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Phillip Johnson and Amyraldianism
Phillip Johnson has an article (to which Trey Austin thoughtfully directed me) in which he provides a fairly helpful and quick guide to some distinctions among Evangelical views of the order of decrees, ranging from Supralapsarianism to Arminianism. In the section on what Johnson prefers to call Amyraldism (as opposed to Amyraldianism), Johnson states: “Puritan…
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Jonathan Edwards – Birthday and Works
Jonathan Edwards was born 305 years ago today. Arguably, he is the greatest genius in American philosophy and theology to date. He was also a very instrumental preacher. Perhaps today he is most well known for his work on Freedom of the Will (in theology and philosophy) and his sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of…
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Edwards on the Trinity
I enjoyed reading Paul Helm’s recent blog article at Helm’s Deep on Edwards on the Trinity (link). Prof. Helm defends Edwards from various charges of Heterodoxy in the course of the article. Naturally, as one of the standards for Reformed orthodoxy, Helm and Edwards’ critic both refer to Turretin (with Helm placing Turretin in context).…
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Edwards and the Other Hodge on Merit and the Covenant of Works
Here are two more folks’ thoughts on merit and covenant of works: If this principle be correct, if the law demands entire conformity to the nature and will of God, it follows: 1. That there can be no perfection in this life. Every form of perfectionism which has ever prevailed in the Church is founded…
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Jonathan Edwards Resources
Hopefully, many of you will be as excited as I was to see this helpful catalog of Jonathan Edwards Resources, provided by Ryan Martin at the blog Immoderate. (link) I cannot emphasize his disclaimer enough: “Google should not be used as a substitute for your careful reading and study of these materials in their complete…