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A short post and I am also hoping that Blogger will self-correct as far as the latest post links application as presently it has this blog's last post at eight months ago! This error happens time and time again but only on this blog and not on my satire and theology blog.
Well, it is a free service...
(Corrected)
A. Martin Luther (and his influence on sovereignty defence/theodicy PhD Edit)
Martin Luther (1483-1546)[1] is known as the father of the German Reformation[2] and preceded Calvin in the Reformation movement.[3] After reading Romans 1:17 he was convinced that only faith in Christ could make one just before God.[4] His core theology became that believers were justified by faith in Christ alone[5] and that Scripture was the only authority for people seeking salvation.[6] Luther (1516)(1968) writes concerning Romans 1:17 that only the gospel reveals the righteousness of God and that a person becomes righteous by trusting in the Word of God, Jesus.[7] Luther believed that the righteousness of God was the cause of human salvation,[8] not primarily since God was righteous, but because the believer is justified by God through faith in the gospel of the righteous Christ.[9] He reasoned that the righteousness of God was contrary to the human righteousness of works,[10] instead when a human being received justification by God the person could then commit truly good works.[11]
In 1525 Luther wrote The Bondage of the Will, which was a debate with a Catholic scholar named Desiderius Erasmus (ca.1466-1536)[12] who was an advocate of the free will theory.[13] Luther reasons that since human beings were fallen and abandoned God, they could not will good but only turned in the direction of their own desires.[14] He comments that human beings were perverted and evil,[15] but this can be used by God for his purposes, although people can do nothing but oppose God by the use of their own will.[16] He dogmatically assumes that there is no middle way between God’s grace and human free will,[17] and postulates that human free will should be theologically denied and everything should be ascribed to God.[18] Luther’s sovereignty perspective[19] may place less emphasis on the human will than the later writings of Calvin and Feinberg. However, even the title of Luther’s book The Bondage of the Will shows that he likely influenced Calvin somewhat in The Bondage and Liberation of the Will. Jay Green writes that Luther can be viewed as an early and continual influence on Calvinism,[20] and it is reasonable to deduce that Luther is perhaps a minor historical influence on Feinberg’s sovereignty theology.[21] Green points out that Luther’s views on theistic determinism are only accepted by a minority of Calvinists today.[22]
[1] Cairns (1981: 288-296).
[7] Luther (1516)(1968: 25).
[9] Luther (1516)(1968: 25).
[11] Luther (1516)(1968: 25).
[13] Erasmus (1525)(1972: 20).
[14] Luther (1525)(1972: 128-130).
[16] Luther (1525)(1972: 128-130).
[17] Luther is far more forceful in presentation that is Calvin and especially Feinberg. He is very forceful in his debate with Erasmus. I would provide the opinion that he seems closed-minded.
[18] Luther (1525)(1972: 133).
[19] Luther (1525)(1972: 123).
[20] Green (1971: 7).
[22] Green (1971: 7).
CAIRNS, EARLE E. (1981) Christianity Through The Centuries, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.
CALVIN, JOHN (1543)(1996) The Bondage and Liberation of the Will, Translated by G.I. Davies, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House.
FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1986) Predestination and Free Will, in David Basinger and Randall Basinger (eds.), Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press.
FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.
FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (2001) No One Like Him, John S. Feinberg (gen.ed.), Wheaton, Illinois, Crossway Books.
GREEN, JAY (1971) Five Points of Calvinism, ‘Forward’, Grand Rapids, Sovereign Grace Publishers.
LUTHER, MARTIN. (1516)(1968) Commentary On The Epistle To The Romans, Translated by J.Theodore Mueller, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.
LUTHER, MARTIN. (1518)(1989) ‘Heidelberg Disputation’, in Timothy F. Lull (ed.), Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings, Minneapolis, Fortress Press.
LUTHER, MARTIN. (1525)(1972) ‘The Bondage of the Will’, in F.W. Strothmann and Frederick W. Locke (eds.), Erasmus-Luther: Discourse on Free Will, New York, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., INC.
