Federal Vision Theology, also known as the New Perspective on Paul and Auburn Avenue Theology, is a movement within some Reformed churches that stresses the objectivity of the covenant of grace where God promises eternal salvation to people based upon the sacrifice of...
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Theology
What is classical theism?
Classical theism is the term applied to an old concept of God which states that he is the ultimate cause of all things, that he is non-contingent, and that he is the transcendent being upon which all reality depends. He is the uncaused cause, the terminus, the...
What is the material principle and formal principle of the Reformation?
The material principle of the Reformation dealt with the essential doctrine of the Christian faith of justification by faith alone through faith alone in Christ alone. The formal principle is that the Scriptures are the final authority of the Christian faith. They...
What is equal ultimacy and is it biblical?
Equal ultimacy is the position that God is equally active in causing the salvation of the elect as He is involved in causing the damnation of the reprobate. This is mainly an issue in Reformed Theology (also known as Calvinism). The elect are those people who were...
Does regeneration precede faith or does faith precede regeneration?
Regeneration is that change in the person that occurs when God indwells him and makes him a new creature (John 3:3-8; 14:23; 2 Corinthians 5:17). The question is when does it occur, before or after faith. Within Christian theology, there has been a wide variety of...
What is neonomianism?
The word Neonomianism means a new law or the law of grace. It teaches that the first law of God, the Mosaic Law, could not be followed properly by anyone (except Jesus). Therefore, in order for people to be saved from their sins, a new law, the law of grace was...
What are the differences between dispensationalism and covenantalism?
The two primary evangelical Christian approaches to systematically interpreting Scripture as a whole are dispensationalism and covenantalism. Therefore, it is important to understand them both and what makes them different. Dispensationalism Dispensationalism is an...
What is the protoevangelium?
The protoevangelium [fn]the protoevanglion (ion, not ium, refers to the Gospel of James, a non-canonical book written after 150 A.D.)[/fn] is the term used to describe the first mention of the gospel in reference to Genesis 3:15 where God says, "And I will put enmity...
What is irresistible grace?
Irresistible grace is a doctrine known primarily within Reformed Theology (Calvinism) which states that the grace with which God regenerates an individual cannot be successfully resisted by the sinner when he becomes saved. This does not mean that unbelievers cannot...
What is the difference between real faith and false faith regarding Christ?
The difference between real faith and false faith in regards to believing in Jesus is the difference between belief in who Jesus is, God in flesh (John 1:1,14) and that he bore our sins in his body and the cross (1 Peter 2:24) and an intellectual belief that he lived...