SRR 111 Emails, Events, Books, Controversies

Carlos and Tim catch up on emails, recent events, personal updates, and controversies about Apologetics and the Jeff Durbin/Andy Stanley exchange, School dress ups and gender, Christians and entertainment, Roman Catholic Baptism and Presbyterians, Charles Hodge and JH Thornwell, Richard Gaffin and Justification, and Piper and being Counted Righteous in Christ.

Charles Hodge on the Roman Catholic Church:

Indeed it is a matter of devout thankfulness to God that underneath the numerous grievous and destructive errors of the Romish Church, the great truths of the Gospel are preserved. The Trinity, the true divinity of Christ, the true doctrine concerning his person as God and man in two distinct natures and one person forever, salvation through his blood, regeneration and sanctification through the almighty power of the Spirit, the resurrection of the body, and eternal life, are doctrines on which the people of God in that communion live, and have produced such saintly men as St. Bernard, Fenelon, and doubtless thousands of others who are of the number of God’s elect. (John Robbins, http://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=228)

References

https://thorncrownministries.com/blog/2018/5/6/john-piper-final-salvation-and-the-decline-and-fall-of-sola-fide-part-i

https://thorncrownministries.com/blog/2018/9/16/john-piper-final-salvation-and-the-decline-and-fall-of-sola-fide-part-ii

http://www.trinitylectures.org/sacramental-sorcery-p-161.html

http://www.trinitylectures.org/emperor-has-no-clothes-the-p-182.html

CALVIN ON THE VALIDITY OF 'ROMISH' BAPTISM, http://www.semperreformanda.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Calvin-on-the-Validity-of-Romish-Baptism-Dr.-F.N.-Lee.pdf

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2810687752

https://youtu.be/BnS5Z-A_5jA

http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/september-1-2017-show-with-david-j-engelsma-on-the-gospel-truth-of-justification-proclaimed-defended-developed/

https://biblethumpingwingnut.com/2019/04/29/endgame/

Dallas Exhibits

https://www.biblicalarts.org

https://dma.org

https://buc-ees.com/index.php

http://easttexaszoo.com

http://creationevidence.org/

http://adamantbeliever.com

https://www.exministries.com

SRR 109 The Danielic Imperative, Episode 22 — How we got here, and where we're going.

In this episode, we give thirteen (there are many more) examples of invalid assumptions that inform many ancient and modern eschatologies, and the Scriptural answer to them. The episode serves as a summary of the first 21 episodes of the Danielic Imperative, and a prelude to the next 21 and beyond.

Notes: The Bounds of Their Habitation

Semper Reformanda RadioTimothy F. KauffmanJune 30, 2019Roman Catholicism, Eschatology, Daniel Comments

TDB 7 The Conversion of Marcus Grodi part 2

In this episode, we continue in our evaluation of the conversion of Marcus Grodi, evaluating his use of Ignatius of Antioch to confirm his interpretation of the Roman Catholic hierarchy and his use of Irenæus of Lyons to confirm his interpretation of Tradition as the rule of faith in the early church.

Show Notes:

Marcus Grodi: The Early Church Fathers I Never Saw - The Journey Home (3-19-2007)

Matthew Leonard On St. Ignatius of Antioch

Ignatius of Antioch, To the Ephesians

Ignatius of Antioch, To the Magnesians

Ignatius of Antioch, To the Trallians

Ignatius of Antioch, To the Romans

Ignatius of Antioch, To the Philadelphians

Ignatius of Antioch, To the Smyrnæans

Ignatius of Antioch, To Polycarp

“Does Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis contain error?” (Taylor Marshall)

“Why Did Pope Francis Change Doctrine On Death Penalty?” (Taylor Marshall)

“Is Pope Francis Driving the Agenda?” (Taylor Marshall)

Irenæus, Against Heresies, Book I, Chapter 8

Irenæus, Against Heresies, Book I, Chapter 9

Irenæus, Against Heresies, Book I, Chapter 10

Irenæus, Against Heresies, Book III, Chapter 5

The Apocalypse of Peter

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanMay 28, 2019Roman CatholicismComment

SRR 106 John Piper and the Decline of Sola Fide at Final Judgment (4)

Carlos and Tim continue their series based on the articles, When Protestants Err on the Side of Rome: John Piper, “Final Salvation,” and the Decline and Fall of Sola Fide at the Last Day. They begin Part 2 of the article with:

