Papalism and Apocalyptic

Olivi was aware of the fact that he was living on the eve of the coming of the Third Age, of the final translatio ecclesiae when the hierarchy of the Church will be replaced by the elect: “transferetur propter eius adulteria ad electos.” Accordingly Olivi was not interested in papal infallibility as such, but [...]

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This is a Definite Possibility

Dennis has shined the light on this conference on Orthodox Readings of Augustine which looks very intriguing.  The admission cost and possibility of on-campus housing makes the price very reasonable.
I think we should all go.

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Well That’s One Way To Argue It

Experience and history teach us not to allow transubstantiation, since it is written that Pope Victor of Rome died drinking poison from the chalice, and Emperor Henry took poison from the bread in the Eucharist.

~ Peter Martyr Vermigli The Oxford Treatise and Disputation pg. 46

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Vermigli On History and Authority

The Church is the pillar and ground of the truth only insofar as it upholds the Word of God, preaches it, retains it, bears witness with it, defends it, and maintains it. Nor is the Word heard without the Church. But the Chruch is not authorized and empowered by the Word when the [...]

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Vermigli’s Appeal to Baptism

In debating the way in which Christ is present in the Lord’s Supper, Vermigli appeals to baptism as an example. I thought this was interesting because I’ve used this approach myself (prior to reading it in Vermigli), and it gives us some insight on Vermigli’s view of baptism:
Moreover, we see that in the sacrament [...]

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Peter Leithart on N T Wright

N. T. Wright, in my view, unnecessarily minimizes the importance of this point [that Abraham was justified by faith and not by anything that he did] to Paul’s argument.  He denies that Paul is teaching the Romans “how to be justified,” but instead that Paul is arguing about the extent of the family of Abraham.  [...]

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John Adger on Calvin’s Doctrine of the Eucharist

The mystery of the secret union of Christ with believers is incomprehensible by nature, and it is therefore exhibited to our dull minds in visible, familiar signs, showing that souls are fed by Christ just as the corporeal life is sustained by bread and wine. The end then of this sacrament is to assure us, [...]

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Born in Babylon

Matthew 1: 6-17
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of [...]

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Wilson on the Relationship Between Education and Worship

Currently Reading
The Case for Classical Christian Education
By Douglas Wilson
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Whereas Erikson primarily understands development in terms of biology, focusing on fetal development, Wilson approaches the development from a spiritual angle. His chapter on “the Nature of Man” is especially helpful as he bases all theories of development on the imago Dei and the reality [...]

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Burying the Scandal Deep Where No One Will See It

Currently Reading
Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament & Contemporary Contexts
By Joel B. Green, Mark D. Baker
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Another major concept that is emphasized by penal substitution advocates, a group that Green and Baker necessarily invite into the discussion in critiquing them, is the relationship between sin and the law. Paul invokes [...]

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