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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Does Not Work Contrary To Nature
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Does Not Work Contrary To Nature

Previous post. More miracle prep work. Next week is the big week. THAT THINGS WHICH GOD DOES APART FROM THE ORDER OF NATURE ARE NOT CONTRARY TO NATURE 1 However,…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Can Product Effects Without Proximate Causes
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Can Product Effects Without Proximate Causes

Previous post. Miracles are possible. This chapter is only an introduction. In two weeks, we get to the meat of miracles. THAT GOD CAN WORK APART FROM THE ORDER IMPLANTED…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: How God Can Act Apart From Providence
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Summary Against Modern Thought: How God Can Act Apart From Providence

Previous post. There are not objections about God "changing his mind". Language in scripture can be metaphorical and figurative, just like in other literature. HOW GOD CAN ACT APART FROM…
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Summary Against Modern Thought:  Providence’s Plan
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Providence’s Plan

Previous post. . HOW THE DISPOSITION OF PROVIDENCE HAS A RATIONAL PLAN 1 From the points set forth above it may be seen clearly that the things which are disposed…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Not All Prayers Are Granted
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Not All Prayers Are Granted

Previous post. Be careful what you "wish" for. THAT SOME PRAYERS ARE NOT GRANTED BY GOD 1 Now, it is not inappropriate if also, at times, the requests of some…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Prayer Works, Even When God Knows All
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Prayer Works, Even When God Knows All

Previous post. You can't get from whatever will be, will be, to the inefficacy of human action. THAT THE IMMUTABILITY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPRESS THE VALUE OF PRAYER…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: On Divine Providence
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Summary Against Modern Thought: On Divine Providence

Previous post. We'll let our good saint provide the summary: either providence cannot be certain or else all things happen by necessity. This is an extremely important article. Take it…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: What Fate Is
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Summary Against Modern Thought: What Fate Is

Previous post. About the difference between fate and superstitious versions of astrology, see the last argument. It is best not to speak of fate. ON FATE: WHETHER AND WHAT IT…
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