What do we mean when we say, "Jesus died for us"? Who are the "us" for whom Jesus died? A number of years ago, I read a paper, written by Dr Alan C. Clifford. It was entitled, "Atonement for all, salvation for some." It had the sub-title: "Authentic Calvinism: A Clarification." In this paper, Dr …
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G. C. Berkouwer and the Experiential Theology of Early Dutch Calvinism
The experiential theology of early Dutch Calvinism finds its clearest expression in the writings of a number of seventeenth century writers, such as William Ames, T J Frelinghuysen and William a Brakel.William Ames, probably the most well-known representative of this type of theology, opens his book, The Marrow of Theology, with a definition of theology …
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Arminius – Hero or Heretic?
This article was first published in Evangelical Quarterly 64:3 (1992): 213-227. --Some proclaim Arminius as a hero. Others denounce him as a heretic. It may, however, be more accurate to describe him as an enigma. Commenting on the enigmatic character of Arminius, Carl Bangs writes, "Some Calvinists, finding that his writings do not produce the …
