Daily Archives: December 8, 2010

Roger Nicole Remembered…

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I remember standing at the floor of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2003 and wondering who this man was. He was Roger Nicole, in his older age standing up to the false prophets of Open Theists. Later, I would meet … Continue reading →

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Constantine: The anti-Jupiter

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The rules for victors like Constantine was that he was required to enter the Capitolium and offer sacrifice to Jupiter; Constantine refused. Diocletian’s empire was built on sacrifice, his persecutions inspired by a failed sacrifice. As soon as he defeated … Continue reading →

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Do not trust the oracles…

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From Leithart’s Defending Constantine: October 28 marked the sixth anniversary of Maxentius’s elevation as Augustus. It seemed a propitious moment for him to confront his enemy, and his confidence was buoyed by an oracle that reported, with the ambiguity characteristic … Continue reading →

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Come, Holy Ghost

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Come, Holy Ghost, who ever one Art with the Father and the Son; Come, Holy Ghost, our souls possess With thy full flood of holiness. In will and deed, in heart and tongue With all the powers, thy praise be … Continue reading →

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Eleventh Day of Advent

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LUKE 1:26-31 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name … Continue reading →

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