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"Answer all [the Calvinists'] objections, as occasion offers, both in public and private. But take care to do this with all possible sweetness both of look and of accent...Make it a matter of constant and earnest prayer, that God would stop the plague." -- John Wesley
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Fighting For The Angels
"If my understanding of predestination is not correct, then my sin is compounded, since I would be slandering the saints who by opposing my view are fighting for the angels." [RC Sproul, Chosen by God, pg. 14]
The purpose of this blog is to discuss the very important topic of soteriology (study of salvation) within the theological framework of Arminianism. This blog will serve as both an apologetic for Arminian doctrine and a polemic against the teachings of Calvinism. I hope that you will enjoy my posts and any interaction that they may generate. May God Bless you as you seek His truth (Jn. 17:17).
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"Besides, even true and living faith in Christ precedes regeneration strictly taken, and consisting of the mortification or death of the old man, and the vivification of the new man, as Calvin has, in the same passage of his Institutes, openly declared, and in a manner which agrees with the Scriptures and the nature of faith. For Christ becomes ours by faith, and we are engrafted into Christ, are made members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones, and, being thus planted with him, we coalesce or are united together, that we may draw from him the vivifying power of the Holy Spirit, by which power the old man is mortified and we rise again into a new life. All these things cohere together with each other in a certain order,and must thus also be considered, if any one be desirous of knowing them not confusedly but distinctly, and of explaining them well to others." [Works Vol.2 pg. 233, Wesleyan Heritage Collection].
7 comments:
hi there,
has anyone of you already blogged about "not saved in the first place" teaching of the Cs?
Sorry don't know where to ask this. Hope this is still ontopic etc.
thanks
Rex,
Click on "perseverance" in the "labels" section. I am doing a series on the most relevant passages regarding apostasy (which is still in progress). I address the "not saved in the first place" teaching" in every post with regards to the particular passage being discussed.
Hope that helps.
God Bless,
Ben
BTW, when you click on the perseverance label scroll down to the bottom and work your way up.
In an unrelated note, what do you make of what John Piper said about Arminianism in the Resurgence Conference, that it distorts the gospel and that Christians should separate from denominations whose elders teach an Arminian viewpoint?
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1097_distinguishing_the_true_gospel/
Hello Tom,
You wrote: “In an unrelated note, what do you make of what John Piper said about Arminianism in the Resurgence Conference, that it distorts the gospel and that Christians should separate from denominations whose elders teach an Arminian viewpoint?”
I took a quick glance at the notes of Piper’s talk. Piper is completely off base if he really wants to separate from denominations whose elders teach Arminianism. Couple reasons for this come immediately to mind. First, **the** gospel is neither calvinism nor Arminianism (and in fact genuine Christians who are both calvinist and Arminian who are preaching the one true gospel **are** preaching the gospel). I cringe whenever I hear someone try to equate their preferred theological system, (in Piper’s case calvinism) or whatever, with the gospel, they are not the same. So Piper is misguided and mistaken in this respect.
Second, from a practical perspective, if Piper actually and seriously suggests this kind of separation among bible believing Christians he is being unnecessarily divisive. And God will not be pleased with this kind of unnecessary divisiveness. Take one example, in the Southern Baptist denomination there is a bit of a struggle going on between calvinists and Arminians. If the calvinists in the Southern Baptist denomination were to follow Piper’s suggestion and separate, it would be utter disaster for that denomination. This would be true in other places as well.
So Piper is off base both theologically (if you want a better presentation of the nature of the gospel, which is neither calvinist nor Arminian, check out D. A. Carson’s comments on the gospel, available on the web titled: “What is the Gospel?; it was excellent, exegetically and theologically superior to Piper, and correct; all genuine christians whose hearts are right will agree with Carson as opposed to Piper) and practically. I pity Piper if he really holds this sentiment. It isn’t from God and its fruit will bear out its falsity.
Robert
Hey Robert - I agree. Piper (and MacArthur) put their deterministic teachings ahead of the gospel. They push C to the point where it's difficult to enjoy their work (of which much is good). Compare that to Francis Schaeffer who also is a C, but I actually enjoy reading his stuff.
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