Fatal Flaw #4: The Active Obedience and Congruous Merit of the Believer

References

https://thorncrownministries.com/blog/2018/5/6/john-piper-final-salvation-and-the-decline-and-fall-of-sola-fide-part-i

https://thorncrownministries.com/blog/2018/9/16/john-piper-final-salvation-and-the-decline-and-fall-of-sola-fide-part-ii

https://megiddoradio.com/2018/03/09/312-responding-to-john-pipers-latest-comments-on-final-salvation-by-works/

https://thorncrownministries.com/srr/2017/05/04/heresy-apostasy-false-teaching-oh

https://thorncrownministries.com/srr/2018/5/23/tpw-7-misusing-reformed-theologians-past-and-present-in-defense-of-john-pipers-false-gospel

RLL 28 Out of Control: Migrants and the US/Mexico Border

Donald Trump issues his first veto, the out of control situation on the US/Mexico border, treasonous politicians, and the responsibility of the Roman Church-State for creating this mess.

Radio Lux LucetSteve MatthewsMarch 15, 2019Immigration, Roman Catholicism, USCCB, Border WallComment

TDB 6 Taylor Marshall Reprise and The Conversion of Marcus Grodi part 1

In this episode, we revisit the issue of receiving communion in the early church in order to display the great lengths Taylor Marshall has gone to try to find evidence for communion on the tongue, and to suppress evidence of the ordinary mode of communion in the hand. We expand on the concept of the Presumption of Apostolic Continuity and provide examples of how it is used by Roman Catholics. We then proceed into the conversion of Marcus Grodi, former Presbyterian and Congregationalist who now hosts the Coming Home Network’s “Journey Home” television show that highlights the conversion stories of Protestants who return to Roman Catholicism.

Episode notes:

Communion on Tongue vs. Hand (Taylor Marshall)

Basil of Cæsarea, Epistle 93, To the Patrician Cæsaria, concerning Communion

Council of Saragossa, Canon 3

III. Ut qui eucharistiam in ecclesia accipit et ibi non eam sumit anathamatizetur

Item Legit: “Eucharistiae gratiam si quis probatur acceptam in ecclesia non sumpsisse, anathema sit in perpetuum.” (H. T. Bruns, Canones apostolorum et conciliorum saeculorum iv., v., vi., vii., pars altera (Berlin, 1839) (13))

Tertullian of Carthage, To His Wife

Cyprian of Carthage, Epistle 55, To the People of Thibaris, Exhorting to Martyrdom

John Chrysostom of Antioch, Homily 82 on the Gospel of Matthew

Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 23

Priestly celibacy in patristics and in the history of the Church

Marcus Grodi: The Early Church Fathers I Never Saw - The Journey Home (3-19-2007)

Cyprian of Carthage, Epistle 63, To Epictetus and to the Congregation of Assurae, Concerning Fortunatianus, Formerly Their Bishop

Cyprian of Carthage, Epistle 67, To the Clergy and People Abiding in Spain, Concerning Basilides and Martial, Their Former Bishops

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanMarch 2, 2019Roman Catholicism Comment

TDB 5 The Conversion of Taylor Marshall

In this episode we analyze the conversion testimony of Taylor Marshall, former Presbyterian turned Anglican turned Roman Catholic. We first look at the historical viability of his personal interpretation of Matthew 16:18, and then examine his criticisms of what are ostensibly Protestant practices regarding the Lord’s Supper, and his desire to return to the ancient liturgy of the apostolic church. What we discover in the the ancient church, however, is an essentially Protestant approach to Matthew 16:18 and the Lord’s Supper, and thus, Taylor Marshall is left appealing to late-4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 13th century novelties in order to justify the “apostolicity” of his novel Roman Catholic religion.

Episode notes:

My Canterbury Trail to Rome (My Conversion from the Anglican Priesthood to Catholicism)

Did the Church Fathers Practice Communion in the Hand? (Not Exactly)

Liturgical Abuse in the Novus Ordo Mass [Podcast]

Nicæa and the Roman Precedent

Recovering Irenæus

The Great Write-in Write-out Campaign

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanJanuary 31, 2019Roman Catholicism, Apostasy, PresbyterianComment

SRR 101 John Piper and the Decline of Sola Fide at Final Judgment (3)

Carlos and Tim continue their series based on the articles, When Protestants Err on the Side of Rome: John Piper, “Final Salvation,” and the Decline and Fall of Sola Fide at the Last Day. They cover:

Fatal Flaw #2: To Be, Or Not To Be Saved

Fatal Flaw #3: The Analytic Justification of the Believer

References

SRR 99 John Piper and the Decline of Sola Fide at Final Judgment (2)

Carlos and Tim continue their series based on the articles, When Protestants Err on the Side of Rome: John Piper, “Final Salvation,” and the Decline and Fall of Sola Fide at the Last Day. They cover Fatal Flaw #1: Justified by Faith at First, Saved by Works at Last in this episode.

