by Kevin Bauder | Aug 18, 2017 | Soteriology
If God decides to create the world where, at a certain point in time, I freely cooperate with his grace and grasp Christ by faith, am I free not to do that at the same point in time? Apparently not, as that alternative world has already been excluded by an act of...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 14, 2017 | Evangelicalism, Soteriology, Theology
Grace is that aspect of divine action by which God blesses his rebellious creatures, whether through preservation (common grace) or salvation (special grace). It characterizes the manner in which he deals with those who through their rejection of him as their Creator...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 15, 2017 | Anthropology, Biblical Studies, Forgiveness, Library, Soteriology
Miroslav Volf’s treatment of forgiveness, Free of Charge, isn’t–but it’s only 99 cents on Kindle!
by Jeff Straub | Jul 12, 2017 | Baptists, Calvinism, Soteriology
The Southern Baptist Convention may be poised for a new round of conflict over the doctrine of Calvinism. A few years back, a group of SBC leaders formed a movement dubbed traditionalism to reclaim the SBC from Calvinism. At the recent SBC meeting in Phoenix, Eric...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 11, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Princeton Theology, Soteriology, Theology, What We're Reading
In most cases we should think it unnecessary and inexpedient to contend about the meaning of a word, when they who used it, explained the sense in which they take it; but, here it is exceedingly important, to ascertain the scriptural meaning of the word justification;...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 9, 2017 | Atonement, Christology, Princeton Theology, Soteriology
The sufferings of Christ, being those of a divine person, have an infinite value; it follows, therefore, that although the punishment of the sinner was everlasting, yet Christ could exhaust the penalty of the law in a limited time; that is, his sufferings and death,...
