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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Axiom: The Idol Factory of 21st Century Evangelicals
Since Calvin has said that our minds are idol factories, then perhaps we can say the following about 21st century evangelicalism: The idol factory in the minds of 21st century evangelical Christians is having a mind that is an idle … Continue reading
Posted in The 21st Century Church
Tagged Christianity, church, evangelical, institutes, john calvin, mind, think
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Augustine vs. Descartes
René Descartes, father of Modern Philosophy, is famous for his oft-quoted dictum, “Cogito, ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am.). Descartes, on a quest to lay a foundation upon which to build a system of knowlege, began the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Apologia
Tagged augustine, city of god, descartes, doubt, knowledge, skepticism
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The True Philosopher
Now if wisdom is identical with God, by whom all things were made, as we are assured by divine authority and divine truth, then the true philosopher is the lover of God (St. Augustine, City of God, 298). Thus, the … Continue reading
Posted in Apologia
Tagged augustine, Christianity, city of god, God, philosophy, plato
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The Difficulty of the Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW)
I know how difficult it is to persuade the world that God disapproves of all modes of worship not expressly sanctioned by His Word. The opposite persuasion which cleaves to them, being seated, as it were, in their very bones … Continue reading
Posted in The 21st Century Church
Tagged church, john calvin, reform, regulative principle of worship, rpw, worship
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