Jason Engwer vs. the Biblical Case for Invoking Saints
Protestant apologist Jason Engwer wrote the article, “Attempts To Make A Biblical Case For Prayers To The Dead” (Trialblogue, 6-9-08). His words will be in blue. ***** The Biblical record gives us a...
View ArticleInvocation of Saints: Jason Engwer Still Out to Sea
Jason Engwer is a Protestant apologist who runs the site, Triablogue. He used to interact with me from 2002-2010 or so and then promptly stopped. I continue to critique his material, if I think there...
View ArticleJesus: Okay to Request Abraham’s Intercession
This exchange was with a Protestant named Dennis White. I have edited it down for a more compact presentation, from the full exchange on my blog. I also correct several of his grammatical and spelling...
View ArticleVs. J. Oliveira #3: Mediating Saints
[photo from Twitter] *** Brazilian Protestant Juan Roberto de Oliveira is the author of the book, Nenhum Caminho Leva a Roma: O pecurso até o protestantismo [No Road Leads to Rome: The Path to...
View ArticleVs. J. Oliveira #5: Talking to Dead Saints
[photo from Twitter] *** Brazilian Protestant Juan Roberto de Oliveira is the author of the book, Nenhum Caminho Leva a Roma: O pecurso até o protestantismo [No Road Leads to Rome: The Path to...
View ArticleBible on Angels & the Communion of Saints
Chapter 12 (pp. 361-379) of my book, Bible Truths for Catholic Truths: A Source Book for Apologists and Inquirers (Manchester, New Hampshire: Sophia Institute Press, 2009); the paperback is now...
View ArticleVs. Turretin #1: Communion of Saints 1 (Preliminaries)
François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian and renowned defender of the Calvinistic (Reformed) orthodoxy represented by the Synod of Dort, and was one of the...
View ArticleVs. Turretin #2: Communion Of Saints 2 (Veneration)
François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian and renowned defender of the Calvinistic (Reformed) orthodoxy represented by the Synod of Dort, and was one of the...
View ArticleInvocation of Saints: 20 Biblical Proofs
[see book and purchase information] [all passages RSV] * 1. Saints in heaven have glorified bodies, “raised in glory” (1 Cor 15:35-54), and will be “united with him in a resurrection like his” (Rom...
View ArticleNutshell Biblical Intercession of the Saints & Angels
[all the information you need if the topic comes up and someone claims that these practices “aren’t biblical”; all verses RSV] 1. Saints in Heaven Are Aware of Earthly Events Hebrews 12:1 (“we are...
View ArticleOrigen & Interceding Saints & Angels (vs. Gavin Ortlund)
Dr. Gavin Ortlund is a Reformed Baptist author, speaker, pastor, scholar, and apologist for the Christian faith. He has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in historical theology, and an M.Div...
View ArticleEarly Church Fathers & Invoking Saints (vs. Jordan Cooper)
Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of the popular Just & Sinner YouTube channel, and the President of the American Lutheran...
View ArticleSaints Can Hear “Millions” of Prayers? (vs. Jordan Cooper)
Including a Summary of the Extraordinary, Unfathomable Characteristics of Redeemed Human Beings in Heaven Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology,...
View ArticleBible & Invocation of Saints (vs. Jordan Cooper)
12-Point Summary + Biblical Evidence for the Treasury of Merit and Redemptive Suffering Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of...
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