Provisional Atonement Part 1: Dealing With John Owen’s Arminian Dilemma

I lifted this from Jeff Paton’s website. He gives an answer based on his commitment to the governmental view of the atonement, which allows him to bypass the force of Owen’s argument.
As I have stated before, I am not (at this time) dogmatic about views of atonement. I do, however, favor the penal satisfaction view [...]

Theological Question To Chew On

Studying the atonement can be mind numbing. We all generally believe that Christ died for our sins. That is the common ground. The difficulties reside in the details. How does Christ’s death translate into forgiveness of sinners? Why did the Father accept the Son’s sacrifice in our stead? What exactly was accomplished at the cross? [...]

Enjoying The Good News Of Christ’s Birth From An Arminian Perspective

Calvinists often argue that God’s love has failed if Christ’s atonement was made for all and yet not all are saved. I find it strange that Calvinists, who are so quick to criticize Arminians for holding to a man centered religion, argue that unless man responds to God’s love in saving faith, then His love [...]

Owen’s Death of Death…

Dan is doing a nice series on Owen’s arguments in The Death of Death in the Death of Christ over at Arminian Chronicles.