Author Archives: RubeRad

God Can’t Forgive

Posted on July 2, 2015 by RubeRad

As is clear from the (few) recent comments around here, it’s been many months since the last post (I have stopped posting about the Vos study because of lack of interest; and suspended following the Vos study because of other things … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #10

Posted on October 19, 2014 by RubeRad

Vos Study #10 covers the first half of chapter 6: points 1-2 of 4 about The Period Between Noah and the Great Patriarchs. Point 2 on The Table of Nations is simply a paragraph that highlights the significance of Shem. Point 1 centers on … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #9

Posted on September 24, 2014 by RubeRad

Vos Study #8 covered the first half of chapter 5, Development leading up to Noachian revelation, and Vos Study #9 finishes chapter 5 with (post-flood) Noachian revelation. This episode is a Klineophile’s dream. They go well beyond Vos and spend a lot … Continue reading →

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Larger Catechism Class

Posted on September 8, 2014 by RubeRad

Yesterday was the first class in a proposed 3-quarter (3x13wk) class on the Larger Catechism at EOPC, taught by (it’s all about) me. For anybody that’s interested, resources and recordings can be found online. Yesterday’s class on historical introduction was … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #8

Posted on September 2, 2014 by RubeRad

In Vos Study #8, we have the first half of Ch 5, “The Development Leading Up to the Noachian Revelation”. This section of scripture is summarized in Vossian understatement as “revelation here bears on the whole a negative rather than positive character,” … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #7

Posted on July 23, 2014 by RubeRad

In Vos Study #7, Dr. (congrats!) Bucey and Dr. Tipton cover all of the small chapter 4, The Content of the First Redemptive Special Revelation, which focuses on the results of the Fall. First off is nakedness and shame, which is the result … Continue reading →

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Dr. Strange Love; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Animus Impotentis

Posted on July 22, 2014 by RubeRad

Sometimes you have to write a blog post just for the sake of a good title. Episode 337 of Christ the Center featured Dr. Alan Strange, discussing “Animus Impotentis”. Dr. Strange is rather a cut-up, and makes this discussion of … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #6

Posted on June 27, 2014 by RubeRad

This time, for Vos Study #6, they cover the back half of chapter 3, The Content of Pre-Redemptive Special Revelation. The first half of the chapter was about the principles of life (Tree of) and probation (ToKoGaE). The two remaining principles … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #5

Posted on May 11, 2014 by RubeRad

Vos Study #5 is out, covering half of chapter 3, The Content of Pre-Redemptive Special Revelation. Chapter 2 on The Mapping Out of the Field of Revelation gave an outline of the forthcoming chapters; this is the first installment. Chapter 3 begins by … Continue reading →

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Luther vs Calvin(?) on Images

Posted on April 28, 2014 by RubeRad

First off, here’s Luther (described by Heiko Olbermann, quoted by RSC): With regard to Luther’s judgment on images, we are not in the dark. In his report to his confidant Nikolaus Hausmann on the situation he found in Wittenberg, he … Continue reading →

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Visiting St. Andrew’s ‘Chapel’

Posted on April 26, 2014 by RubeRad

Last November, we were in Orlando for a wedding, and we decided to worship at St. Andrew’s PCA, home of R. C. Sproul. It was an interesting experience all around, and I’ve been meaning to blog about it ever since. … Continue reading →

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Vos Study #4

Posted on April 17, 2014 by RubeRad

Time for Vos study #4! The assigned reading is the entire small chapter #2, The Mapping Out of the Field of Revelation, which considers the fourfold division of General (Natural) vs Special (Supernatural), and pre-fall vs post-fall, Revelation. One thing … Continue reading →

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Finding Christ in Adam’s Rib

Posted on April 9, 2014 by RubeRad

I recently visited another church (for a family baptism), and after the sermon on Gen 2:18-25 (the account of the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib)I was left wondering how Christ could be preached directly from this passage. (As it … Continue reading →

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Reading Scripture Together: Kindle edition

Posted on April 2, 2014 by RubeRad

A few weeks ago I posted about Reading Scripture Together: A Comparative Qur’an and Bible Study Guide, by my aunt, Barbara Hampton. While it is still available in its original paperback form, it is now also available in an extra crispy Kindle edition! … Continue reading →

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The Gospel According to Billy Connolly

Posted on March 18, 2014 by RubeRad

Billy Connolly, discussing his youthdom in Catholic school: I never met a  priest on earth who could tell you anything about heaven, but they knew every square inch of hell. Robert Burns said he can only presume it’s because they’ve … Continue reading →

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