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What Zanchius and I believe about the Atonement
In Confession of the Christian Religion, Chapter XI, Zanchius writes: For we acknowledge one only Redeemer, Jesus Christ, without whom, as there is no true God, so no true salvation. And one only sacrifice, the oblation or offering whereof being once made, not only all the sins of the elect were once washed away in…
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The Deleterious Effect of Particularist/Universalist Propoganda
I stumbled across this shocking quotation: “Amazingly, Dabney, Charles Hodge, and William Shedd all distance themselves from theologians like Francis Turretin on the relationship between the decree of God and the cross of Christ, and even go so far as to explicitly reject key exegesis that underlies the “limited atonement” argument found in John Owen’s…
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The Real Turretin – and others – on the Atonement
I recently happened upon this Google Books scan of “A Historical Sketch of the Opinions on the Atonement” by James Renwick Willson, including a significant portion of translations from the real Turretin (link to Google Book). Note that the pdf can be downloaded (currently around 13 MB). UPDATE: Also, find here a brief exerpt from…
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The Real Turretin on: Imputation
Over at Beholding the Beauty we find a brief quotation from Turretin on imputation of Christ’s Active Obedience to us, believers (link), sandwiched between Ussher and Wollebius. Oh well. Good stuff. To God be the Glory!
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Universal Atonement – Distinguished
There is a sense in which the benefits of Christ’s death spill over to the reprobate. We refer to these benefits as the incidental benefits of Christ’s death. One such benefit is the stay of punishment against the wicked, which the wicked use to their own condemnation to pile up more guilt. Nevertheless, it is…
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Dining at Dover
Years ago, before the Chunnel, Dover England was known for its white, chalk cliffs. These rocks are very in calcium: in fact they are mostly calcium carbonate. Calcium is an important mineral for human life. Bones have a large calcium composition, and most doctors these days recommend calcium supplements to women, especially as the approach…
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What Watson and I believe about the Atonement
Thomas Watson writes: *** Quotation from Body of Divinity *** Use one: Of instruction. (I.) See into what a wretched deplorable condition we had brought ourselves by sin; we had sinned ourselves into slavery, so that we needed Christ to purchase our redemption. Nihil durius servitute, says Cicero, ‘Slavery is the worst condition.’ Such as…
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Response to Atonement Challenge from Non-Calvinist
One Non-Calvinist challenged me with a number of verses that he claimed prove that Christ died for each and every human being (except, presumably, for Christ himself) (This is a repost of several “classic” posts from a while back. The original pages will perish in due time, but here are the links for now 1…
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What Dabney and I Believe about the Atonement
R. L. Dabney writes: If you were a soldier and had not deserted the colors of your country, an accepted substitute would free you from all service and punishment. You are guilty of desertion toward God, and are also bound to pay a service to which sin utterly disables you through your own folly and…