All three took up their pens in a context dominated by the writings of the liberal Anglican writer, Daniel Whitby ; the latter had thrown down the gauntlet to Calvinists by his work, A Discourse on the True Import of the Words Elec- tion and Reprobation, London, As in Gill, the theology of Dordt was safeguarded and protected — but without any ixed method of referring to it.
Written as a vindication of orthodoxy against current misrepresentation,30 the Body of Divinity is also straight- forward theological exposition. Ridgley steers deftly through the contest- ed questions of the decrees of God, election and predestination, original sin, effectual calling, the extent of the atonement, and perseverance — all with an eye to judicious and moderate statement.
There is no doubt that Ridgley is a Dordtian Calvinist — and yet he is a writer who feels com- pelled to be embracive and expansive, and above all Scriptural. This latter title was popularly known as Whitby on the Five Points.
Though the volumes differed in bulk, they were the same in tone. Edwards — a kind of J. This writer believes that a suficient sampling has been surveyed so that we may now move beyond it to something more demanding still — an attempt to learn lessons for the present and future use of the Calvinist points. It is commendable that Steele and Thomas, in their Five Points of Calvinism are conversant with Ed- wards and list him in their bibliography.
The writer has simply been unable, to date, to document any earlier use of it. This seems also to be the conclusion drawn by Roger Nicole. As the acro- nym is apparently no older than the early twentieth century, we must ask ourselves what the pervasive use of this acronym says about those who utilize it.
At very least, this use suggests that they have not understood their own past very well. At worst, it may mean that they have willingly consented to take a very loose rendering of the theology of Dordt in place of the actuality. This open-minded eclecti- cism has given way to a more slavish, unquestioning loyalty and use.
To be fair, we have not often enough heeded the cautions of those twentieth-century writers who, while embracing or alluding to the TULIP framework, have themselves cautioned us not to equate the acronym — or even the doctrines summarized by the acronym - with the Reformed the- ology itself.
Earlier ages than our own were capa- ble of distinguishing between a Calvinism that was sound and Calvin- ism that was vulgar, between a Calvinism that was sober-minded and one idea of limitation in the atonement, prior to , see fn. He maintained that distinctions between distinguishable Calvinist emphases were necessary. If such a readiness to make doctrinal distinctions has been lost, the modern Calvinist movement is the poorer for it.
This is nowhere so obvious as when older writers took up the always-controversial question of the extent of the atonement. John Edwards listed two such beneits and Thomas Ridgley three. Dabney acknowledged it in his Lectures in Theology. Spurgeon: The Early Years, See their Five Points, 38 ff. With the exception of Augustus To- plady, cf. It is time to ask hard questions as to who led the way in this retreat. Thomas Ha- weis and Thomas Scott saw this presciently; their diocesan bishop either could not tell the difference or did not care to distinguish between his clergy of Wesleyan and Calvinist sympathy.
He blamed them all for hold- ing gloomy views of human nature, of discouraging human moral effort, of bordering on enthusiasm by holding to belief in a sensible calling to salvation in this life as opposed to a baptismal regeneration and teach- ing that believers might enjoy strong impressions of assurance of salva- tion. Scriptural religion. We may well be overdue for a revisiting of the Canons of Dordt themselves - even to the point of quoting them, or making a fresh compressed summary of their actual contents.
DeWitt, What is the Re- formed Faith? Palmer, The Five Points of Calvinism, and Richard Mouw, Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport; the exception is rooted in their standing astride the two worlds of Dutch and English-speaking Calvinism, so that they both know Dordt and more popular expressions of Calvinism in the English-speaking world. It was maintained that whatever their differences, they were both more wedded to the TULIP formulation than is warranted by good historical or theological inquiry.
We ought therefore to proceed with more skepticism towards TULIP as an alleged authentic exposition of Reformed theology than has characterized the Calvinist movement to date. Year used? An apologetic approach is taken. The rough Mouw, Richard, edges of some of the points are removed by Calvinism in Yes a generous method of exposition.
The sup- the Las Vegas position that the points actually represent Airport Dordt is not challenged. A centuries-old belief system is put to the test as two prominent authors examine and debate the subject of Calvinism from opposing viewpoints. The exchange is lively and at times intense as these two articulate men wrestle over what the Scriptures tell us about God's sovereignty and man's free will. This thought-provoking, challenging book provides potent responses to the most frequently asked questions about Calvinism.
Is God free to love anyone He wants? Do you have any choice in your own salvation? Calvinism has been a topic of intense discussion for centuries. In this lively debate, two passionate thinkers take opposing sides, providing valuable responses to the most frequently asked questions about Calvinism.
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