Category Archives: Rod Bennett

Jerome: presbyters are the same as bishops

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Ken Temple

Jerome lived from 342-420 AD, and translated the Bible into the Latin Vulgate, and was one of the most famous early church scholars. “A presbyter, therefore, is the same as a bishop, and before dissensions were introduced into religion by … Continue reading →

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Sneak preview of Rod Bennett’s upcoming book, “Four More Witnesses”

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Ken Temple

My Roman Catholic friend Rod Bennett, gave a sneak pre-view of his upcoming book, “Four More Witnesses”. (in the 2nd half of Gary Michuta’s podcast.) Somehow I stumbled upon this – https://player.fm/series/hands-on-apologetics/ep-25-jun-21-rod-bennett-four-more-witnesses It bears repeating that I still love Rod … Continue reading →

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Discussion on Allan Ruhl’s channel about Protestant Faith vs. Roman Catholic Faith

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Ken Temple

I want to thank Allan Ruhl for having me on his You Tube channel. The sound quality was not good at times, but hopefully, Lord willing, we can do more of these in the future. Basically, I mentioned the major … Continue reading →

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Physical water does not cleanse the soul

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Ken Temple

In Roman Catholic Apologetics, (and also Eastern Orthodoxy), in defending “Baptismal Regeneration”, a lot is made of Justin Martyr’s section on baptism in his First Apology, 61. My friend Rod Bennett made a lot of his argument on that in … Continue reading →

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An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholicism and on Protestant Faith

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Ken Temple

And also, in this post, I will address Archpriest Josiah Trenham – his EO perspective on Evangelical Protestant Faith The first video (above) by Dr. Ryan Reeves gives a good overview of the issues of the “The Great Schism of … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Protestants can be deep in church history

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Ken Temple

Gavin Ortlund has many great videos. Check out his You Tube channel. “Truth Unites” . See the playlist on church history/ Roman Catholicism & Eastern Orthodoxy. The first video below, is a great overview of a thoughtful, nuanced, proper Protestant … Continue reading →

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Church History, Newman’s false dictum, and baptismal regeneration in the early church

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Ken Temple

This post includes 2 excellent videos about Church History, Historical Theology, Cardinal John Henry Newman’s famous quote, “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant” (which is false, and Gavin Ortlund is providing a ton of good … Continue reading →

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More on the Canon Issue and Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Ken Temple

Continuation of previous article from May 27, 2021. Ignorance of early church history, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the theology and background of the inspiration(God-breathed quality of) and dating and existence of the Scriptures and; then, the process of … Continue reading →

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The Canon issue used against Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Ken Temple

Friendly debates with Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox: An Eastern Orthodox convert from Evangelical Reformed Protestantism (that I have interacted with recently; and whom I consider a friend) put this meme below up: Roman Catholics use the same kind of … Continue reading →

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Anthony Rogers: “A more sophisticated view of Sola Scriptura than what most Protestants say”

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Ken Temple

This discussion and defense of Sola Scriptura is excellent, from Anthony Rogers in July of 2020. I finally had time to listen to this today and take some notes. Sam Shamoun moderated on his You Tube channel (Shamounian) and did … Continue reading →

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