Cynic

The short answer: Yes. A longer answer by J. I. Packer: [From J. I. Packer’s essay, “Biblical Authority, Hermeneutics, and Inerrancy,” in Jerusalem and Athens (Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., 1971), reproduced in electronic format on the compact disc, “The Works of Cornelius Van Til.”]

Cman, I’m going to bug out so I will not be a distraction while Geisha hammers nails as she wants to drive them, but I find it unsurprising that the assumption in Geisha's posts about an objective religious truth (together with resultant real and false believers) would be offensive to you. Suggestion: Every time you have an itch in your religious pluralism, a yearning to experience more of your religious autonomy, or find yourself offering your devotion to a narcissistic thought, eat a prune. Cynic

Geisha779, Slay and eat, sister! Your posts are refreshing. I hope you don’t mind me asking if you have a church/denominational affiliation, and what that affiliation is. Also, if you used to post at WayDale under another nick. A (rather nosy) Trinitarian comrade, Cynic

Bump.

Apparent usual rules. He/she who names it posts the next one. Post a line, a stanza, or more from a hymn, but generally avoid posting something that gives away the hymn title, which, of course, usually is comprised of a hymn's first few words. You might also provide a link to a tune to which the hymn is customarily sung. Suggestion: Posting something that was not in the TWI songbook might be broadening for readers having a church exposure that differs from yours. Note: http://www.cyberhymnal.org is one source (there are others) for the words of hymns and tunes used with them. Tune: http://cyberhymnal.org/mid/a/u/s/austria.mid Disclaimer: I don’t know whether or not the above hymn was sung in TWI meetings.

What a line!!!

Protestants tend to recognize only two sacraments: the Lord’s Supper and Baptism. As for some unpacking of the significance of water baptism, I find Meredith Kline’s characterization of baptism as a “judicial ordeal” intriguing: http://www.apuritansmind.com/Baptism/Kline...OrdealPart1.htm http://www.apuritansmind.com/Baptism/Kline...OrdealPart2.htm

John Updike? :]

Jim Hightower?

WAG (wild-arse guess): F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Yesiree.

The author typically appears with a goatee in photographs. Here's another quote from his writing:

Hint: Though he never wrote a novel, the writer penned a number plays and became recognized as a master of the short story. Somewhat different in social service from the detachedly idle narrator of the story from which I quoted, the writer was a physician who treated (reportedly without charge) numerous poor folks, while supporting himself largely from his literary endeavors.

Thanks. Here it is, with some more added that might serve a bit towards identifying the writer's voice.

I haven't read it before, but it's from Andrew Murray I presume.

My apologies. The quote is withdrawn.

I discovered this thread just yesterday, and hope I am not in poor protocol in jumping in and posting this.

DWBH, Thanks for the response.

Anyone recall Wierwille purportedly ordaining any “apostles”? Who? In what TWI time period(s)? Don’t bother with TWI’s “prophets”— I remember them seeming about as plentiful as the strutting LCs who groveled at Wierwille’s feet.

If I don’t speak for the internet hack, who will (or even would)? He is a sometimes caustic offender and is, always, the sibling of all my siblings.

Internet hack on Hebrews 7:3 (Originally posted at WayDale) Disclaimer: The names of posters with whom the internet hack was interacting in two of the three posts have been truncated after their first letters. He regrets questioning whether those who oppose the eternal existence of Christ are vessels of dung in the Lord’s own house, and now deems it greatly improbable that those who cannot respond in faith to the biblical testimony but continue to oppose the Son’s eternal existence are vessels within the Lord's house at all).

John Calvin on Hebrews 7:3 ( From Calvin's commentary on Hebrews, The John Calvin Collection, Ages Software)

Following are a few comments on Hebrews 7:3 by a couple rather capable exegetes and an internet hack: John Chrysostom on Hebrews 7:3 ( From http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf114.txt )

Try reading the Snopes piece you provided a link to, again.

I just saw where Rhino had previously posted a link to the slideshow. Oh, well.