my... Read more

Moses, Eyewitnesses, & 1st-Person Torah References

Last updated on: August 7, 2023 at 11:38 am By Dave Armstrong

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[slightly revised version of a post originally dated 12-15-22 on Facebook] Writing at atheist Jonathan MS Pearce’s blog underneath an article entitled, A study in straw: “Apologetics, alphabets, and the Torah,” by guest writer “Lex Lata” (12-1-22) — one that I thoroughly replied to, “BensNewLogIn” stated: “Moses writing Genesis would not have been an eyewitness account.” No kidding? He figured that out, huh? This is not exactly a huge revelation (no pun intended). Obviously, Moses wasn’t present at the Garden... Read more

Pope Francis HAS Answered the Five Dubia in His Teachings

Last updated on: August 4, 2023 at 11:07 am By Dave Armstrong

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+ Legitimate Biblical & Spiritual Reasons for His Not Directly Answering Particularly Accusatory, Ill-Willed, & Wrongminded Critics If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times; something along the lines of: “the pope must answer the five dubia [questions concerning doctrine] that have been put to him, and if he doesn’t, he is encouraging severe doctrinal confusion and/or [in the eyes of his severest critics], heresy.” This has been a key mantra and “slogan” among many such unfortunate... Read more

Minor Prophets: Their Theology of Salvation

Last updated on: August 2, 2023 at 6:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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As I did with the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, I will now take a look at the twelve “minor prophets” (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi) and see whether their theology of salvation (soteriology) is closer in spirit and substance to Catholic or Protestant soteriology. I’ve never done this before, so I look forward to what will certainly be an exciting journey of discovery. To briefly recap the differences: the Protestant idea is... Read more

Isaiah’s Catholic & UnProtestant Soteriology

Last updated on: August 1, 2023 at 10:35 am By Dave Armstrong

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Protestants have a quite annoying tendency to select “pet verses” and to ignore many other relevant passages along the same lines. I wrote a whole book about this; one of my own favorites, called The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants (Aug. 2004). For example, frequently cite like a mantra, Isaiah 64:6 (which I recently posted about): “all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (KJV). They think this proves that (supposedly) no good works are meritorious, that “faith alone” is... Read more

Jeremiah’s Catholic & Very UnProtestant Soteriology

Last updated on: August 7, 2023 at 12:58 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Protestants have a very prominent and quite annoying tendency to select “pet verses” and to ignore many other relevant passages along the same lines (I think — speculating — because they realize down deep that the other passages contradict their view). I wrote a whole book about this; one of my own favorites, called The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants (Aug. 2004). One of these Bible verses is from the book of the prophet Jeremiah: Jeremiah 17:9 (RSV,... Read more