Round the Sphere Again: For Reformation Day

…which, I’m sure you know, is the big holiday we celebrate tomorrow.

I reserve the right to update this post as I find if I find more good Reformation related posts.

A Laugh
Update!: What if? Some Reformation Day humour from Rey Reynoso.

The Solas
From Monergism.com: Five Pillars of the Reformation by Michael Horton. 

The History
James White discusses the backgrounds of the Reformation during the last half of Thursday’s Dividing Line. He explains why it couldn’t have started with Wycliff or Huss, but did with Luther.

You’ll want to listen to the first half of the program, too, which is a discussion of Francis Turretin, who was “used by God to help systematize and defend the truths of the Reformation.” (Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog)

The Sufficiency
of scripture. Turretinfan posts from Pastor David King on the formal sufficiency of Scripture: Part 1 and Part 2. There will be more posts in this series, so you will want to watch for them. (Thoughts of Francis Turretin)

A Quote
What collection of posts for Reformation Day would be complete without Martin Luther in his own words?

It is impossible that Scripture should contradict itself; it only appears so to senseless and obstinate hypocrites.

Read Luther’s entire quote on the inerrancy of scripture at The Bible Archive.

November of Thanksgiving

For the 5th year in a row, I’m declaring November to be the month of thanksgiving at Rebecca Writes!

Every one of us has an abundance of good gifts from God, so I’m inviting you to join with me in giving thanks to him for his many blessings.

Each day during the month, I’ll post something for which I’m thankful. You can participate in any of these ways:

• Mention something you’re thankful for in the comments here. I’ll include your comment in one of my thanksgiving posts.
• Email me to tell me what you’re thankful for and I’ll include it in a post.
• Post your thankful thought(s) on your own blog, send me the link(s), and I’ll link to your post(s). If you plan to post something daily during the month, let me know that, too. That way you won’t need to send me your daily links.

Lisa of Lisa Notes participated in thanking God during the whole month of November last year and writes that it blessed her, “both in reading what others wrote, and in making me think daily of things that I am thankful for.” She’s exactly right! It is a blessing to read all the posts of thanksgiving every day. Why don’t you join us?

And would you consider mentioning the November of Thanksgiving celebration on your own blog and inviting your readers to take part, too?

Round the Sphere Again: Apologetics

More on Presuppositionalism
Despite what you may have heard, there is a place for evidence in presuppositional apologetics. However

[W]e must never think of evidence as something that establishes Christianity or “proves God” or Scripture, etc., but something that simply affirms (or perhaps, re-affirms) Christianity and other truths. Evidence points to facts already in place, like a man pointing to a tower on a hill. Evidence and historical apologetics doesn’t provide the hill upon which the tower can stand. Again, evidence affirms, not establishes.

Read more from Jamin Hubner at RealApologetics Blog.

Explaining the Differences
with an illustration that helps “distinguish between the various traditions with regard to divine sovereignty, free-will, and salvation.” (Parchment and Pen)

Briefly Summarizing
Christian epistemology. (RealApologetic Blog)