Monthly Archives: February 2021

Excellent articles on the Papacy

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Ken Temple

http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-brief-history-of-interpretation-of.html Firmillian, bishop of Caesarea in Asia Minor (256 AD), in his letter to Cyprian ( # 74) calls bishop of Rome Stephen’s claim to be bishop of bishops “an open and manifest folly” (section 17) https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf05.iv.iv.lxxiv.html Firmillian and Cyprian … Continue reading →

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Hermeneutics: New Testament Priority

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Ken Temple
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Making sense of the Ravi Zacharias Scandal

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Ken Temple

Making sense of the Ravi Zacharias Scandal – David Wood, linked to at Triablogue. David Wood seems to have analyzed the situation really well. Wood’s video is long, but worth the listen. “Take heed to yourselves . . . ” … Continue reading →

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Scientists speak out about the evidence for Intelligent Design in creation which points to an Intelligent Creator

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Ken Temple

Scientists from around the world speak out about the convincing evidence of purpose and intelligent design they see in nature. Explore more at https://www.intelligentdesign.org.

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The Qur’an calls Jesus “a Word from God” کلمه / λογος

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Ken Temple

See Addendum and Clarification at the end. I had originally entitled it “the Word”, but the definite article in Arabic is not in the text of the Qur’an. I should have titled it, “The Qur’an calls Jesus “a Word from … Continue reading →

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علم تفسیر (Farsi form) علم التفسیر (Arabic form) = “The Science of Interpretation”

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Ken Temple

Originally posted on Apologetics and Agape:
Credit goes to a Christian named “Frankz” who posted this video in the com-box of Paul Williams blog. [no longer there; Williams deleted his blogs several times]  I appreciate Paul Williams letting this video…

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A Wrinkle in the Practice of Reformed Infant Baptism

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Ken Temple

Originally posted on Chris Whisonant:
Briefly today, I would like to respond to the statements in a paragraph in Dr. Clark’s latest blog post. After posing a question that he received from someone, Dr. Clark gives us an introductory paragraph…

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