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Helm on Calvin and the Calvinists
In light of the concerted efforts of both Arminians and Quasi-Amyraldians to drive a wedge between Calvin and the Calvinists, I was pleased to read the linked article (link) by Paul Helm, who explains some of the flaws in at least one similar attempt to divide the doctrines of Dordt from those of Calvin. -TurretinFan…
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Want More on the Atonement?
The εξο της παρεμβολης blog has provided a somewhat lengthy excerpt from Robert Raymond’s New Systematic Theology (link). He makes many good arguments, and frankly many that do not seem to have any answer in the Universal Atonement world. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Clarification on the Tri-Partite Division of the Law
I have received a few comments from readers on my previous post on the three-fold division of the law given by Moses (link). A first comment comes from Stephen Garrett, who asked: Where is your scriptural support for dividing the law into those three categories of moral, ceremonial, and civil?Are we under the lawgiver Moses…
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150 Comments to be Moderated and 140 Draft Posts
That is the current state of affairs. For the last half of December, it is my goal to reduce the numbers above. It would be lovely if I could push both to zero, but I’d settle for cutting the numbers both down to double-digits. Thanks to my readers for providing me with so much for…
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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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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…
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So You Want to Root Out Calvinism?
Here’s a video that humorously (or at least that is the intent) illustrates a number classic errors that are frequently used by opponents of Calvinism. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OebZJzB7W_c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] There is some nice marching music in the background, but no verbal material in the audio – so if you need to turn off the audio, you won’t miss…
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Acorn Located!
You know that saying that even a blind squirrel eventually finds a nut? After two documented failures (one) (two), Mr. Matthew Bellisario has finally done it! He has located a “Protestant” service with some inappropriate material (in this case a mime show – link to Bellisario’s post) Mr. Bellisario finds this sort of thing absurd,…
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John Gill and Hyper-Calvinism (?)
One oft-repeated charge against the great theologian, John Gill, has been that is a “hyper-Calvinist.” Leading the way amongst the crowd of folks levying such a charge would seem to be Dr. Curt Daniel, whose 900 page doctoral thesis was titled “Hyper-Calvinism and John Gill.” I was pleased to see that at least one person…
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Real Varieties of Calvinism
Can there be real, recognizable varieties of Calvinism? My previous post may have suggested that there could not be such recognizable varieties. That’s not the case. There are several ways in which Calvinism could be divided. For example, with respect to the salvation of infants who die in infancy, there are four Calvinist views, namely…