soteriology

Those who enjoy listening to Choral Evensong, which I do on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from St. Thomas Fifth Ave, one of the last of the Anglican churches to preserve that great tradition of a boys’ choir, the majority having succumbed to a combination of liberalism, in abolishing boys...

I'm starting with the assumption that there is a way those who haven't heard the gospel CAN be saved. An additional assumption that's implied is eternal lake of fire for those not in the book of life. I'll give my answer in a following post, but feel free to offer solutions, preferably with...

Origien believed that regardless of one's actions or beliefs, that everyone will be saved. Even if you're a communist, homosexual, Pagan, Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, usurer, adulterer, pretenders(those who claim to be Christians but are not or those who only profess Christianity as a means of getting...

I am apparently considered a liberal, I have found out in the past 24 hours, in part for my Evolutionist interpretation of Genesis ch. 1 and in part because I reject the penal substitutionary atonement and satisfaction atonement of John Calvin and Anselm of Canterbury respectively, as well as...

Bring questions and objections to the doctrine of election in Calvinism. Livestream starts at 5 pm EST. Rick is my friend and I'm very interested in people, especially Arminians (i'm neutral and do not hold a strong opinion of soteriology), to show up with questions/comments/objections to the...

Why is "fallen short of the Glory of God" said in the same breath as "all have sinned"? I mean, it's rather obvious that sinning is falling short of God's command and short of the Law, and short of so many other things about God. But his glory? Why does it mention his glory? Is it as simple as...

Are we saved by grace, faith, works of faith, repentance, election, or combination of these? (Please vote in the poll).

This is a continued discussion about objections to Reformed Theology, and specifically in the area of Soteriology. The original thread is here: Why are so many against reformed Theology… Here is one of my answers to an objection that it is expected that a loving God would love everyone the...

The Four Aspects of Salvation: When I read the Scriptures, I see 4 different aspects of salvation described. #1. Provisional Atonement (not "Limited Atonement"). (A 100% Work of God alone that can only be applied personally to an individual's life via by being saved by God's grace and...

This is an article that is a collection of message board conversations and email exchanges between an Orthodox priest father John (FJ) and a number of Calvinist Protestants (CP) going back to the late 1990s. I find it enlightening on the issue, but I believe I would call it a "straw dog". A...

I tend to loathe aspects of everyone's theology/soteriology, and am going to posit my own. 1. God foreordained those in Himself, yet He is not the author of sin, because He decreed such things once the Fall went through, therefore dodging the 'is God the author of sin?' question. 2. I believe...

I thought I was Arminian until I read this verse literally and was like... 'wha......' Ever have an experience with that verse like that?

I need help in clarifying justification as Protestants account for it. I'm a sinner, and I'd like to one day enter heaven. But heaven cannot contain sin, therefore if I am to enter heaven, I am to be without sin. How then will imputed righteousness be sufficient in allowing me to enter heaven...

I left the PuritanBoard because I couldn't reconcile my views with theirs. (Changed my e-mail and signed out forever.) I guess I'll call this 'Paradoxical Calvinism.' I'm going to post my five points. 1. We are totally depraved, indeed. Are we absolutely unable to choose Christ? In a way, yes...

What is your perspective of salvation as a Traditional Christian? Most of us believe baptism and faith to be essential. A confession of faith is important as well. Yet, even among Traditional Christians, there are many perspectives on how we are saved. I'm interested in comparing and...