Bible Brian
Conditional Security in a nutshell
There are three main views when it comes to the question of whether or not a Christian can lose their salvation: "Yes, through sin", "yes...
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Faith gets you no credit
Some Calvinists like to argue that if our faith is what saves us, we actually get some credit for our salvation. There is even one...
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Was Christ defeated?
A major problem for the doctrine of Irresistible Grace is that Scripture explicitly tells us that we can, indeed, resist God's grace....
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Perseverance of the Saints
What is Perseverance of the Saints? Perseverance of the Saints can also be referred to as "Eternal Security", and is often summed up as...
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Irresistible Grace
What is Irresistible Grace? Irresistible Grace is, in effect, the Yin to Total Depravity's Yang. Whereas Total Depravity states that man...
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Limited Atonement
What is Limited Atonement? Limited Atonement is the belief that Christ's sacrifice is very limited in its scope. Only the sins of the...
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Unconditional Election
What is Unconditional Election? Unconditional Election states that God elects who will be saved not according to any characteristic or...
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Total Depravity
What is Total Depravity? Total Depravity, as the name suggests, is the idea that mankind as a species is totally depraved. A common...
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Perspicuity vs. Calvinism
One problem I have with Calvinism is that it seems in constant conflict with the doctrine of Perspicuity, which I contend is a very...
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Limited Atonement: Can God command us to lie?
Of all of Calvinism's 5 points, Limited Atonement is the one that least fits with the scriptures. There are several reasons for this, the...
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Limited Atonement and the word "world"
Of all the so-called "doctrines of grace", Limited Atonement is the least defensible, both in theory, and indeed in the admission of many...
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A brief summary of why you can't lose salvation
When it comes to the possibility of losing salvation, there are two main views: Conditional Security (the belief that salvation can be...
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Once unsaved, always unsaved
A common, if overly simplistic phrase in Christian circles is "once saved, always saved". This phrase sums up the doctrine of Eternal...
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Ex-Christians are like ex-adults: Imaginary
You'll find a lot of atheists claim they used to be Christians. However, this is impossible. Imagine, for a moment, a child tells you...
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