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Is Limited Atonement Biblical? Lecture by James White
As I've recently pointed out in my new blogpost HERE I'm no longer as confident the doctrine of [Owenian] Limited Atonement as I used to be, despite continuing to be a Calvinist. Here's Calvinist popularizer James White's lecture in defense of Limited Atonement. I've appreciated Dr. White's ministry since the 1990s, so his defense has some weight in my opinion.
Is Limited Atonement Biblical? w/Dr. James White (Part 4)
https://youtu.be/N57nbTLTCWE
See also James White's most recent debate on the topic:
DEBATE: The Reformed Doctrine of Atonement is Biblical and Important |
James White vs. Jason Breda
https://youtu.be/6Yg2cIpfyeg
Cyprian's Letter to Christians Sent to Mines and their Response
In one of James White's Dividing Line broadcasts he mentioned the letter of Cyprian to persecuted Christians sent to mines in the following video starting at around 23 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMSTYKcOh9U&t=1380s
This article discusses the episode and topic:
https://crossencountersmin.com/featured-article/cyprian-letter-mineworkers/
The sources of the letters:
https://biblehub.com/library/cyprian/the_epistles_of_cyprian/epistle_lxxvi_cyprian_to_nemesianus.htm
https://biblehub.com/library/cyprian/the_epistles_of_cyprian/epistle_lxxvii_the_reply_of.htm
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library's version of the letters:
https://ccel.org/ccel/cyprian/epistles/anf05.iv.iv.lxxvi.html
https://ccel.org/ccel/cyprian/epistles/anf05.iv.iv.lxxvii.html
John Calvin's view of Limited Atonement - by Dr. Roger Nicole
I'm not dogmatic on the extent of the atonement. Here's an articles on John Calvin's view on Limited Atonement. I'm not convinced. I think Calvin was inconsistent and that he generally seemed to affirm universal atonement. My default position is Owenian Limited Atonement that teaches that both the extent and intent of the atonement was particular. But I'm also very open to the mediating position whereby the Extent of the atonement was universal, while the Intent of the atonement was particular.
John Calvin's view of Limited Atonement - by Dr. Roger Nicole
https://www.apuritansmind.com/arminianism/john-calvins-view-of-limited-atonement/
See also:
John Calvin's Position by Paul Helm
https://www.the-highway.com/articleJuly02.html
CONFESSIO FIDEI GALLICANA. The French Confession of Faith. A.D. 1559
CONFESSIO FIDEI GALLICANA. The French Confession of Faith. A.D. 1559
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/creeds3.iv.vii.html
AND HERE TOO
https://web.archive.org/web/20180303005840/http://www.creeds.net/reformed/frconf.htm
Vaughan's translation of Martin Luther's The Bondage of the Will
There are a number of translations of Luther's "Bondage." Here's one freely online that's translated by Vaughan.
The Bondage of the Will by Luther translated by VAUGHAN
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/luther/Bondage%20of%20the%20Will%20-%20Martin%20Luther.pdf
OR
https://www.onthewing.org/user/Luther%20-%20Bondage%20of%20the%20Will%20-%20Vaughan%201823.pdf
Charles Spurgeon's Eschatological Views
I'm now a Postmillennialist, but I used to be a Premillennialist. As many are fans of Charles Spurgeon [as I am], it would be interesting to know Spurgeon's views on eschatology. Here are some articles on the topic.
Charles H. Spurgeon and Eschatology: Did He Have a Discernible Millennial Position? by Dennis Michael Swanson
http://www.romans45.org/spurgeon/eschat.htm
THE MILLENNIAL POSITION OF SPURGEON by Dennis M. Swanson
https://tms.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tmsj7g.pdf
Spurgeon's Millennial View
https://www.reformedreader.org/spurgeon/mview.htm
See also my partially tongue-in-cheek and partially serious proposal of "St. Spurgeon's Day" HERE
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