I love it when we find citation connections: when one author cites another, or two or more cite the same, or two or more cite the same Scripture verse with the same intent.
The translations are different by Kimedoncius and Bastinguis, but its clear the first one is the same comment. The same [...]

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For those interested, they may want to read Paul Hartog’s extended booklet on Calvin and the extent of the atonement.
A Word for the World: Calvin on the Extent of the Atonement.
The work is an excellent contribution to the literature on this subject.
David

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Flynn on July 8th, 2009

I know Bullinger has come up on this blog a few times now. If our readers wish to read a good presentation and discussion of Bullinger’s soteriology, go here: The Storehouse.
You can read the various parts:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5.
Keep an eye out for future entries.
If I understand correctly, Nathan is doing doctoral work [...]

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Flynn on June 14th, 2009

A few months ago I published a brief piece on Bullinger and The Man who Thought he was a Robot. Today I want to build and expand on that post. What I will do here is post a series of rebuttal points to certain claims made here and here. The wider context [...]

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Flynn on April 21st, 2009

Scott Clark has again posted a provocative post on the history of the doctrine of the atonement.
I say provocative–in a most friendly manner of course–because of some critical points left out.
While one may say that most of the elements of definite atonement can be found in Augustine, Augustine also said that Judas Iscariot was redeemed [...]

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