Killing Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology from the Inside
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Hi Johnny,
I'll have to look into Molinism too. That's a new term for me as well.
I have read some of Spurgeon's writings and he seems to hold to both God's sovereignty and free will in what I've read. But it isn't much, just some of his devotionals and a few gems at a website.
I almost think that one can't put God into a theological box, somehow as humans we end up misrepresenting Him and His word by either limiting Him or by distorting His character and purpose somehow. When Jesus said that He died for the sins of the world, wouldn't that mean people's sins? The world doesn't sin, people do.
It makes me think of this scripture that is speaking of people.
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Peter 2:1
I'll have to look into Molinism too. That's a new term for me as well.
I have read some of Spurgeon's writings and he seems to hold to both God's sovereignty and free will in what I've read. But it isn't much, just some of his devotionals and a few gems at a website.
I almost think that one can't put God into a theological box, somehow as humans we end up misrepresenting Him and His word by either limiting Him or by distorting His character and purpose somehow. When Jesus said that He died for the sins of the world, wouldn't that mean people's sins? The world doesn't sin, people do.
It makes me think of this scripture that is speaking of people. But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Peter 2:1
I Peter 1:17-21 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
It is saying that the atonement is for the sake of you/us, so it's scope includes all sin, but in it's plan of redemption it is for us/believers.
Amazing Grace by Timothy George, The Only Wise God by William Lane Craig, Salvation Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach by Kenneth Keathley, Calvinism, Arminianism or Another Option by James Douglas Lashley and most of the books Four Views of the Atonement, Foreknowledge, Election these types of books have the Molinist view point in them, that last book by Lashley, I can not find anywhere. I almost for got a new one that has a video on youtube it's called, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology. The video is more of a sales pitch, not any real information.