References

SRR 98 John Piper and the Decline of Sola Fide at Final Judgment (1)

Carlos and Tim begin a series based on the articles, When Protestants Err on the Side of Rome: John Piper, “Final Salvation,” and the Decline and Fall of Sola Fide at the Last Day. In this episode they discuss justification, faith as “The Instrumental Copula,” “The Last Days of Evangelicalism,” and Michael Horton.

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TDB 4 The Conversions of Jeff Cavins and Dr. Joseph Johnson

In this episode, we analyze the conversion testimonies of Jeff Cavins, former nondenominational pastor who reverted back to Roman Catholicism, and Dr. Joseph Johnson, a former Presbyterian minister. Both men related a dramatic experience with the Eucharist, each thinking that he had encountered an ancient apostolic truth. Neither realized that the “ancient apostolic” liturgy he encountered was actually a novelty of the latter part of the fourth century, and some of the “ancient” practices Jeff Cavins rediscovered actually originated in the 5th and 11th centuries. In both cases, they thought they were returning to the teachings of the early church fathers, and believed that by becoming Roman Catholics, they were finally “deep in history.” As we point out in this episode, both were still quite shallow in their knowledge of history—which is a prerequisite for converting to Rome.

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanJanuary 3, 2019Presbyterian, Eucharistic Adoration, Canon, Incense, Apostasy, Against Rome, Genuflexion, Roman Catholicism Comments

TDB 3 The Conversion of Father Ray Ryland, Part 3

In this episode, host Timothy F. Kauffman concludes his analysis of Fr. Ray Ryland’s claims to have found papal authority in the early church by walking the listener through Constantine’s judicial reforms and how they related to the trial of Athanasius. Ryland claimed that there was an ancient custom of the Bishop of Rome being the final arbiter of ecclesiastical disputes, that Athanasius was exonerated and returned to his episcopal seat in Alexandria as soon as Bishop Julius of Rome ruled on his case, and that Julius claimed his judicial authority over the other bishops based on a custom that had been received from the Apostle Peter. None of those claims is true. Kauffman then walks the listener through a brief summary of Ryland’s arguments to show that the Roman Catholic apologist can only find Papal Roman authority in the recesses his own imagination.

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanSeptember 13, 2018Apostasy, Papal Antichrist, Roman CatholicismComment

TDB 2 The Conversion of Father Ray Ryland, Part 2

In this episode, Timothy F. Kauffman continues his analysis of the arguments from former Episcopalian, Ray Ryland, who converted to Roman Catholicism based, in part, on the evidence for Papal, Roman authority in the early church. Ryland’s arguments are examined in the original context of the writings he cites, and Kauffman shows that Ryland converted to Roman Catholicism based either on ignorance, a lie, or both. In part II, we cover Ryland’s arguments from the controversy of Paul of Samosata, the heretic Bishop of Antioch during the time of Dionysius, Bishop of Rome (c. 260 A.D.). We also cover Ryland's claim that Sylvester, Bishop of Rome, presided at the Council of Nicæa (325 A.D.) through Bishop Hosius of Cordoba, claiming that Hosius was Sylvester's representative at the Council, and that general councils only confirm the teachings of a Roman Bishop.

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanAugust 12, 2018Apostasy, Papal Antichrist, Against Rome, Episcopalian, Roman Catholicism Comment

SRR 88 A Special Tribute To The Montijo Family

Memorial service on July 12, 2018 for Carlos Alberto Montijo, who passed away July 5th, 2018, preached by his son, Carlos E. Montijo, and pastor Joe Rosales at The Old Paths Christian Church.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. —Carlos

WARNING: We lament that we can no longer recommend the Old Paths Christian Church in El Paso, TX due to the spirit of Diotrephes, a reviling church tyrant (3 John 9-11), that has taken over the entirety of the church’s leadership and is manipulating the church with false accusations against us. See Our Departure from Old Paths Christian Church and contact us for more information:

“I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us. Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing—the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church! Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.” (3 John 9-11)

Semper Reformanda RadioCarlos E. MontijoAugust 5, 2018Death, Salvation, Roman Catholicism, Eschatology, Judgment, JustificationComment

TPW 16 Justification is By Faith Alone, Always and Forever

This was the opening talk at Bridwell Heights Presbyterian Church's annual fall conference of 2017. The conference theme that year was: "The Reformation Solas." Justification by Faith Alone is the gospel and every generation must both know this great truth and be willing to defend it at all costs up to and including our lives. Why? Because nothing less than the salvation of every person and the glory of the work of Christ is at stake.

