Grace, Faith, Free WillRobert E. Picirilli, in Grace, Faith, Free Will, renews the discussion of issues that have divided Calvinism and Arminianism since the Reformation, Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch theologian of the 16th century, contested the dominant theological ideas advanced by the well-known Protestant reformer John Calvin and his disciples. Historically, Arminius has been frequently misunderstood and often interpreted by friend and foe alike. Even today, one who calls himself "Arminian" does so with considerable risk, as the name means different things to different people and comes in various flavors. Many automatically think of Arminians as liberal, differing little from Universalists, at least holding to salvation by works , and possibly espousing heretical views of the Trinity or the goodness of man. In truth, some "Arminians" have held and even now hold such beliefs. No so of Arminius himself, his original followers, or able contemporary theologians such as Picirilli. Though he presents both classics Calvinism and Arminianism in order to help readers intelligently decide for themselves, Dr. Picirilli unashamedly advocates a very specific form of Arminianism as the best resolution of the tensions between the two doctrinal positions. |
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Contents
Historical Setting | 1 |
Arminius and the Revolt against Calvinism | 3 |
The Plan of Salvation | 19 |
The Classical Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination | 21 |
The Classical Arminian Doctrine of Predestination | 35 |
Foreknowledge Freedom and the Future | 59 |
Predestination in the New Testament | 65 |
The Provision of Salvation | 85 |
Calvinism and the Administration of Salvation | 141 |
Salvation Applied in the Arminian View | 149 |
The New Testament and Salvation by Faith | 169 |
Perseverance in Salvation | 183 |
Calvinisms Argument for Necessary Perseverance | 185 |
Arminianism and Conditional Perseverance | 197 |
Hebrews Second Peter and the Possibility of Apostasy | 211 |
Afterword | 235 |
Calvinistic Arguments for a Limited Atonement | 87 |
Arminian Arguments for a Universal Atonement | 103 |
New Testament Evidence for Universal Atonement | 123 |
The Application of Salvation | 139 |
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