Comments for CalvinDude.com http://calvindude.com/dude The Theological and Philosophical Musings of CalvinDude Tue, 22 May 2012 21:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Is All Sin The Same? by Is Gay Marriage the End of the World? | | CalvinDude.com http://calvindude.com/dude/2005/11/14/is-all-sin-the-same/#comment-3066 Is Gay Marriage the End of the World? | | CalvinDude.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:30:32 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/blog/2005/11/is-all-sin-the-same/#comment-3066 [...] that homosexuality is a sin, and gay marriage is a bad idea. However, I’ve written before that not all sin is the same, and that God Himself views some sins as worse sins than other things. And the fact is, abortion [...] [...] that homosexuality is a sin, and gay marriage is a bad idea. However, I’ve written before that not all sin is the same, and that God Himself views some sins as worse sins than other things. And the fact is, abortion [...]

]]> Comment on Job Applied by CalvinDude http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/05/07/job-applied/#comment-3065 CalvinDude Tue, 08 May 2012 16:34:45 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=4331#comment-3065 Thanks for your comments, Patrick. The commentary on Job is actually quite fun for me too. I love being able to dig in-depth into a book, and as this post demonstrates, it has some practical value too. My heart definitely sympathizes with Ben Witherington on his loss, yet I cannot help but think of how much more comfort he could take if he knew that God had a purpose for it to happen. Not that God can somehow make do with it and figure out some way to turn it into good, but that all along it was <i>intended</i> for good. I wish he could have that level of comfort in his time of grief. Thanks for your comments, Patrick. The commentary on Job is actually quite fun for me too. I love being able to dig in-depth into a book, and as this post demonstrates, it has some practical value too.

My heart definitely sympathizes with Ben Witherington on his loss, yet I cannot help but think of how much more comfort he could take if he knew that God had a purpose for it to happen. Not that God can somehow make do with it and figure out some way to turn it into good, but that all along it was intended for good. I wish he could have that level of comfort in his time of grief.

]]> Comment on Job Applied by Patrick Chan http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/05/07/job-applied/#comment-3064 Patrick Chan Mon, 07 May 2012 22:39:17 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=4331#comment-3064 Thanks for your nice post, Peter! (And your entire series on Job, of course!) :-) Thanks for your nice post, Peter! (And your entire series on Job, of course!) :-)

]]> Comment on The Primacy of Creator-Sovereignty in Scripture by Love and Sovereignty - CalvinDude.comCalvinDude.com http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/02/15/the-primacy-of-creator-sovereignty-in-scripture/#comment-3060 Love and Sovereignty - CalvinDude.comCalvinDude.com Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:18:43 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=2127#comment-3060 [...] while back, I wrote a blog post called The Primacy of Creator-Sovereignty in Scripture. In that post, I asked: Does God present His love as His primary attribute to us in Scripture? I [...] [...] while back, I wrote a blog post called The Primacy of Creator-Sovereignty in Scripture. In that post, I asked: Does God present His love as His primary attribute to us in Scripture? I [...]

]]> Comment on Can We Prove the Existence of God? by CalvinDude http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/04/17/can-we-prove-the-existence-of-god/#comment-3057 CalvinDude Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:02:37 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=3536#comment-3057 Thanks, Patrick. But really, James Anderson came up with all of that. I just amplified one section. Oh wait. I'm supposed to take credit for stuff. In that case, yes, my brilliance sometimes even astonishes me! Thanks, Patrick. But really, James Anderson came up with all of that. I just amplified one section.

Oh wait. I’m supposed to take credit for stuff.

In that case, yes, my brilliance sometimes even astonishes me!

]]> Comment on Can We Prove the Existence of God? by Patrick Chan http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/04/17/can-we-prove-the-existence-of-god/#comment-3056 Patrick Chan Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:48:17 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=3536#comment-3056 It's hard to keep up with your fount (or is it font? I hope not Times New Roman!) of knowledge, Peter! Good stuff. :-) It’s hard to keep up with your fount (or is it font? I hope not Times New Roman!) of knowledge, Peter! Good stuff. :-)

]]> Comment on The Illogical Arminian by drwayman http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/03/28/the-illogical-arminian/#comment-3052 drwayman Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:17:46 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=2979#comment-3052 Here are two sites that I use for widgets on my blog. Maybe you will find it helpful: http://wibiya.conduit.com http://mailchimp.com/ Here are two sites that I use for widgets on my blog. Maybe you will find it helpful:

