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Christ-centered, Reformed, Presbyterian, Calvinist-but-not-too-Calvinist; frequently liberal. I like to think of myself as ecumenically minded but am secretly suspicious of my own bias. I enjoy libraries and the books inside them. Also medieval history (esp. medieval reception of Biblical, classical and patristic sources, and the ways that their interpretations have persisted or been rejected).
My profile image is a raven from the Aberdeen Bestiary. Corvus in divina pagina diversis modis accipitur, ut per corvum aliquando predicatorum, aliquando peccatorum, aliquando diabolus intelligitur. (The raven is understood in a variety of ways in the sacred scriptures: sometimes it means a preacher, sometimes a sinner, sometimes the devil.) It reminds me that I am simul justus et peccator.
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May 22 |
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who heart about heal with holy spirit? Dear Vale Spirit - welcome to this site and thank you for your question. But I do not understand exactly what you are asking. It looks like you want to know how many people on this site have heard about healing with the power of the Holy Spirit. If so, then that's not the kind of question that we are set up to answer. Take a look at our FAQ and you will see that we don't think surveys of Christian views are suited for this site. I and others can help you to write questions that we can answer. |
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May 20 |
asked | Who compared the Trinity to a triangle with three right angles? |
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May 18 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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May 2 |
accepted | Why does the Litany of Saint Joseph call him “terror of demons”? |
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May 1 |
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Where does the idea of a water canopy come from in the Bible, and is there scientific evidence to support it? I hadn't heard this canopy theory. Is it related to the firmament? (I had thought of the flood passage as referring to holes in the solid firmament.) |
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May 1 |
asked | Why does the Litany of Saint Joseph call him “terror of demons”? |
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Apr 16 |
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On what basis did Mary Queen of Scots first reject the Scots Confession? found the French original! |
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Apr 15 |
answered | On what basis did Mary Queen of Scots first reject the Scots Confession? |
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Apr 13 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Apr 13 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 12 |
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Why does Jesus speak of himself in the third person? Hello Corey and welcome to this site. Since you are new you might like to take some time to look over some other questions and answers, to see the sort of thing we are about. From what you have written here, I think you are confused about the grammatical third person versus the third person of the Trinity. This doesn't answer the original question. |
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Apr 11 |
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Should Christians marry non-Christians? Hello luksmir! This is an interesting point, though I see the text of your answer is gathering some downvotes. Perhaps that is because readers would like a little more detail. I know that I would be interested in having some of the gaps filled in, between your quotation and the conclusion - there is some reasoning there that you don't yet spell out, and it doesn't engage with the quotations in the original question. It might also be helpful if you could point to some outside source where the connection is made. |
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Apr 11 |
asked | What is the role of the three persons of the Trinity in Creation? |
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Apr 10 |
answered | What is a brief history on the idea that the Papacy is the Anti-Christ? |
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Apr 9 |
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What is a brief history on the idea that the Papacy is the Anti-Christ? @fredsbend, I wrote this a while back which might be helpful - christianity.stackexchange.com/a/9631/545. The quotes there are basically from "proto-Reformers" (Hus, Wycliffe, and the like), later than 11th C. but in continuity with the Reformation proper. I don't know about this 'even saints' business as calling the institution of the Papacy the Antichrist might just cause a hiccup in your cause for canonization. For individual popes, or a hypothetical pope, could be OK, and there are certainly 11th C. people who wrote about "What if the pope were a heretic?" in the abstract. |
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Apr 5 |
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In Theistic Evolution when do the genealogies in Genesis become real? I don't really know why you ask about "theistic evolution", which is purely about human origins. It seems like you are searching for a shorthand for "people who do not believe in a historical Adam" (which some theistic evolutionists do and some don't). |
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Apr 4 |
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Does intelligence or rationality belong to other animals by participation? Isidore of Seville wrote (Etymologiae 12) that some people thought apes (simiae) were so called because they imitate human reason (in eis similitudo rationis humanae). (The real reason, he says, is the Greek root simos, flat-nosed.) Hence also the modern English verb "ape", to imitate. This seems to fit the idea that their intelligence is a lesser, reflected version of our own. |
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Apr 1 |
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Is there a special name for the day between Easter and Good Friday? The name "Holy Saturday" has been used at least since the eighth century - the Gelasian Sacramentary has "Sabbato Sancto". It is likely even older than that. |
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Apr 1 |
accepted | Who was Thomas's twin? |
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Apr 1 |
accepted | How do Aquinas and Hooker differ in their doctrine on communion? |
