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Do We See Evidence of Determinism, Like in Reformed Theology, Previous to Augustine?
Pre-Augustinian Patristic writers prior to Augustine (d. 430 AD) overwhelmingly affirmed human free will and actively refuted philosophical or theological determinism as being incompatible with Christian teaching. Pre-Augustine, determinism associated with Gnosticism, Stoicism, or Manichaeism. It did not arise from biblical exegesis. It is exceptionally difficult, if not impossible, to find quotations in historical Christian […]
The Heritage of the Ancient Turn toward Allegorization as a Hermeneutic
Part One Allegorical interpretation of scripture began to take shape in the pre-Christian era with Jewish scholars like Philo of Alexandria, who sought to reconcile Hebrew scriptures with Greek philosophy. By the 2nd century AD, early Christian thinkers like Origen adopted and expanded this method, viewing the Bible as containing hidden, spiritual meanings beneath its […]
A New Alternative List to the Points of Calvinism (Part Five)
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four The last point of Calvinism is 5. PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS He That Overcometh That language sounds right to me, but especially like “total depravity,” the first point, it depends on how one explains it. Why it seems good is because of certain scriptural […]
John 1:9-13 Say That Faith Precedes Regeneration
Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 2:9), meaning that it is not by works (Titus 3:5-6) It is by grace alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). It is a gift of God (Romans 6:23). Faith is not a work. The following are my two favorite places that teach that: Philippians 1:29, “For unto you it is given in […]
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