Monergism Or Synergism

Author : Daniel Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532630101

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Monergism or Synergism by Daniel Kirkpatrick Pdf

The tensions between Calvinism and Arminianism have perpetuated Christian thought for some 500 years. The concerns from both parties are legitimate. Calvinists are often accused of fatalism along with holding to a troubling view of double-predestination. Arminians are often accused of holding to a human-centered view of salvation that robs God of glory while championing human ability. Could it be that many of the tensions between Calvinists and Arminians are sourced in an often-overlooked issue—monergism and synergism? Could the same be said regarding Protestantism and Roman Catholicism concerning justification? In this volume, Daniel Kirkpatrick explores the specific roles of God and humans in various aspects of salvation to determine whether salvation is a work between God and a person (synergism) or a work of God alone (monergism). Building upon the framework of Aquinas, the Reformers, and Arminians, this book examines the issue of who does the work of salvation in light of cause and effect with hopes of providing new insights on historic doctrines.

Author : R. C. Sproul
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585581535

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Willing to Believe by R. C. Sproul Pdf

What is the role of the will in believing the good news of the gospel? Why is there so much controversy over free will throughout church history? R. C. Sproul finds that Christians have often been influenced by pagan views of the human will that deny the effects of Adam's fall. In Willing to Believe, Sproul traces the free-will controversy from its formal beginning in the fifth century, with the writings of Augustine and Pelagius, to the present. Readers will gain understanding into the nuances separating the views of Protestants and Catholics, Calvinists and Arminians, and Reformed and Dispensationalists. This book, like Sproul's Faith Alone, is a major work on an essential evangelical tenet.

Author : Roger E. Olson
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310575955

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Against Calvinism by Roger E. Olson Pdf

Calvinist theology has been debated and promoted for centuries. But is it a theology that should last? Roger Olson suggests that Calvinism, also commonly known as Reformed theology, holds an unwarranted place in our list of accepted theologies. In Against Calvinism, readers will find scholarly arguments explaining why Calvinist theology is incorrect and how it affects God’s reputation. Olson draws on a variety of sources, including Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience, to support his critique of Calvinism and the more historically rich, biblically faithful alternative theologies he proposes. Addressing what many evangelical Christians are concerned about today—so-called “new Calvinism,” a movement embraced by a generation labeled as “young, restless, Reformed” —Against Calvinism is the only book of its kind to offer objections from a non-Calvinist perspective to the current wave of Calvinism among Christian youth. As a companion to Michael Horton’s For Calvinism, readers will be able to compare contrasting perspectives and form their own opinions on the merits and weaknesses of Calvinism.

Author : Matthew Barrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596386436

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Salvation by Grace by Matthew Barrett Pdf

In Salvation by Grace, Matthew Barrett comprehensively defends the doctrine of monergism (the teaching that regeneration is exclusively the work of God) primarily by looking at Scripture but also by examining Reformed theologians and confessions. Barrett also provides a helpful evaluation of both the Arminian position and contemporary attempts to chart a middle course between Calvinistic and Arminian systems. Book jacket.

Author : Terrance L. Tiessen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830877703

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Who Can Be Saved? by Terrance L. Tiessen Pdf

Throughout history millions have lived and died without hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite vigorous missionary efforts, large populations of the world today have never been evangelized. And now religious pluralism has set up shop on Main Street. The question "Who can be saved?" forces itself on the minds of Christians like never before. Is there a wideness in God's mercy? Does God reveal himself in a way that invites all people to respond positively in saving faith? Does one have to be an Arminian to believe so? Or is there a way for Calvinists to see how God might reveal and save apart from the explicit "gospel" and yet exclusively through Jesus Christ? And if so, what does this say about the role of religions within the sovereign providence of God? These are big questions requiring thoughtful care. In this intriguing study, Terrance L. Tiessen reassesses the questions of salvation and the role of religions and offers a proposal that is biblically rooted, theologically articulated and missiologically sensitive. This is a book that will set new terms for the discussion of these important issues.

Author : Shawn Lazar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1943399190

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Chosen to Serve by Shawn Lazar Pdf

A Biblical defense of a vocational view of divine election.

Author : David Baldacci
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780446931359

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Saving Faith by David Baldacci Pdf

When lobbyist Faith Lockhart stumbles upon a corruption scheme at the highest levels of government, she becomes a dangerous witness who the most powerful men in the world will go to any lengths to silence in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had: a young woman named Faith Lockhart. For Faith has done too much, knows too much, and will tell too much. Feared by some of the most powerful men in the world, Faith has been targeted to die. But when a private investigator walks into the middle of the assassination attempt, the shooting suddenly goes wrong, and an FBI agent is killed. Now Faith Lockhart must flee for her life--with her story, her deadly secret, and an unknown man she's forced to trust...

