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How Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Language Complicates Protestant Salvation

One of the members of a Lutheran Bible study group I attend recently said some unkind words about Catholics. That encouraged me to think up a theology that would allow for the salvation of Catholics while implying the damnation of … Read the rest

Author andy dibblePosted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022Tags Christianity, Language, Philosophy, Wittgenstein

God’s Lie to Abraham

Earlier we determined that commands can deceive and possibly be lies because they can be used to convey deceptions or lies. What is the theological significance?  We have reason to believe that God deceives Abraham, one of His greatest servants. … Read the rest

Author andy dibblePosted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020Tags Bible, Language, Theology

Deceptive Commands, Lying Commands

In the The Man in the High Castle, Inspector Kido orders his subordinate to hunt down an enemy operative. His last instruction is: “I can’t interrogate a corpse.” Of course, this is an instruction. A necromancer newly bereft of … Read the rest

Author andy dibblePosted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020Tags Language, Philosophy

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