From "Evangelical" salvation to 'Evangelical' salvation

The real advance has obviously been made when we come to the INSTITUTIO of 1559, in which unio cum Christo [union with Christ] has become the common denominator under which Calvin tried to range his whole doctrine of the appropriation of the salvation achieved and revealed in Christ. For now in the Third Book, before … Continue reading →

Father-Son-Holy Spirit God, or Creator god . . . and Book!

. . . When we think and speak of God from the perspective of the Creator/creature relation, or the Unoriginate/originate relation, we can only think and speak of him in vague, general and negative terms, at the infinite distance of the creature from the Creator where we cannot know God as he is himself or … Continue reading →

Responding to 'Universalism' through 'Christ-conditionedism', and faith

There is much discussion in the sphere about hell (thanks to a forthcoming book, by a prominent “emergent” author). TCR has just posted a quote from Greg Boyd and Paul Eddy that tries to make the case that in order for God to truly be victorious (I would prefer the “Biblical” language of “Supreme” cf. … Continue reading →

Reading Calvin with Heron & Torrance

Here is a quote from TF Torrance on how he believed John Calvin contributed to the theological world, and thus how he would think of how “Calvinists” have used Calvin in the wrong ways, and for wrong ends; essentially muting the seismic Calvin into the tremor Calvin that is only allowed to shake to rhythms … Continue reading →