But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 1 Peter 3: 14-16
I recently had a troubling exchange on a “Gordon Clark Discussion” Facebook page where a participant made the following statement:
Libertarianism’s axiom is the non-aggression axiom, which means it is never OK to initiate aggression against person or property. Christians ground...
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Here is a link to Doug Douma’s Gordon “Clark and Other Reformed Critics of Karl Barth.” The piece is a sweeping and excellent review and analysis of Gordon Clark’s,Karl Barth’s Theological Method. I say sweeping because in the review Douma...
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Scripturalism and the Cessation of Continued Revelation
Written by Sean GeretyLots of good citations and hard to find Clark quotes … but it does make the case.
A Place for Thoughts
Does Scripturalism allow for the possibility of continued revelation?
Outline I. Definitions A. The cessation of continued revelation B. Scripturalism
II. Continued Revelation contradicted by:...
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Doug Douma Reviews Can The Presbyterian Church In America Be Saved?
Written by Sean Gerety
Doug Douma, author of The Presbyterian Philosopher: The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark, has reviewed my little book on some of the troubles in the PCA. One small caveat is that Douma notes that one PCA church he is familiar with has left to join the Bible Presbyterian...
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Anti-Protestant: Lew Rockwell’s Ongoing Attack on the Reformation
Written by Sean Gerety“As a Roman Catholic himself, it should come as no surprise that Lew Rockwell’s eponymously named website has long featured an undercurrent of Romanist thought running beneath its Libertarian superstructure.
What is interesting about this Romanist intellectual undercurrent is how it...
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Not exactly how I ended up there but someone seems to have added me recently to an annoying Facebook group called: Calvinism Theology VS The Rest Of Christianity. It’s really just a page where Arminians of various sorts bash Calvinists. What’s nice is that it’s usually...
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Steve Matthews discusses the idea of intrinsic verse imputed value in economics and throws in some important theology along the way.
Authors: Sean Gerety...
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John Piper’s departure from the central doctrine of the Christian faith even justification by belief alone has a long history, but the recent flurry of articles and rebukes and counter-rebukes has been particularly interesting. If you haven’t been following this debate and...
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John Piper has doubled down on his doctrine of justification by faith and works. John Robbins first alerted the world about Piper’s rejection of the law/Gospel distinction in his review of Piper’s abysmal Future Grace back in 2002. Today, Tim Shaughnessy and Timothy...
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On Hurricanes, Karma and the Providence of God
Written by Sean GeretyIf you don’t already subscribe to Steve Matthews’ blog, , you definitely should. A great mix of politics, religion, and theology. – SG
“I don’t believe in instant Karma but this kinda feels like it for Texas. Hopefully this will help them...
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Reflections on the Christian Apologetics of Gordon H. Clark – E. Calvin Beisner
Written by Sean Gerety
[This paper was originally delivered as a lecture at an apologetics conference at Branch of Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Torrance, California, October 23, 2015.]
I’m going to focus today pretty exclusively on Gordon Clark’s epistemology. Clark believed Christian apologetics must...
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Last night a friend messaged me letting me know that supporters of Doug Wilson are claiming Wilson is no longer affiliated with the Federal Vision and to continue to label him as a Federal Visionist is unwarranted and generally not nice. I admit that was news to me and frankly nothing could...
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Scripturalism and the Cessation of Continued Revelation
Written by Sean Gerety
In his voluminous online writings Cheung calls cessationism (1) blasphemy, (2) heresy, (3) false doctrine, (5) unbiblical, (6) Satan’s ultimate protection, (7) the master heresy, (8) evil and dangerous, (9) incompatible with Christianity, (10) more dangerous and destructive than the heresies...
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Yep, that’s their name and this is their interview of Doug Douma, author of the new Gordon Clark biography: CLICK HERE
Authors: Sean Gerety...
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Doug Douma, the author of The Presbyterian Philosopher – The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark, has put together a short article demonstrating from personal letters culled as far back as 1939 that Gordon Clark has always rightly and consistently held to the position that faith...
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David Engelsma reviews “The Presbyterian Philosopher”
Written by Sean Gerety
In 2017 one can discern the further adverse consequences of the OPC’s decisions and actions in the matter of Gordon Clark. The OPC committed itself to...
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The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark – A Review
Written by Sean Gerety
Doug Douma has done a masterful job. This book is a must-read for anyone even remotely interested in discovering one of the greatest minds Christianity has ever produced. That’s not hyperbole. According to John Robbins; “R. C. Sproul was once asked what 20th-century...
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Now Available: “The Presbyterian Philosopher” – The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark
Written by Sean Gerety
Doug Douma’s bio on Clark is now available. Read about it below…
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I’m glad to announce that my book The Presbyterian Philosopher – The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark is...
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