B. Propaganda Posters Continued: Problem of Evil Theme
Posters from
Allposters.com
From
The Phrase Finder
'This phrase was coined as a slogan during WWII as part of the US Office of War Information's attempt to limit the possibility of people inadvertently giving useful information to enemy spies. The slogan was actually 'Loose Lips Might Sink Ships. This was one of several similar slogans which all came under the campaigns basic message - 'Careless Talk Costs Lives'.
The slogan was in use by 1942, as this example from the Maryland paper The News, May 1942'
From the United Kingdom 1940
United States of America 1940s
C. Matthew Smed is Glad...
On Sunday May 13, my friend and new Blogger Matt took the above photo and placed the comments in the previous post verbally using a cell phone. Obviously we were seeing what can be done with the use of Blogger and a cell.
'I think of black garbage bags with large logo I'm glad so I put garbage to cite garbage logo what do you see?
how many philosophies and garbage containers do you ever find a website specially with logo's in them here's a glad logo unusually large on several bags in an alleyway
I think of black garbage bags with large logo I'm glad so I put garbage to cite garbage logo what do you see?'
Dolphins
Matthew Smed
Maple Ridge, BC (May 14, 2012)
Maple Ridge, BC (May 14, 2012)
Maple Ridge, BC (May 19, 2012)
I grew up in a Lutheran church, from birth till about 20 years of age.
ReplyDeleteThis past Sunday I visited a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church (I had never visited a Missouri Synod church before), but there was absolutely nothing to cause me to want to re-visit.
Gay revision of the Bible to go on sale
But...
Snopes says not true
‘Jeff said...
ReplyDeleteI grew up in a Lutheran church, from birth till about 20 years of age.
This past Sunday I visited a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church (I had never visited a Missouri Synod church before), but there was absolutely nothing to cause me to want to re-visit.’
I pray in Jesus’ name you find somewhere worthwhile.
‘Westboro Baptist Church has promised to picket Pink Cross Publishing and any store selling the new Bible...’
Would have been ‘lovely’.
Someone is trying to have a gay ‘ol’ time over on the Christians.
Thanks, Jeff.
thekingpin68.blogspot.fr is awsome, so many interesting content is here
ReplyDeleteWell, you said it....
ReplyDeleteCatholic Tradition: An Argument for Tradition Plus the Bible
ReplyDeleteThank you Dr. Murray for quoting
ReplyDeleteRoman Catholic apologist Peter Kreeft and his perspectives on the Church and Scripture and your interaction with this material.
-Rogue Reader-
I found him a useful scholar in many ways.
ReplyDeleteHe is good for overall Christian apologetics.
Cheers.
Kreeft is a first-rate scholar that I have quoted on my blogs and in my PhD:
ReplyDelete'Roman Catholic apologist Peter Kreeft lists several arguments against sola Scriptura which in turn are arguments for tradition: “First, it separates Church and Scripture. But they are one. They are not two rival horses in the authority race, but one rider (the Church) on one horse (Scripture).” He adds, “We are not taught by a teacher without a book or by a book without a teacher, but by one teacher, the Church, with one book, Scripture.”7 Kreeft further argues that “sola Scriptura violates the principle of causality; that an effect cannot be greater than its cause.” For “the successors of the apostles, the bishops of the Church, decided on the canon, the list of books to be declared scriptural and infallible.” And “if the Scripture is infallible, then its cause, the Church, must also be infallible.”
I disagree. The idea would be that the Holy Spirit would help inspire infallible work for a certain selected time/dispensation, although I am not a dispensationalist. Therefore the Church would not have to be likewise.
'8 According to Kreeft, “denominationalism is an intolerable scandal by scriptural standards — see John 17:20-23 and I Corinthians 1:10-17.” But “let five hundred people interpret the Bible without Church authority and there will soon be five hundred denominations.”9 So rejection of authoritative apostolic tradition leads to the unbiblical scandal of denominationalism. Finally, Kreeft argues that “the first generation of Christians did not have the New Testament, only the Church to teach them.”10 This being the case, using the Bible alone without apostolic tradition was not possible.'
Apostolic and related tradition was needed but that does make the traditional writings equal with the New Testament/Old Testament era writings. Commentary writings need not be deemed equal or near equal to what is being commented on when that is inspired Scripture.
Ma is back...living downstairs.
Did not find a much younger replacement for her while she was away for five months.
Yet.:)
thank you !!
ReplyDeletethank you!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how strong is the determinism teaching in actual Lutheran churches? Often specific churches within the same denomination will vary a lot in terms of how much they emphasize the points that distinguish their denomination.
ReplyDeleteE.g. Most Mennonite churches these days do not talk much about non-resistance.
My deduction is that it is strong with a small fundamentalist, in a sense, traditional wing of Lutherans, but I have not researched it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Uncle Chucklins.
I do enjoy the posters from the war you posted, especially the 'tittle tattle' one. Hitler looks like he's more angry about not having a drink, though.
ReplyDelete'Blogger Sarah said...
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy the posters from the war you posted, especially the 'tittle tattle' one. Hitler looks like he's more angry about not having a drink, though.'
Blogger Sarah?, that is new. I have been noticing some new things from Blogger recently. Anyway, thank you Sarah, propaganda posters, in particular I reason having to do with WWII do bring in some pageviews for me and plus they do relate to this blog with the problem of evil and are an intellectual interest. That is a good insight on Hitler and the drink.
Wow, your pictures are very good :)
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Mel.
ReplyDeleteTrekearth and Google Images are the most helpful with the professional photos and occasionally my Blackberry provides me with some good amateur photos.
Cheers.
According to Oprah storehouse and http://headachetreatment.net Depression means "Exertion in visible of the routine parts of the mentality, not confined to the march of apportionment of any firmness". In privileged info, there are intensely uncountable diversified types of headaches. Irritant is also known as Cephalalgia. Cephalalgia comes from the Greek kephale direction "chief", and algos connotation "torture". Some of the causes of headaches are sympathetic while others can be medical emergencies.
ReplyDeleteFunny SPAM that quotes the Greek. Too good to pass up, and with your use of 'algos' you managed to provide a comment with a suffering theme.
ReplyDeleteWikipedia Algos
'Algea (Ancient Greek: Ἄλγεα; singular: Ἄλγος) is used by Hesiod in the plural as the personification of sorrows and griefs, which are there represented as the daughters of Eris, Greek goddess of strife.[1][2] Algos in Greek is a neuter noun literally meaning "pain". She or he was a sibling to Lethe, Limos, Horkos, and Ponos.[3]
The name is related to the word suffix '-algia' denoting a painful condition.[4]
References
^ Hesiod, Theogony 227
^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Algos". In William Smith. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 131.
^ Grimal, Pierre; A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop (1996). The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 152. ISBN 0-631-20102-5.
^ Etymology online'
Good evening.
Miami cannibal was a Christian evangelist, according to live-in girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteInformation on "bath salts" drug, thought to be the "zombie drug" that affected Rudy Eugene.
ReplyDeleteTV report on "bath salts" drugs.
ReplyDeleteCaveat emptor.
'chucky said...
ReplyDeleteMiami cannibal was a Christian evangelist, according to live-in girlfriend.'
'On the Saturday morning (May 26) before Rudy Eugene would become known as the “Miami Cannibal” or the “Miami Zombie” … he held his Bible, and kissed his on-again, off-again girlfriend goodbye after he had woke her up at 5:30 am to tell her he was going out to meet with a “homeboy.”'
In hindsight, I would have been weary of his communion theology.
From that webpage:
ReplyDelete'“Bath Salts” is the nickname for a type of designer drug that’s sold over the Internet, in head shops, and even at gas stations and convenience stores. They come in the form of capsules, powders, or tablets, and are snorted, injected, or swallowed.
