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Assurance and Baptism – Leithart Should Read 1 John
Peter Leithart should read the First Epistle of John. Peter Leithart writes: “Justification by grace through faith cannot be sustained, either in theology or in our experience, without confidence that God works in the sacraments. We cannot get assurance unless we’re convinced that God declares me His beloved child in the water of baptism. Which…
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Assurance in Calvinism – a Response to Edward Reiss
Steve Hays been responding to Lutheran (I’m not sure of which stripe he is) Edward Reiss (link to Steve Hays). Edward Reiss wrote: “There is no promise we will know we have eternal life.” I’m not sure what constitutes a “promise” in Edward’s mind: 1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that…
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Dangers in trying to Discern Providence
God determines everything that will come to pass. If you pray that your dog will live, and your dog dies, God has answered your prayer in the negative. Sometimes it is not that cut and dried. 1. Ambiguities as to what Ought to be Done To take one example, a young person may pray for…