Calvinist Dan Phillips posted on Karate Exegesis, using 1 John 2:2 as an example, trying to use the old John Owen Trilemma argument to make his point. He was then body slammed through the mat (in his meta) by what appears to be a four point Calvinist:
Karate Dan writes in a portion of his post (please see the post [...]
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As we noted in our last post [Part 1] Arminians see the atonement of Jesus Christ as being provisional in nature. Not only is the atonement provisional but it is more specifically provisional in Christ Jesus. Only those who come to partake of Christ partake also of the atonement available through union with Him. Since we [...]
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Are you an Arminian? You may be surprised to discover what doctrines you can affirm and still come out firmly on the Arminian side of the fence. James Leonard has provided a nice little quiz at SEA to clear up confusion and demonstrate that many who know little concerning the A vs. C controversy might find that they [...]
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If you have not paid attention to the side bar in awhile you may have missed the increase in quality Arminian resources. A new section has been added called Arminian Articles and many articles have been recently added. These articles deal with a wide variety of topics from an Arminian perspective. Several have been added [...]
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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 [...]
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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? [...]
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Dan is doing a nice series on Owen’s arguments in The Death of Death in the Death of Christ over at Arminian Chronicles.
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