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More Thoughts on the Sovereignty of God and Human Freedom

September 8, 2008 , , No Comment

Concerning God’s sovereignty and human freedom, Bowman offers the following, The Reformed tradition’s insistence on God’s absolute sovereignty is related to its concern for radical aseity [that God is self-originated, self-sustained] . . . both…

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I John 3:22-24; A Devotional

September 6, 2008 , Martin Glynn , No Comment

22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ…

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Excursion on Election

September 5, 2008 , , No Comment

Where in the bible is it stated that one’s election is based on an eternal decree? That question led Arminius as well as subsequent Arminians to question the Calvinistic theory of election. McGonigie stated, Our…

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Wesley Defends Arminius

September 4, 2008 , Martin Glynn , No Comment

Searching through the web, I recently (in fact, 5 minutes before writing this entry) found this delightful piece written by John Wesley as to the definition and dignity of the name “Arminian”. Not at first…

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Does John 6:44 Teach Irresistible Grace?

September 3, 2008 , Patron , No Comment

The content of this post was authored by Ben Henshaw and is posted on his behalf. As I stated in my last post (Does Regeneration Precede Faith?), there is no more important question with regards…

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Satisfaction

September 2, 2008 , Godismyjudge , No Comment

This post is an excerpt from the book review of Death of Death in the Death of Christ. Owen’s Argument 13: P1: Christ death satisfied the debt for all those He died for P2: God…

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Calvinism & Hyper-Calvinism

September 1, 2008 , , No Comment

According to Monergism.com, hyper-Calvinism’s errors include the following: “that God is the author of sin and of evil, that men have no will of their own, and secondary causes are of no effect; that the…

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