N. T. Wright is probably the most prominent and influential of the New Perspective theologians. Nicholas Thomas Wright is a British New Testament scholar and the Anglican Bishop of Durham, England. For that reason, John Piper wrote his book, The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright, exposing the errors of the New Perspective [...]
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Why I Am Not a Five or Six or Seven Point Calvinist! (Part 2)
Posted: January 30, 2012 in SalvationTags: double predestination, five point calvinist, Hyper-Calvinism, Phil Johnson, The Canons of the Synod of Dordt, The Gospel Standard Aid and Poor Relief Societies, Tim Challies
It is at this point that another debates fares up: What constitutes a hyper-Calvinist? Is a person a hyper or strict Calvinist because he believes 5 to 7 points of Calvinism or because of what he practices i.e., he refuses to preach the gospel to all sinners because Christ only died for the elect. Tim [...]
Why I Am Not a Five or Six or Seven Point Calvinist! (Part 1)
Posted: January 30, 2012 in SalvationTags: A. H. Strong, bible.org, Charles Ryrie, Clark Pinnock, John Piper, Matt Perman, Phil Johnson, Thomas Constable, Tim Challies
Here is how Matt Perman, director of strategy at Desiring God in Minneapolis, MN., describes what Piper means when he describes himself as a “seven point Calvinist:” When John Piper says he is a “seven point Calvinist,” he does so half jokingly and half seriously. Historically, there are five points of Calvinism, not seven. Piper isn’t seeking to [...]
Justification by Faith ALONE, Part 2
Posted: January 21, 2011 in SalvationTags: A. H. Strong, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium (ECT)., Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, John Calvin, John Murray, Justification by faith alone, Ludwig Ott, Martin Luther, R. C. Sproul’s Faith Alone, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, Systematic Theology, The Council of Trent, The Manhattan Declaration
Justification by Faith ALONE is Taught in Scripture 1. Justification declares us righteous. A. H. Strong defines justification as “that judicial act of God by which, on account of Christ, to whom the sinner is united by faith, he declares that sinner to be no longer exposed to the penalty of the law, but to be [...]
Justification By Faith ALONE, Part 1
Posted: January 21, 2011 in SalvationTags: A. H. Strong, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium (ECT)., Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, John Calvin, John Murray, Justification by faith alone, Ludwig Ott, Martin Luther, R. C. Sproul's Faith Alone, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, Systematic Theology, The Council of Trent, The Manhattan Declaration
Since the first century, justification by faith alone has been attacked by the enemies of the gospel and defended by her friends. Paul wrote the entire Galatians epistle to refute the legalism of justification by faith plus works preached by the Judiazers. Paul’s very first statement on justification by faith alone was in Galatians 2:16: [...]
The Savior in the Hands of an Angry God, The Doctrine of Propitiation, Part 2
Posted: January 17, 2011 in SalvationDodd taught that propitiation was a pagan not a biblical concept. “The rending propitiation is . . . misleading, for it suggests the placation of an angry God, and although this would be in accord with pagan usage, it is foreign to biblical usage” (C. H. Dodd, The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, London: [...]
The Savior In The Hands Of An Angry God: The Doctrine of Propitiation, Part 1
Posted: January 17, 2011 in SalvationTags: A New Systematic Theology of The Christian Faith, C. H. Dodd, Charles Ryrie's Basic Theology, James Montgomery Boice, John Murray, Leon Morris' Apostolic Preaching of the Cross, Robert Reymond, Wayne Grudem
Osama bin Laden is dead. How did you feel when you heard President Obama addressed the American people with these words: “Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for [...]
Are Evangelicals Catholic?
Posted: March 27, 2010 in SalvationTags: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Council of Trent, Evangelical Catholics, Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, Keith A. Fournier, Ludwig Ott, R. C. Sproul's Faith Alone, Vatican II, Wayne Grudem
I have some close friends who are Catholic and we have talked candidly about salvation by grace through faith in Christ. A church member from another church once said to me, “Catholics are Christians.” My response was there are Catholics who are Christians just as there are Baptists and Methodists who are Christians. I also [...]
A Call to Salvation, Part 3
Posted: December 3, 2009 in SalvationTags: Charles Ryrie, Harold W. Hoehner, Lewis Sperry Chafer, Richard Watson, Wayne Grudem
A. There is a general or external call or invitation of the gospel. B. There is a special or effective call to salvation. Charles Ryrie observes: The vast majority of occurrences concern the effectual call which leads to salvation. From such verses as Romans 1:1; 8:28; I Timothy 6:12; II Peter 1:3, 10 it is [...]
God’s Call to Salvation, Part 2
Posted: December 1, 2009 in SalvationTags: Charles Ryrie, DR. Hoyle Bowman's A Case for Unlimited Atonement, Dwight Pentecost, Effective Call to Salvation, Efficacious Grace, John Walvoord, Lewis Sperry Chafer, Millard Erickson, Robert Gromacki, Robert Lightner, Wayne Grudem
The following is an impressive array of theologians who believe the Scriptures teach an effective, effectual call or efficacious grace. Lewis Sperry Chafer Since it is clearly indicated that one hundred percent of those predestinated are called, and one hundred percent of those called are justified, and one hundred percent of those justified are glorified [...]
