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Election: Romans 10, Part 2 (“faith comes from hearing the message”)

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Jay F Guin

(Rom 10:11-13) As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on … Continue reading →

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Election: Romans 9 – 11, Introduction

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The Bible teaches election. It’s just all over the Bible. That’s not the question. The question is just what does the Bible mean by election. Is the Calvinistic sense of the word right? Is the Arminian sense right? Or is … Continue reading →

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Election: Definitions

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Jay F Guin

For some reason, I felt compelled over the last few days to see if I could make sense of Romans 9 – 11. I’m not sure I’ve ever taught those chapters. It’s hard to get to, much less past, Romans … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: Conclusions, Part 2

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The redemption of culture, science, and the arts We see our job as being to redeem to people, and when we do, we don’t tell them much about God’s will for their job, their hobbies, or their role in society. … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: Conclusions, Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Jay F Guin

There’s a lot of material on the Internet about neo-Calvinism, much of it quite good. And we could go on for months talking about it. But it’s time to come to some conclusions. You don’t have to be a Calvinist … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Criticisms, Part 3

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Common grace For [Kuyper] common grace is primarily a grace directed to the redemption of the cosmos and culture. By rooting this doctrine in the divine decree of predestination he was able to construct a system whereby God’s plan for … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Criticisms, Part 2

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Douma points out that the Hebrew verb abad means simply to cultivate a field. This labour is required of man if he is to eat (Gen.1:29; 2:5; 3:17ff.). What these verses seem to tell us is that there is a … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Criticisms, Part 1

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Pronk notes that there certain problems arose with Kuyper’s theology. Prior to Kuyper the Reformed, while not denying that the church has a task in society, put the emphasis on the salvation of sinners. Preaching for the Old School Calvinists, … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Introduction to His Thought

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Jay F Guin

These posts will be built around a lecture given by Rev. C. Pronk on neo-Calvinism to the Student Society of the Free Reformed Churches of North America. For Kuyper the domain of Calvinism was much broader than what most people … Continue reading →

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Neo-Calvinism: An Introduction to Neo-Calvinism

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Several months ago, I received an email saying I appeared to be a neo-Calvinist. I had no idea what that meant, but as my correspondent knows I’m no Calvinist, I figured I should investigate. And I have. And I’m not … Continue reading →

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