I previously went through Romans 9 in this post. I had a listen to a podcast by the Provisionist Perspective, which was on Romans 9, and thought they did a great job, so I thought I’d add a link here to it for you. The article they reference in the clip is here: https://beardedseminarian.wordpress.com/2017/07/31/romans-9-a-brief-non-calvinist-reading/
Tag: election
Augustine
I have read some blogs and listened to some podcasts1 regarding Augustine. They seem to assert that he is the first to introduce the Reformed view of total depravity and unconditional election, as later popularised by Calvin, Luther and Zwingli. The church fathers prior to Augustine never held his view. Augustine, who was previously a […]
Romans 9
Romans 9 is used in Reformed theology1 to defend the Unconditional Election of individuals to salvation, while others are passed by. However in studying this passage with Romans chapters 1-12 in view, we find something else is being taught in this passage. First, I need to clarify the definition of the word “Sovereignty”, so as […]
Romans 8:28-30
“28And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30and […]
Ephesians 1
Ephesians 1 is used by Calvinists1 to support Unconditional Election. This is their belief that God has picked only certain individuals to believe the gospel and to be saved, before the foundation of the world. Thus inferring that all others, whom God has not chosen, will remain in their sin and are incapable of believing […]
