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From the Bunkers Beneath Liberty University – Limited Atonement and the Free Offer
As you may be aware, there is a secret Calvinist production studio hidden deep below Liberty University, where no one would think to look. From that production studio, one of our volunteers has presented a selection from John Murray on the doctrine of Limited Atonement and its interaction with the Free Offer of the Gospel.…
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Calvin on the "Free Offer"?
I found R. Scott Clark’s very brief post (link) puzzling. He asserts, “Yes, that’s right, Calvin said “offer” (not demand) as in “free” or “well-meant” offer of the gospel.” That’s a rather odd way of putting it. a) Calvin obviously didn’t use English. b) Calvin did use the Latin cognate word to our English word…
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What John Murray and I believe About the Atonement
Since a few folks have apparently been trying to present John Murray as though he were not a consistent, five-point Calvinist, I thought it would be valuable to provide a quotation from Prof. Murray, on the subject: The criticism that the doctrine of limited atonement prevents the free offer of the gospel rests upon a…