From Apathy to Apostasy: The Danger of Dullness in Hearing God’s Word
by Daniel Mann Is it possible for genuine believers in Jesus Christ to fall away from Him and be eternally lost? Of course, this theological question has occupied scholars for centuries, and it is far too broad of a topic to be covered thoroughly in a brief essay. Nevertheless, the issue is vital for us to consider and deserves attention from all of God’s people. We may be tempted to view this subject as an abstract doctrine—one that...
Antinomianism and Reformed Arminianism
by Richard E. Clark Some may be tempted to think the following: Since Reformed Arminians teach that apostasy may occur only by the renunciation of faith, then antinomianism (a lifestyle characterized by sin) is compatible with final salvation in Reformed Arminian theology. This correlation is simply not the case. The person may never have been saved. Additionally, a person that was saved through saving faith, confessing Christ as both...
Kept for Jesus: A Review Essay
by Matthew McAffee [The following is an adaptation of a review recently published in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 58 (2015): 858-61] Kept for Jesus represents Sam Storms biblical-theological treatment of the Reformed doctrine of eternal security.[1] I appreciate his warm and approachable writing style, which produces a conversational tone for the book. In the introduction he outlines a two-fold...
Born Again, Again
In a small metropolitan church, a soft-spoken young woman sits before a group of six boys. It’s Sunday morning in this Sunday school class of 2nd grade boys. At the head of one of those industrial foldout tables, she asks, “If you were to die on your way home today with unconfessed sin in your heart would you go to heaven?” One of the boys quickly replies with a hearty “No!” “Well,” says the young teacher, “we must immediately confess...
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