“Excesses” in Catholic Mariology & Devotion

Last updated on: June 12, 2023 at 1:02 pm By Dave Armstrong

Protestants are trained from their mother’s milk to be wary of Catholic “displays.” It’s because the Protestant has been taught that only God should be worshiped and adored (we totally agree) and because of that, no one else should be honored or venerated at all (we completely disagree, and so does the Bible, I would contend). There are ignorant Catholics (lots of ’em!), just as there are ignorant practitioners in any Christian group. One can’t “go by” them. That said, I think Protestant... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Biblical Calvinism” #1

Last updated on: June 12, 2023 at 9:39 am By Dave Armstrong

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Preliminaries; God “Hardens” Hearts?; Few or Many Saved? The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue . His 819-page self-published book, Biblical Calvinism has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays was extraordinarily charitable towards me (seeing that almost all anti-Catholics have treated me like Vlad the Impaler). He wrote then: I don’t think I’ve ever accused him of being a traitor or apostate or... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Catholicism” #29

Last updated on: June 9, 2023 at 1:31 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Sola Scriptura: Self-Defeating; Church Hierarchy; Jerusalem Council The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His 695-page self-published book, Catholicism — a collection of articles from his site — has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays was quite — almost extraordinarily — charitable towards me. He wrote then: I don’t think I’ve ever accused him of being a traitor or apostate... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Catholicism” #28

Last updated on: June 9, 2023 at 9:19 am By Dave Armstrong

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Nicodemus & Baptism; Symbolic Baptism?; Universal Atonement; Relics; Hay’s Disbelief & Jn 6; Biblical Analogies to Transubstantiation; God & the Supernatural Eucharist; Eucharist & Dark Matter The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His 695-page self-published book, Catholicism — a collection of articles from his site — has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays was quite — almost extraordinarily —... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Catholicism” #27

Last updated on: June 7, 2023 at 11:32 am By Dave Armstrong

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Historic Exodus; NT & Jesus’ Blood; Hays vs. Omnipresence; God & Matter; Hays’ Anti-Biblical Hyper-Rationalism; Holy Eucharist & Other Miracles; Luther & the Real Presence; Manna & the Eucharist The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His 695-page self-published book, Catholicism — a collection of articles from his site — has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays was quite —... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Catholicism” #26

Last updated on: June 7, 2023 at 11:03 am By Dave Armstrong

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Choosing to Pursue Truth; Received Tradition; Carnal Man & the Bible; Venial Sin; Newman No Innovator; Immaculate Conception; Mary’s In Partu Virginity; Catholic Prooftexts = Sola Scriptura?; Bible & Mary’s Perpetual Virginity The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His 695-page self-published book, Catholicism — a collection of articles from his site — has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Catholicism” #25

Last updated on: June 5, 2023 at 1:50 pm By Dave Armstrong

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“Faith in Rome”; “Robber Council” (449); Bishops; “Intimidation Tactics”; 1 Tim 3:15; Catholicism & Non-Believers; Augustine & Aquinas & Evolution; Precursors to Newman’s Development; Fathers & Capital Punishment; Pope Clement of Rome The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His 695-page self-published book, Catholicism — a collection of articles from his site — has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays... Read more

Bible & Catholicism on Homosexuality & Procreation

Last updated on: June 5, 2023 at 10:09 am By Dave Armstrong

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TEACHING OF THE BIBLE * Homosexual Sex and St. Paul’s “Nature” Argument [1998] * Did Jesus Believe That Homosexual Acts Were Immoral? [10-22-08] * Romans 1:26-27 Condemns Homosexual Sex [12-21-13] * Does the Bible Prohibit Homosexual (Non-Procreative) Sex? [9-17-06; expanded on 8-27-18] * SAME-SEX “MARRIAGE” * How Legal Same-Sex Unions Came About [7-9-15] * Dialogue: “Anthropological Advocacy” of Same-Sex Marriage (+ Part II) [7-26-15] * Sociology: Absence of Mother or Father Harms Children [6-23-16] * Mini-Debate on Libertarianism and Laws About Sex [3-7-19] * “Gay Unions”: Leftist & Reactionary... Read more

Bible on the Power of Prayers of the Righteous

Last updated on: June 4, 2023 at 5:44 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Originally posted on Facebook on 11-16-22. All passages are RSV. ***** Anyone can go directly to God in prayer at any time. I want to make that crystal clear. But they can also choose to wisely ask a person holier than themselves to make a prayer request of God, because “The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects” (Jas 5:16), and “the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to... Read more

Reply to Hays’ “Catholicism” #24

Last updated on: June 4, 2023 at 1:07 am By Dave Armstrong

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Authority & Magisterium; Papal Development; Jn 17 & Doctrinal Unity; “OT Magisterium”?; Christ’s Descent Into Hades; Protestants & the Church Fathers The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His 695-page self-published book, Catholicism — a collection of articles from his site — has graciously been made available for free. On 9 September 2006, Hays was quite — almost extraordinarily — charitable towards me. He wrote... Read more