May 10, 2008
As an addendum to my series on Calvinism and Arminianism I want to connect this discussion to the conversions of Barton W. Stone and Alexander Campbell. Both first approached God through the lens of Calvinist theology and preaching. Neither could find assurance through that preaching because they were not certain of God’s love for them. […]
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Books, Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Alexander Campbell, Arminianism, Assurance, Barton W. Stone, Calvinism, Grace, Love, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security, Stone-Campbell, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 8, 2008
There is considerable confusion in terminology when talking about current views of assurance on the theological scene. In this post I want to clarify at least one significant difference. Calvinists and Arminians agree on a signifcant point: all the elect will persevere in faith. Those who do not persevere in faith are not elect. They […]
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Church History, Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Assurance, Calvinism, Faith, Grace, Perseverance, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security, TULIP |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 6, 2008
All who persevere in faith are elect. Both Calvinists and Arminians can agree with the above statement. For the Calvinist, those who do not persevere in faith, though they at one time seemingly had faith, never possessed authentic faith in the first place (e.g., Calvin’s own example is Simon Magus in Acts 8). For the Arminian, those […]
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Church History, Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Assurance, Calvinism, Election, Faith, Perseverance, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security, TULIP |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 5, 2008
The often acrimonious debates between contemporary Arminians and Calvinists are not new. The history of this discussion dates back 1600 years and has been continuous within Christian circles. It can be tracked, in part, with the following discussions: Augustine vs. Pelagius (early 5th century) Gottschalk vs. Rabanus (late 9th century) Bradwardine vs. Ockham (mid 14th […]
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Church History, Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Assurance, Calvinism, Election, Faith, Grace, Predestination, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security, TULIP |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks