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Category: Substitutionary Atonement

  • Scriptural Doctrine of the Atonement Defended – against John Martin

    John Martin has also responded to another of my previous posts (link to post, his comments are in the comment box there). I had written: “The Christian position is that Christ is our substitute.” JM responded: “If Christ is our substitute and we are impute a legal righteousness, even though the Father knows we are…

  • Atonement Debate vs. Catholicism – Complete

    “Catholic Nick” and I have concluded the debate we were having on the Atonement. One can access all the parts of that debate via an index page that I have created (link) or via the debate blog more generally (link). Between the two, the index page may be easier to use. Enjoy! -TurretinFan To God…

  • Cur Deus Homo? Further Response to Horne

    Gene Bridges provided the following comments (link) which I have reproduced in part below: As you noted, stating that the Covenant of Grace is in some way “conditional” or “conditioned” on faith does not lead to it being (a) meritorious or (b) pactum merit. Indeed that’s a non sequitur. Turretin (the real one) went over…

  • More of Trey Austin

    Well, it seems that Mr. Austin does not like the correction he has received by those he considers his Christian brethren, so much that he has fired off a massive, multi-post response. I have addressed his multiple posts as a group. 1. Opening PostIn which Trey uses a colorful analogy involving dung, while falsely claiming,…

  • Judged According to Works?

    Dave Armstrong has a new post (at least it seems to be new, perhaps it is just an old post he has redated) of Scriptural pretexting (I’d say prooftexting, but Dave is not an advocate of Sola Scriptura) for the idea that “Final Judgment” will be on the basis of works and not faith. In…

  • 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…

  • 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…