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Canon Debate (OT Apocrypha)

Debate on the Canon of Scripture with Mr. William Albrecht (Roman Catholic). This debate is in 11 parts. The issue was whether the Apocrypha (what the Roman Catholics call the Deuterocanonicals) are inspired Scripture. I demonstrated that they could not be, since they make various mistakes, particularly focusing on Baruch and Tobit. Additionally, I pointed out that they were not accepted as inspired Scripture by Jesus, the Apostles or the other Jews of their day. The conclusion is, of course, that although some of the church fathers may have regarded some of them as Scripture (particularly the wisdom literature of Sirach and Wisdom), nevertheless there is not a good reason to accept them as inspired.

Papal Infallibility Debate

Debate on Papal Infallibility: Was Vatican I Correct Regarding Papal Infallibility? William Albrecht (Roman Catholic) answers in the affirmative, while TurretinFan (Reformed) answers in the negative.

TurretinFan shows that Scripture does not teach Papal Infallibility, that the Fathers did not believe in Papal Infallibility, and that accordingly by Vatican I's own standard of "unanimous consent of the fathers," Vatican I fails.

This debate has 12 parts.

Middle Knowledge

This is a six-part series on Middle Knowledge taken from the Institutes of Elenctic Theology by Francis Turretin.

Veneration of Images Debate with Albrecht

This is a debate that took place December 2, 2010, between TurretinFan (Reformed) and William Albrecht (Roman Catholic) on the topic, "Is the Veneration of Images Sinful?" TurretinFan took the affirmative position, and William Albrecht took the negative. TurretinFan demonstrated from Scripture that the veneration of images is prohibited. TurretinFan also addressed objections from the evidence of Historical Theology and Archaeology on the topic of images.

Unfortunately, Mr. Albrecht's strongest piece of historical evidence for the early veneration of images turned out to be a pseudographic work attributed to Basil. He also cited the Vienna Genesis document, which is a 6th century manuscript, while claiming that it was a 4th century manuscript.

Sola Scriptura and Unity Debate

Debate between William Albrecht (Roman Catholic) and TurretinFan (Reformed) on the topic: "Does Sola Scriptura Foster disunity and division within the body?" William Albrecht took the affirmative position and TurretinFan took the negative position.