On this episode of Faith Unaltered we are diving deeper into the #Orthodox perspective on the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura with our Special Guests, Orthodox Apologists Jay Dyer and Beau Branson! Do Jay and Beau make convincing arguments for rejecting and refuting Sola Scriptura? Watch this episode and be sure to let us know […]
Tonight we cover the long list of papal forgeries long used for centuries to back up the more absurd papal claims, such as universal temporal and *monetary* supremacy. We will look at the more well known examples like the Donation of Constantine, as well as lesser known documents, and in part 2 touch on Fatima and other so-called “apparitions” which now replace the authentic direct experience of God with superstition and histrionics. The full talk is available for subscribers to JaysAnalysis.com.
I will be covering the ridiculous accusation that St Athanasius taught absolute divine simplicity as illustrated from the definitive Fr Florovsky paper on the subject, analyzing De Decretis, and looking again at the theophanies and how Triadology developed from St Athanasius to St Basil in letters 38 and 234, to St Maximos and the 6th Council, into St. John of Damascus and the Confession of St. Sophronius and into the medieval Orthodox councils that define eternal manifestation as binding and how this is admitted in the Vatican Clarification on the Filioque.
“RC Apologist” has mentioned me by name as someone he wants to debate Sola Scriptura with. Since I am a former Calvinist, I always welcome the opportunity to refute the position and its distinctives. The debate is not formal, but open crossfire and has no set time limit. That the Church doesn’t determine her entire canon, but only the NT, is literally the stupidest argument I’ve ever heard.. “Dear rabbinical high court, What is the proper list of books that we heretic Christians should accept? Thanks, Paul the Apostle”
Several emails with good questions arrived this week, so I wanted to take the opportunity to answer with my perspective. First, I deal with why the New Testament is reliable in terms of basic textual issues. Second, I deal with the theology of the NT and the Book of Isaiah as it relates to the many powerful predictions of the coming of the Messiah. In the second half, I cover the Nietzschean criticism of master/slave morality, and the response to atheism – proof for the existence of God.
