Archive for the ‘ Reformed Theology ’ Category
Andy has some great thoughts on this. He gives, for free, his lecture and document addressing this issue. This summer my church, CrossWay Community Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, hosted a “Difficult Issues Series” on Wednesday nights, and on June 10 I addressed this topic: “Do We Have a Free Will?” MP3 (1 hour and 45 minutes [ READ MORE ]
Erik writes a great post, he says: This question gets tossed around quite a bit and should definitely be thought through. The text is quite clear. The context is the book of Exodus, specifically the revelation of God in the ten plagues against the nation of Egypt in order to bring about the redemption of [ READ MORE ]
Editorial – D.A. Carson Minority Report: A Question of Accountability – Carl Trueman The Relationship Between Justification and Spiritual Fruit in Romans 5–8 - Jonathan R. Pratt Sola Fide Compromised? Martin Luther and the Doctrine of Baptism – D. Patrick Ramsey The Inexhaustible Fountain of All Good Things: Union with Christ in Calvin on Ephesians - Lee [ READ MORE ]
The doctrine of definite atonement (or more commonly, limited atonement) addresses the purpose of the atoning death of Christ. It maintains that God’s design and intent in sending Christ to die on the cross was to pay for the sins and secure the redemption of those whom God has predetermined to save, namely the elect. [ READ MORE ]
Effectual Calling. In Calvinistic theology, effectual calling refers to the inward work of God that effectively summons particular individuals to receive the blessings of his redemption (check out Romans 9:11-26). This unilateral activity is the prerogative of a free, wise, and holy Sovereign and is grounded solely in both his eternal purpose in Christ and [ READ MORE ]
By faith [the Christian] is a member of the covenant [of grace], and that faith has a wide outlook, a comprehensive character, which not only points to justification but also to all the benefits which are in Christ. Whereas the Lutheran tends to view faith one-sidedly–only it its connection with justification–for the Reformed Christian it [ READ MORE ]
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