Stephen Knowles

South Carolinian freezing in Michigan. OPC deacon. Philosophy student. Classical school teacher. Robot.

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@CIKJeremyCarl @pastoraldoleon @OrthodoxPC

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@unnamed_sourc3s @ReallyOldLife @tomascol this is his point lol

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@bigdadda20 @DracoReformans @redeemed_zoomer @ehenes Wisdom would indicate one should have the session’s consent before firing off on the internet about debating someone. Ministers don’t exist in a vacuum and should take the session’s authority seriously.

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@7ummumbonum @farmingandJesus nuance bros when it’s time to speak without any distinctions

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@archeofuturist “i’m happy to serve the church all* week long”

*Unless there is any chance i might have to postpone dinner

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@WmHillJr oh i thought your profile said “presbyterian” my mistake

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@7ummumbonum @MarkMacdonald75 the article on the “Lost Keys” by @DanielRHyde was influential in the decision by my church’s session to institute confession and absolution.

https://t.co/62BNVPDaQU

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@Kevin__Miller @HansFiene when my wife was pregnant we discussed genetic testing and i was initially opposed on the grounds that even if there was some abnormality we wouldn’t ever plan to terminate. we decided to test anyway because if there was something we wanted to know and pray as much as possible

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@7ummumbonum this would extend to it being the responsibility of the person quoting baxter. if one is to claim that repentance is necessary before or to attain justification, isn’t it fair to expect them to offer enough clarity to know if they mean repentance how WSC 87 uses it?

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@7ummumbonum is "consent" distinct from "assent?"

Isnt it the responsibility of baxter to indicate what he means by "repentance... [is] necessary before to our first justification?"

Seems that Rutherford is right to hold Baxter to account for what he said, not just what he might mean

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@7ummumbonum Does “no external act” imply an internal act of sincere obedience necessary for justification? (I acknowledge it doesnt logically require it, but is at best very confusing)

I’m slow to disregard someone like Rutherford (or burgess who you and I have talked about) contra Baxter

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@7ummumbonum Isn’t it possible Rutherford is right that repentance is being put ahead of justification by baxter since Baxter in the quote you posted said internal faith, repentance, and consent are necessary before our first justification?

is consent distinct from assent? Ev repentance? Etc

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If it’s easier to find a giving tab than it is what denomination you are a part of, I don’t visit.

[Rock Wall Bibles @RockWallBibles]

POV: you’re browsing a church’s website. What is an immediate 🚩?

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@dordtius1618 @7ummumbonum pretty sure this guy didn’t even exist

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@CharlesAVaughn @RefDogmatika I think this might be an ai article. It's very mechanical and does some of the normal ai things like "It's not x, it's y," phraseology. but perhaps it was just edited by ai, not wholly composed by it.

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@LatinPerDiem @jessenigro “men’s group”?

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@archeofuturist Licensure candidate at our last presbytery meeting quoted it. He sustained his exam.

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@7ummumbonum all disagreements are semantic

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@7ummumbonum @reformzoomer I feel confident he means "fully and finally fell away from God after conversion and was lost"