Introduction Ah bacon . . . is there any food more simultaneously loved and reviled? Cultural jokes abound at the expense of this breakfast meat, but for some bacon is no laughing matter.(Why do I keep hearing a news reporter’s voice when I read that last sentence?) Some Christians believe that eating pork products (as … Continue reading »
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Is Praying the Rosary Biblical?
Introduction A friend of mine mentioned an incident recently where someone was challenged concerning praying the rosary – specifically as to its biblical nature. After hearing this, I realized that I did not even know what exactly the rosary was, so I looked it up. Here are my initial thoughts. The Rosary Prayers The full rosary is a series of prayers (81 … Continue reading »
Form, Matter, the Bible, and Bisquick
Form and Matter The terms “form” and “matter” are used often in philosophy for a variety of references. Very broadly speaking, form picks out something general/universal and matter picks out something specific/particular. So, for example, one might say that the form of “treeness” accounts for a thing being a tree, while matter is the principle … Continue reading »
Can the Grammatical-Historical Method of Interpretation Determine Christian Orthodoxy?
Introduction In a previous post I argued that Norman Geisler’s inclusion of the Grammatical-Historical Method [GHM] of interpretation in his “Logical Method” for discovering Christian orthodoxy was problematic. Here I will expand on this issue, for it is often at this stage that related debates get hung up. This is not a critique of the GHM itself. … Continue reading »
Is Christian Orthodoxy a Logical Deduction?
A Parsimonious Orthodoxy? Norman Geisler’s online debates with various parties have become widespread, and much has been said about “the orthodox Christian faith” regarding them. The term “orthodox” has been thrown around so much, it seems it is simply being taken for granted that everyone agrees on what it means. Given the tenor of many … Continue reading »