The Protestant WitnessPatrick HinesAugust 3, 2018Roman Catholicism, Reformed TheologyComment

TDB 1 The Diving Board | The Conversion of Father Ray Ryland, Part 1

In this inaugural episode, Timothy F. Kauffman analyzes the arguments from former Episcopalian, Ray Ryland, who converted to Roman Catholicism based, in part, on the evidence for Papal, Roman authority in the early church. Ryland’s arguments are examined in the original context of the writings he cites, and Kauffman shows that Ryland converted to Roman Catholicism based either on ignorance, a lie, or both. In part I, we cover Ryland’s arguments from the writings of Roman Bishops Clement (c. 90 A.D.), Victor (c. 190 A.D.) and Dionysius (c. 260 A.D.).

The Diving BoardTimothy F. KauffmanJuly 24, 2018Apostasy, Papal Antichrist, Roman Catholicism, Against Rome, Episcopalian Comment

The Protestant Witness (TPW) 1 Response to Lizzie's Answers “7 Bible Verses that Prove Catholicism”

The Protestant WitnessPatrick HinesApril 20, 2018Critique, Roman CatholicismComment

SRR #57 | Eschatology And The Danielic Imperative Part 2

Join Tim Shaughnessy and Tim Kauffman for the second episode in this exciting series in Eschatology. This week the discussion continues on the importance of establishing a correct Danielic timeline. Tim Kauffman explains who the Little Horn of Daniel 7 is and the reason so many writers in church history overlooked its rise to power in the latter part of the 4th century. Our scriptural text for this week will be Daniel chapter 7:1-18, and our listeners are encouraged to read Kauffman's article A See of One. We also recommend to our listeners Kauffman's other article Two Strikes: A Modest Eschatological Proposal.

As always we want to thank Tim Kauffman and recommend his blog whitehorseblog.com to our listeners.

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Semper Reformanda RadioTimothy F. KauffmanAugust 31, 2017Prophecy, Daniel, Roman Catholicism, EschatologyComment

SRR #55 | Roman Catholics & The Mingled Cup Part 3

Join Tim Shaughnessy and Tim Kauffman on this week’s episode of Semper Reformanda Radio for part three in this mini series on the Roman Catholic practice of mixing water with wine in the Mass during the Lords Supper. Does the Roman Catholic church have an apostolic tradition that the Protestants do not have? Roman Catholic apologist will appeal to the early church fathers to show that there was an apostolic rite of adding water to wine during the Lord's supper and they will use this to argue that the Roman Catholic church is, therefore, the true church. Furthermore, the official dogma of the Roman Catholic church holds that if you reject this practice then you are anathema.Join us in this final installment of this series as Tim Kauffman refutes their position and shows why this practice of mixing water with wine during the Lord's supper stems from a historical misunderstanding. The practice of mixing water with wine is a novelty of the late 4th century. Tim Kauffman does another fantastic job of explaining why the Roman Catholic system is built on a house of cards.

As always we want to thank Tim Kauffman and recommend his blog whitehorseblog.com to our listeners.

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Semper Reformanda RadioTimothy F. KauffmanAugust 17, 2017Roman Catholicism, The Mingled CupComment

SRR #54 | Roman Catholics & The Mingled Cup Part 2

Join Tim Shaughnessy and Tim Kauffman on this week’s episode of Semper Reformanda Radio for part two in this mini series on the Roman Catholic practice of mixing water with wine during the Lords supper. Does the Roman Catholic church have an apostolic tradition that the Protestants do not have? Roman Catholic apologist will appeal to the early church fathers to show that there was an apostolic rite of adding water to wine during the Lord's supper and they will try to argue that the Roman Catholic church is, therefore, the true church. Furthermore, the official dogma of the Roman Catholic church holds that if you reject this practice then you are anathema. Join us as Tim Kauffman refutes their position and shows why this practice of mixing water with wine was not an apostolic rite but rather a secular practice of making wine. The practice of mixing water with wine is a novelty of the late 4th century. Tim Kauffman does another fantastic job of explaining why the Roman Catholic system is built on a house of cards.

As always we want to thank Tim Kauffman and recommend his blog whitehorseblog.com to our listeners.

Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email us at Semper.Reformanda.Radio@gmail.com Check out our blog: biblethumpingwingnut.com/semper-reformanda-radio

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Semper Reformanda RadioTimothy F. KauffmanAugust 9, 2017Roman Catholicism, The Mingled Cup Comment

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