When speaking about the Five Points, a Calvinist could either be referring to the briefaffirmations associated with the acronym TULIP (i.e., Total Depravity, UnconditionalElection, etc.) or the actual doctrines which are identified by these affirmations and forwhich the acronym is to be a ...
Perhaps the best known summary is contained in the five points of Calvinism, though these points identify the Calvinist view on soteriology rather than summarizing the system as a whole. Broadly speaking, Calvinism stresses the sovereignty or rule of God in all things—in salvation but also in ...
I (and my students) continue to find Niebuhr’s five-fold typology—Christ against culture (Anabaptism), Christ and culture in paradox (Lutheranism), Christ transforming culture (Calvinism), Christ above culture (Thomism), and the Christ of culture (liberalism)—illuminating. ...
| Misunderstandings of Christian GlobalismWe're ready to start the argument sequence.1. The Bible is our starting pointI am a "Bible-believing" Christian. Feel free to accuse me of engaging in bibliolatry, fundamentalism, extremism, creationism, Calvinism, Theonomy, etc. Guilty as charged.12 ...
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Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; - one of the "five points" of Calvinism. There is a remnant according to the election of grace. Poll A polling place The polls close at 8 p.m. Election The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by...
Preface: Yes, it’s been forever since I’ve written here. Life in London has been crazy and full and wonderful, and there is much to catch up on. I miss writing, so I am trying to make space for it again, as part of my Lenten practice. If I tried to catch up everything, I...
However, it is necessary for any political party to garner and retain support. There are some hated words that must be avoided, until they can be explained clearly in contexts. “Federalism”, “division of the country”, etc are some of them. On the other hand, the NPP doesn’t want ...
Theologically, I assume the position of Universal Atonement. I am a Methodist (if a United one, is yet to be seen). But I am steeply trained in Calvinism, too. There is no Methodism without John Wesley arguing against Calvinism. Likewise, there is no Calvinism if John Calvin was not arg...
he dismissed it. The scant tradition upon which Pearson could base his uber-vocal ministry was theSola Scripturaof Calvinism spiced with the evanescentrhema, or supposéd utterance of the Holy Ghost. This Pearson expressed in an electrified spirituality, absolutely individual and forever loud and fres...