I’m a catholic and orthodox Protestant, how ’bout you?
Archive for the ‘Roman Catholicism’ Category
Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant
Posted in Bible, Christology, Church Government, Personal Development, Relationships, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged church history, Connecting, Covenant Theology, Historical theology, Personal Development, Reformed Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Salvation, Scripture, theology on May 18, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Our People – Second Century
Posted in Christology, Church Government, Early Church, Eschatology, History, Personal Development, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged church history, Connecting, Historical theology, Personal Development, Reformed Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, theology on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The second century was full of persecutions, the Apostolic Fathers, the rise of the Episcopate, the growth of heresies, and the flowering of the Apologists. Come get a gander!
Two Pivot Points – Still Very Important
Posted in Bible, History, Personal Development, Reformation, Relationships, Roman Catholicism, Soteriology, Theology, tagged Historical theology, justification, Personal Development, Reformed, Reformed Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Salvation, Scripture, theology on September 21, 2010 | 14 Comments »
The two pivot points of the Reformation: authority (sola scriptura) and justification (sola fide) – these issues are still divide Roman Catholicism and Protestantism and are still tremendously important. Pour a beer and join the discussion.
Primitive Roman Church
Posted in Church Government, Early Church, Personal Development, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged Historical theology, Personal Development, Roman Catholicism, theology on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How far back does the bishopric of Rome go? We have evidence of numerous home-based churches modeled after the Synagogue system… a far cry from the Papacy!
Council of Trent
Posted in Personal Development, Post-Reformation Orthodoxy, Reformation, Roman Catholicism, Soteriology, Theology, tagged Historical theology, John Calvin, Personal Development, Reformed, Roman Catholicism, Salvation, theology on July 15, 2010 | 18 Comments »
A piece of the official Roman Catholic position on justification – what do you think?
Godfrey’s Sola Scriptura
Posted in Doctrine of Scripture, Personal Development, Reviews, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged Historical theology, Personal Development, Reformed Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Scripture, theology on July 12, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Dr. Godfrey both defines sola scriptura, the final Protestant authority, and reveals Rome’s true authority: sola ecclesia.
Summary of the Discussion
Posted in Church Government, Personal Development, Prolegomena, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged Personal Development, Reformed, Roman Catholicism, theology on July 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A summary of the discussion so far. I’ve been working with Tim Troutman on the biblical data for the Roman Catholic hierarchy – check out the comments!
Catholic or Marlboro?
Posted in Bible, Caspar Olevianus, Heidelberg Catechism, Personal Development, Post-Reformation Orthodoxy, Preaching, Reformation, Relationships, Roman Catholicism, Soteriology, Theology, Zacharius Ursinus, tagged Calvinism, Covenant Theology, Heidelberg Catechism, Historical theology, Olevianus, Personal Development, Preaching, Reformed, Reformed Catholicism, Reformed Orthodox, Roman Catholicism, Salvation, theology, Ursinus on June 22, 2010 | 8 Comments »
The Reformation was an extension of the historic catholic church, not a deformation/dismembering of it. Our teaching must be catholic, but finally biblical.
Holy Orders – Part 3B
Posted in Bible, Church Government, Personal Development, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged Personal Development, Reformed, Roman Catholicism, theology on June 21, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tim Troutman brings up four texts in the NT to demonstrate the episcopacy is in harmony with the NT teaching. Do you think he succeeds?
Response to Holy Orders – Part 3A
Posted in Church Government, Personal Development, Roman Catholicism, Theology, tagged Personal Development, Reformed, Roman Catholicism, theology on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tim Troutman’s claim that the Jewish system of ecclesiastical government resembles episcopacy is examined. Turns out that the Jewish system resembles that of Presbyterianism much more closely.
