Category: Provisionism

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Divine Mysteries and Human Analogies: A Response to Leighton Flowers on Compatibilism and Causation

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Leighton Flowers has raised several analogies to challenge Calvinist compatibilism and the moral framework it entails. https://watchmencouncil.com/2024/10/30/how-to-flunk-soteriology101/ First, he uses a “love potion” analogy to argue that Calvinist determinism entails a form of artificial manipulation incompatible with true love. Then, … Continue reading Divine Mysteries and Human Analogies: A Response to Leighton Flowers on Compatibilism and Causation

Ethics, Open Theism, Original Sin, ProvisionismLeave a comment

Original Sin vs. Age of Accountability: A Theological Examination

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Warren McGrew’s supporters argue that Original Sin cannot be true because children cannot know they are fallen in Adam. However, this objection overlooks several key points. First, knowledge of sin is not a necessary requirement for accountability. It is possible … Continue reading Original Sin vs. Age of Accountability: A Theological Examination

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Understanding Yetser Tov and Yetser Ra: A Caution Against Provisionist Adoption

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Jewish Tradition on Yetser Tov and Yetser Ra: “Provisionists, do not take up the ‘yetser tov’ and ‘yetser ra’ as your interpretation of Genesis. Rabbi Nahman bar Shmuel bar Nahman said in the name of Rav Shmuel bar Nahman: ‘Behold … Continue reading Understanding Yetser Tov and Yetser Ra: A Caution Against Provisionist Adoption

Atonement, Covenant Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy, Open Theism, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Provisionism, Roman Catholicism, Sola FideLeave a comment

The True Cost of Sin: Why Alternatives to PSA Fall Short

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By Jimmy Stephens: Firstly, an appeal to mystery, by itself, does not support PSA and neither does it rule out PSA. One could appeal to mystery in favor of PSA or in favor of an alternative. Mystery is invoked wherever … Continue reading The True Cost of Sin: Why Alternatives to PSA Fall Short

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The Suffering Servant: An Exegesis of Isaiah 52-53 and Its Fulfillment in Penal Substitutionary Atonement

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Detailed Walkthrough of Isaiah 52-53 with PSA Commentary Isaiah 52:13-15 Verse 13: Hebrew: הִנֵּה יַשְׂכִּיל עַבְדִּי יָרוּם וְנִשָּׂא וְגָבַהּ מְאֹדTranslation: “See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.” Commentary: This verse sets … Continue reading The Suffering Servant: An Exegesis of Isaiah 52-53 and Its Fulfillment in Penal Substitutionary Atonement

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Ransom for Many: Examining Warren’s Inadequate Critique of Penal Substitutionary Atonement

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There have been a lot of complaints about my response and critique of Warren McGrew. I called him a Pelagian, and he maintains that Pelagius didn’t affirm what is accused of him. This led to a discussion of the atonement. … Continue reading Ransom for Many: Examining Warren’s Inadequate Critique of Penal Substitutionary Atonement

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Flowers and the Debate on Divine Hardening: A Calvinist Critique

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By Jimmy Stephens John 12:37-41 37 But though He had performed so many signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him. 38 This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed our report? And … Continue reading Flowers and the Debate on Divine Hardening: A Calvinist Critique