In Part 6, we discussed how Augustine would have refuted such claims that he either remained a Manichee or that he would sneak in some of their beliefs which were not in the Christian Church up to that point. As I have been continuing my reading through Augustine's works, I came across some direct refutations …
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The Epistle of Barnabas (~130): Baptism Is By Immersion
In one of the earliest known writings, we see yet more evidence that the practice of baptism was always by immersion as the normative practice of the Church. I always find it humorous (and by humorous, I mean ludicrous) when Presbyterians attempt to eisegete the Scripture by saying that when Jesus was said to have …
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The Federalist Papers, No. 78 – The Judiciary Department
The Judiciary Department From McLEAN’S Edition Wednesday, May 28, 1788 By: Alexander Hamilton There are 3 primary objectives to this Paper - How to appoint judges, how long they should remain in their appointment, and the separation between courts/how they relate to each other. The manner of constituting it seems to embrace these several objects: …
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Would Your Church Admit Augustine to The Table? Some Reformed Churches Would Not.
This may seem like a strange topic; I admit that it is one that we don't normally discuss. But I would like to know if your church would not allow Augustine to partake of the Lord's Supper if he were to pop out of history and show up at your Church's door on a Sunday …
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Augustine’s Exposition of Psalm 6
Augustine worked on his Exposition of the Psalms over the course of 30 years as he preached or taught through them. As I've been reading through Augustine's works and posting highlights from them, I'll also be slowly posting through his works on the Psalms. While Augustine is typically known for "City of God" being his …
The Federalist Papers, No. 27 – The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered)
The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered) From the New York Packet Tuesday, December 25, 1787 By Alexander Hamilton The Anti-Federalists, it would appear, were decrying the Constitution because they thought that it would require military force in order to execute the laws. Hamilton …
Augustine On Our One True Mediator
According to the Platonists, then, the gods, who occupy the highest place, enjoy eternal blessedness, or blessed eternity; men, who occupy the lowest, a mortal misery, or a miserable mortality; and the demons, who occupy the mean, a miserable eternity, or an eternal misery. ... But if, as is much more probable and credible, it …
Augustine on Regeneration and Resurrection
As, then, there are two regenerations, of which I have already made mention,-the one according to faith, and which takes place in the present life by means of baptism; the other according to the flesh, and which shall be accomplished in its incorruption and immortality by means of the great and final judgment,-so are there …
Discussing Ken Wilson’s Work, Part 12 – On Psalm 51 and Concupiscence
Introduction Recently, Dr. James White has been interacting quite a bit with Dr. Ken Wilson's book (and dissertation) regarding Augustine's "conversion" to a predestinarian. As I have been reading much of Augustine's work lately as well as other Church Fathers, I felt that I should enter this discussion with a layman's perspective. Since Dr. Wilson's dissertation is available to freely view …
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Discussing Ken Wilson’s Work, Part 11 – On Psalm 51 and Original Sin
Introduction Recently, Dr. James White has been interacting quite a bit with Dr. Ken Wilson's book (and dissertation) regarding Augustine's "conversion" to a predestinarian. As I have been reading much of Augustine's work lately as well as other Church Fathers, I felt that I should enter this discussion with a layman's perspective. Since Dr. Wilson's dissertation is available to freely view …
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