Author : R. C. Sproul
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0842343784

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The Mystery of the Holy Spirit by R. C. Sproul Pdf

Drawing on Scripture and the testimony of the church's great thinkers, Sproul looks at the role of God the Holy Spirit within the doctrine of the Trinity.

Author : Jeff McSwain
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532641091

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Simul Sanctification by Jeff McSwain Pdf

Why do we see so much fruitful good in unbelievers and so much evil in believers? What could it mean for a believer that the old is "gone," especially when it doesn't feel that way? What does it mean for humans who are simul iustus et peccator (simultaneously righteous and sinner) to be transformed in Christ and by his Spirit? We typically think of sanctification as pertaining to humans being conformed to Jesus, but what could it mean when Jesus speaks of himself as being sanctified for our sakes (John 17:19)? Jeff McSwain mines the theology of Karl Barth to engage such questions. In looking "through the simul," he concludes with Barth that universal human transformation is a reality before it is a possibility, and that, despite our contradictory state, we may live Spirit-filled lives as we participate in Christ's true humanity that determines ours--a humanity which never gets old.

Author : John Owen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781773561493

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The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen Pdf

Author : Steven J. Lawson
Publisher : Reformation Trust Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1567696856

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Foundations of Grace by Steven J. Lawson Pdf

Understanding the doctrines of grace provides a clearer picture of Gods sovereignty, mercy, and majesty. From the lawgiver Moses to the Apostle John, and from the early church fathers to modern defenders of the faith, there has marched onto the stage of human history a long line of godly men, a triumphant parade of spiritual stalwarts who have upheld the doctrines of grace. In this book, Dr. Steven J. Lawson takes readers on a heart-stirring survey of the Scriptures and their teaching on Gods way of salvation. Lawson demonstrates that far from being a sixteenth century invention, the doctrines of grace are the clear teaching of the Bible in its entirety. From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures declare the message of Gods sovereign grace in salvation.

Author : Roger E. Olson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830899708

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The Mosaic of Christian Belief by Roger E. Olson Pdf

In The Mosaic of Christian Belief Roger E. Olson thematically traces the contours of Christian belief down through the ages, revealing a pattern of both unity and diversity. He finds a consensus of teaching that is both unitive and able to incorporate a faithful diversity when not forced into the molds of false either-or alternatives. The mosaic that emerges from Olson's work, now updated throughout and with a new chapter on the Holy Spirit, displays a mediating evangelical theology that is irenic in spirit and tone. Olson, writing with nonspecialists in mind, has masterfully sketched out the contours of the Great Tradition of the Christian faith with simplicity while avoiding oversimplification.

Author : Roger E. Olson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830877362

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The Story of Christian Theology by Roger E. Olson Pdf

Christianity Today Book of the Year Award ECPA Gold Medallion Award History is made up of stories--narratives that recount the events, movements, ideas and lives that have shaped religions and nations. Theologian Roger Olson believes that the history of Christian theology should be told as such a story, one replete with thick plots, exciting twists, interesting people and fascinating ideas. In this panoramic work of historical theology Olson vividly recounts the deeds and words of the cultists and apostolic fathers of the second century, the clash between the theological schools of Alexandria and Antioch, the epochal division between East and West, the revolutionary advent of the Reformation and much more, right on up to the dazzling, sometimes dismaying fallout that has continued to shake Christians through the twentieth century. Through it all Olson detects and traces a common thread: a concern for salvation--God's redemptive activity in forgiving and transforming sinful human beings. Evenhanded, refreshingly readable, impressive in its breadth and depth, The Story of Christian Theology is poised to become a standard historical theology text.

Author : Jared C. Wilson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493432905

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Love Me Anyway by Jared C. Wilson Pdf

There may be no more powerful desire in the human heart than to be loved. And not just loved, but loved anyway. In spite of what we've done or left undone, in spite of the ways we have failed or floundered. We long for an unconditional, lavish love that we know intrinsically we don't deserve. If you are tired, sad, yet always longing, bestselling author Jared C. Wilson has incredible news for you: that kind of love actually exists, and it is actually something you can experience--whether or not you're in a romantic relationship. In his signature reflective, conversational, and often humorous style, Wilson unpacks 1 Corinthians 13 to show us what real love looks like. Through engaging stories and touching anecdotes, he paints a picture of an extravagant God who not only puts the desire for love into our very souls but fulfills those desires in striking, life-changing ways.

Author : Norman L. Geisler
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Arminianism
ISBN : 0764225219

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Chosen But Free by Norman L. Geisler Pdf

Offers a balanced, moderating position to the endless theological debate over man's free will and God's sovereignty.