'What are bath salts made of?
Most bath salts contain one of two psychoactive chemicals: MDPV (also known as 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone) or mephedrone. Both are synthetic versions of a natural ingredient found in the East African khat plant.'
Quote from YouTube page:
ReplyDelete‘Legal drug can cause a phenomenon said to make a person act like a wild animal.’
As I noted on Facebook in regard to the Miami Cannibal...
ReplyDelete'Miami cannibal was a Christian evangelist, according to live-in girlfriend.'
Not to judge someone fully, that is up to God (Revelation 20, 2 Corinthians 5: 10), but from what Chucky posted this man had a live-in girlfriend and smoked marijuana regularly.
So it sounds 'iffy'.
Miami Cannibal Was Under Voodoo Curse Says Girlfriend
ReplyDelete"Eugene's mother, Ruth Charles, shared that sentiment with CBS-4 saying: “Everybody says that he was a zombie, but I know he’s not a zombie; he’s my son."
"And while Eugene smoked pot, national drug experts believe he may have been under the influence of the synthetic drug Bath Salts, which can cause LSD-type hallucinations and the onset of sudden rages characterized by vastly increased strength."
This happened on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami. We used to go fishing there when I was little.
Ex-Boxer On Fight With “Causeway Cannibal”
ReplyDelete"Former boxer and one-time heavyweight champion Melton Bowen said he once had to use his right hook to defend himself against Rudy Eugene."
"He did threaten me though, ‘Oh I’m gonna kill your (expletive), you know,” Bowen said."
“He wasn’t violent, he was all right.,” Bowen said. “But after you get to know him. If you don’t know him, something different. But if you got to know him, he was pretty cool. He was all right.”
This is my favorite one:
ReplyDeleteNude face-eating cannibal? Must be Miami
"All of us who live in Florida struggle to explain this bizarre place to distant friends and family."
Personally, I would change Florida to Miami. The rest of Florida is vastly different from Miami. Ft. Lauderdale may be the closest, but even that city is not like Miami. In the past, when I would try to explain some of my Miami experiences to people, for instance, in the midwest U.S., they would just not understand.
"I’d be willing to bet that in no other city but Miami would the following quote appear matter-of-factly in a crime story: “Rudy was not a face-eating zombie monster."
"People down here do things that are sick, warped, disgusting, twisted — but rarely shocking. Not anymore.
However, a zombie-like face-eating attack would be major news in any city. And had it happened in Des Moines or Spokane, the worldwide reaction would have been one of plain revulsion.
The initial response to the MacArthur Causeway bloodbath was the same kind of horror, but then — after the dateline was noted — almost a sigh of relief.
Oh, this was in Miami? Well, that explains it.
Even some New Yorkers I know, who read daily about strange and violent events in their own zip code, expressed the view that South Florida would have been their first guess as the location for a nude face-eating incident.
Is it the vibe of this place that promotes such a bounty of derangement, or do the deranged simply move here for the vibe?"
Never become humiliated to be able to acknowledge you have got already been drastically wrong. This solely demonstrates you can be smarter now rather than a short while ago. -- Jonathan Speedy
ReplyDelete'This happened on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami. We used to go fishing there when I was little.'
ReplyDeleteAnd I bet you never came across one Zombie...ever.
'"Former boxer and one-time heavyweight champion Melton Bowen said he once had to use his right hook to defend himself against Rudy Eugene."'
ReplyDeleteAnd I bet he hoped that Eugene would not pull a 'Mike Tyson'.
'Is it the vibe of this place that promotes such a bounty of derangement, or do the deranged simply move here for the vibe?"'
ReplyDeleteThat would be interesting research.
Thanks, Jeff.
'Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteNever become humiliated to be able to acknowledge you have got already been drastically wrong. This solely demonstrates you can be smarter now rather than a short while ago. -- Jonathan Speedy'
No, one should not be humiliated to admit he/she was/is wrong.
At Speedy you're a somebody?
Good afternoon.