Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Recent Eastern Orthodox/Reformed Presbyterian Debate on Justification and Imputed Righteousness

Recently, Eastern Orthodox apologist Tommy ("Seraphim") Hamilton had a debate with Matt Slick (Reformed Presbyterian) on the topic of justification/imputed righteousness:

 

Debate: Man is justified through Faith Alone by the Imputed Righteousness of Christ

 



If I were to score this debate, I would say Hamilton won 6-4.


This is a topic I have discussed a lot on this blog, including:


Response to a Recent Attempt to Defend Imputed Righteousness --cf. λογιζομαι in texts contemporary with the New Testament:










The topic of baptismal regeneration came up, such as Rom 6. This, too, is a topic I have written a lot about, including a 300-page book:


"Born of Water and of the Spirit": The Biblical Evidence for Baptismal Regeneration (anyone who wants a PDF copy, drop me an email at ScripturalMormonismATgmailDOTcom).


For articles on this blog defending baptismal regeneration, see, for e.g.:


 Christ's baptism is NOT imputed to the believer











J. Paul Sampley on Baptismal Regeneration and Ephesians 5:25-27