Category Archives: Eastern Orthodoxy

Early Church against images in the church

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Ken Temple

Letter 51 in the Jerome corpus. From Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis in Cyprus to John, bishop of Jerusalem: 9. Moreover, I have heard that certain persons have this grievance against me: When I accompanied you to the holy place called … Continue reading →

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The 6 minute case for Sola Scriptura

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Ken Temple

The 6 minute Case for Sola Scriptura – that Scripture alone is the only infallible rule of faith and practice – that Scripture is the final court of appeals, above traditions, councils, creeds, bishops and Popes in church history. Note: … Continue reading →

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Sola Scriptura and the Church Fathers

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Ken Temple

Anthony Rogers and Tony Costa discuss the Reformation principle of Sola Scriptura and evidence from the early church fathers on the self-attesting / self-authenticating quality of the Scriptures. The quotes from John Calvin and John Owen are also great and foundational … Continue reading →

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Anthony Rogers You Tube Channel

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Ken Temple

https://www.youtube.com/@Ousias1 Great material there at Anthony Roger’s You Tube Channel. Anthony defends the Scriptures, the Reformation, Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, answers apologetic issues against Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Unitarianism and other issues.  I wish I had time to listen to … Continue reading →

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Why the Bodily Assumption is wrong, unBiblical, and not early in Church History.

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Ken Temple

Gavin Ortlund does an excellent job of showing how the dogma of the Bodily Assumption of Mary is wrong and not early in church history, and, in 1950, for the Pope to make it a dogma on pain of anathema … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Ken Temple

Tradition – Originally written at Beggar’s All Reformation and Apologetics in 2016. μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων  “And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men” Mark 7:7 ἀφέντες τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ … Continue reading →

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The Problems with Eastern Orthodoxy

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Ken Temple

From the Excellent video: “The Failure of Eastern Orthodoxy” A very well-done video with lots of historical information and analysis. Demonstrates the clear ways that Eastern Orthodoxy left the true Biblical faith by adding man-made traditions and practices slowly over … Continue reading →

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Protestantism and Church History

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Ken Temple

Protestants can hold to the promise of Matthew 16:18 and Ephesians 3:21, without falling for the typical historical arguments that Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox make. They ask, “where is the true church that Jesus started?”, or “What is the … Continue reading →

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The Canon issue and the Icons issue vs. Roman Catholicism

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Ken Temple

Dr. Gavin Ortlund is right; and he provides evidence and reasoned argumentation on his position on the Canon of the OT (Apocrypha books, so called “Deutero-canonical”) vs. the Roman Catholic position and against the argumentations of Nicea 2 (787 AD) … Continue reading →

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“Did Pelagius teach the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith alone?” – my answer: No. – Part 4 of “For Sam Shamoun: there is no healing without repentance”

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Ken Temple

Part 4 of “For Sam Shamoun: There is no healing apart from repentance”. In order for this post to make sense in the larger context, you have to go and read parts 1-3. See Part 1 here. See Part 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Apologetics, Bondage of the unregenerate Will, church history, Eastern Orthodoxy, Justification, Protestantism / Evangelicalism, Roman Catholic False Doctrines, Roman Catholic false practices, Roman Catholicism, Sam Shamoun, Sanctification/Holy living, True Conversion | Comments Off on “Did Pelagius teach the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith alone?” – my answer: No. – Part 4 of “For Sam Shamoun: there is no healing without repentance”