Book 4/Chapter 16 Men and women (section 16) 1. What does Calvin do with the argument that women ought not to be baptized if they were not circumcised? Old enough to be born again (section 17) 1. What do Calvin’s opponents conclude about the parentage of children? 2. Does Calvin agree that they are in …
Nadil Malik Hasan and the Street Light
A joke is told about a drunk who was crawling around under a street lamp on his hands and knees. He had been there for some time, and another guy came along and said, “What are you looking for?” The answer was that he was looking for his lost car keys, and so the new …
Just the Same
Book 4/Chapter 16 Father Abraham (section 13) 1. How are both circumcision and uncircumcision made equal in honor? 2. Why do Gentiles who believe not have to be circumcised? 3. Why does Paul deny that Abraham is father of the circumcision alone? Physical descent (section 14) 1. Does Calvin make physical descent from Abraham nothing? …
The Blessing of Christ
Book 4/Chapter 16 Blessing the children (section 7) 1. Why did the anabaptists not accept Christ blessing the children as a reason for baptizing them? 2. How does Calvin answer this? Argument from silence (section 8) 1. If we accepted that infant baptism is unbiblical because it is not mentioned, then what else is unbiblical? …
In the Mouths of Theological Blowhards
In his second chapter, John Franke says a number of reassuring things, that would have been just fine in another setting. But here, they are not. For example and to wit: “An understanding of the situated and contextual character of truth and Christian theology provides a theological framework from which to embrace Christian pluralism without …
Whooda Thunk?
I am entering this from my phone, just to see if it can be done. Doesn’t mean it should be done, of course.
A Seemingly Plausible Argument
Book 4/Chapter 16 The attack on infant baptism (section 1) 1. Who attacks infant baptism, according to Calvin? 2. What is the appearance of their argument? 3. And what is it? The meaning of baptism (section 2) 1. What should we not focus on in baptism? 2. Are we to reason from baptism to the …
At Least I Didn”t Confuse Him With Rutherford B. Hayes
I just got my author’s copies of 5 Cities That Ruled the World today, and you should of course get your twelve copies now. But — and this is the way it frequently goes even while the printing press is cooling down — this is the time when errors are brought to one’s attention, waving …
Health Care Freak Show
Now that the PelosiCare Fiasco has passed the House (in the middle of night, sight unseen, nothing to see here, folks, just keep moving), all eyes turn to the Senate. As Americans who know how to count continue to watch our solons of subtraction with fascinated horror, let me just throw up a small post …
Seven Thousand By Grace/Romans 40
INTRODUCTION: In times of spiritual declension—which we are certainly in—it is very easy to fall into the trap that Elijah fell into. Flatterers and false teachers always tell us that things are far better than we think, but when we work our way past their lies, we often have to be reassured by God Himself …