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]]> Comment on The Illogical Arminian by CalvinDude http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/03/28/the-illogical-arminian/#comment-3051 CalvinDude Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:20:12 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=2979#comment-3051 Hi Dale, Well, we'd disagree on what "effectively" means, I'm sure. :-) I think he is quite effective in a realm where his views do not require a holistic defense...but then, so are just about anyone's. That fits the Proverb that says (my paraphrase) "A man is thought to be correct until another speaks." WLC benefits from the fact that in a debate, each side has to be intensly focused on specific points. He can build a defense for those points that are attacked during debate. I would still say he would not be as good in defending his faith outside of the debate arena, for instance in one-on-one missionary work, when neither side has artificial time limits (or, for that matter, a moderator to keep it on a specific point). As to your final paragraph, I do not believe that feature is available here. I know many blog software places have that option you can check, but as far as I know it doesn't exist on this version here. You could sign up for the Comments RSS feed, I suppose (but that's not just for any one particular comment). Further, right now there aren't very many comments here, but you can see the latest comments if you scroll to the bottom of any blog page. So for NOW that would work (although, obviously, if tons of people write tons of comments, then it won't be useful). I can check around for other settings in the future too. Maybe there's a widget that I can add that'll do that :-) Hi Dale,
Well, we’d disagree on what “effectively” means, I’m sure. :-) I think he is quite effective in a realm where his views do not require a holistic defense…but then, so are just about anyone’s. That fits the Proverb that says (my paraphrase) “A man is thought to be correct until another speaks.” WLC benefits from the fact that in a debate, each side has to be intensly focused on specific points. He can build a defense for those points that are attacked during debate. I would still say he would not be as good in defending his faith outside of the debate arena, for instance in one-on-one missionary work, when neither side has artificial time limits (or, for that matter, a moderator to keep it on a specific point).

As to your final paragraph, I do not believe that feature is available here. I know many blog software places have that option you can check, but as far as I know it doesn’t exist on this version here. You could sign up for the Comments RSS feed, I suppose (but that’s not just for any one particular comment). Further, right now there aren’t very many comments here, but you can see the latest comments if you scroll to the bottom of any blog page. So for NOW that would work (although, obviously, if tons of people write tons of comments, then it won’t be useful).

I can check around for other settings in the future too. Maybe there’s a widget that I can add that’ll do that :-)

]]> Comment on The Illogical Arminian by drwayman http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/03/28/the-illogical-arminian/#comment-3050 drwayman Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:34:27 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=2979#comment-3050 CalvinDude - Of course you are entitled to your beliefs about Dr. Craig. After all, it is your blog :-p So, I guess then that you would agree that he effectively combats atheism from a non-Calvinist perspective. I would much rather have Craig defend our faith than what I have seen out of just about any theological camp that is out there. BTW - How do I sign up for your blog post and/or new comments? I just happened to remember to check back in here but I would have like to have been notified by email that you had responded. CalvinDude – Of course you are entitled to your beliefs about Dr. Craig. After all, it is your blog :-p

So, I guess then that you would agree that he effectively combats atheism from a non-Calvinist perspective. I would much rather have Craig defend our faith than what I have seen out of just about any theological camp that is out there.

BTW – How do I sign up for your blog post and/or new comments? I just happened to remember to check back in here but I would have like to have been notified by email that you had responded.

]]> Comment on The Illogical Arminian by CalvinDude http://calvindude.com/dude/2012/03/28/the-illogical-arminian/#comment-3049 CalvinDude Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:50:20 +0000 http://calvindude.com/dude/?p=2979#comment-3049 Hello Dale, To my knowledge, Craig is a Molinist rather than an Arminian. He is an effective defender of the faith, but only because he has so narrowly limited the range of his debates, and typically because he is only taking one specific argument (in my admitedly limited exposure, he typically sticks to a variation of the Kalam Cosmological argument) to prove the existence of God. He does address some other aspects, such as the Problem of Evil, but I find his answers there less than helpful (and, indeed, you can ask some atheists, such as the folks over at the Debunking Christianity if they think he's effective there). Craig's biggest problem is that he's a philosopher, not an exegete of Scripture, and as such he argues based on philosophical, not Biblical principals. This is effective in debate, but doesn't work as well for a person who wants to live with their apologetics based on Scriptural principals. Hello Dale,
To my knowledge, Craig is a Molinist rather than an Arminian. He is an effective defender of the faith, but only because he has so narrowly limited the range of his debates, and typically because he is only taking one specific argument (in my admitedly limited exposure, he typically sticks to a variation of the Kalam Cosmological argument) to prove the existence of God. He does address some other aspects, such as the Problem of Evil, but I find his answers there less than helpful (and, indeed, you can ask some atheists, such as the folks over at the Debunking Christianity if they think he’s effective there).

Craig’s biggest problem is that he’s a philosopher, not an exegete of Scripture, and as such he argues based on philosophical, not Biblical principals. This is effective in debate, but doesn’t work as well for a person who wants to live with their apologetics based on Scriptural principals.

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