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  • The Dangers of REFORMED THEOLOGY

    11/17/2010 4:46:52 AM PST · by The Ignorant Fisherman · 285 replies · 1+ views
    MBC ^ | 11/17/10 | GZ I.F.
    A common teaching of Reformed men is that the Lord's death on the cross was not the only place where sin's penalty was paid. They connect the payment of this penalty with our Lord's sufferings apart from and prior to Calvary's cross. They often point to the Lord's sufferings in the Garden of Gethsemane as being a time when the Lord Jesus was suffering as the Divine Substitute for man's sins. In light of the Reformed doctrine of "vicarious law-keeping," such a view is not surprising. If Christ's righteous acts were substitutionary, and if His law-keeping righteousness was imputed to...
  • Limited Atonement

    04/21/2002 6:12:38 AM PDT · by RnMomof7 · 43 replies · 158+ views
    Limited Atonementby Rev. G. Van Baren One great truth which has ever been emphasized by the faithful church of Christ is the truth of the atonement. To define further the Scriptural idea of "atonement," churches of Reformed, Calvinistic backgrounds speak of "limited" atonement. It is vital for the child of God to understand what is involved in the truth of "limited atonement." This truth concerns the very heart of one's spiritual life. Atonement The word "atonement" is used many times in the Old Testament but only once in the New Testament: in Romans 5:11 -- that is, in the...