(Book Preview) Chapter One: Man’s Moral Ability (Part 3/4)

Understanding Spiritual Truths 1 Corinthians 2:14: “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” This one verse has spurred an entire doctrine, which states that people cannot understand spiritual truths in their natural state.…

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(Book Preview) Chapter One: Man’s Moral Ability (Part 2/4)

The Three Theories Three theories are trying to advocate for original sin, and within the original sin camp everyone defeats the other’s views. They are: The Augustinian Theory (also called the Theory of Adam’s Natural Headship or Realistic Theory), The Federal Theory (also called Federal Headship Theory), The Theory of Mediate Imputation (also called Adam’s…

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“Salvation Issues”

A popular question in theological circles asks, “Is that a salvation issue?” Calvinists ask if Arminianism is a salvation issue, and Arminians ask if Calvinism is a salvation issue. Baptists ask this question about Methodists, who ask this question about Anglicans, who in turn ask about others, and so on. We create a hierarchy of…

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