Today I’ll give you my thoughts on the Canons of Dort fourth main point of doctrine. The subject: irresistible grace (for a summary of the fourth main point, see my previous post).
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Today we move to my personal comments on the Canons of Dort third main point of doctrine: total depravity.
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Today we move to the third man point of doctrine of the Canons of Dort: Total Depravity. As usual, today I will provide a summary of the Canons and then discuss it in another post.
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There is no question that the issue of limited atonement is a major divide between Calvinists and non-Calvinists. The significance of this issue is even debated between Calvinists. In my previous post I outlined how the Canons of Dort explain limited atonement, now let me give some of my own commentary.
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Continuing my series on the Canons of Dort, today I want to briefly summarize the content of the second main point of doctrine: limited atonement.
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Everyone who is reading emerging/post-modern Christian thought knows that systematic theology is in danger of becoming passe. While I agree that there are some weaknesses to systematic theology, it is still plays an essential role in the life of the church. Christianity Today has published a good article summarizing the debate and coming to the same conclusion.
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Today we begin venturing into the text of the Canons of Dort. In this post I will summarize the content of the first main point of doctrine: Divine Election and Reprobation.
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I begin my series on the Canons of Dort with a very brief overview of the historical context that gave rise to the Synod of Dort. I’ll do this by way of a short timeline:
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My main hobby from 2005-2007 was studying systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. One of the things that I enjoyed most was studying the historic creeds and confessions of the church (probably because they are often non-existent in my baptist/non-denominational circles). Of particular interest was studying the Canons of Dort, the source of the famous “five points of Calvinism.”
Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to spend some time explaining and commenting on the Canons of Dort. Hopefully I’ll be able to introduce my fellow baptists to the riches of the theology expressed therein.
I am continuing to read Ellul’s Meaning of the City. In chapter four, he is talking about how Jesus relates to crowds by referencing the feeding of 5000 in Mark 6. As he discusses their relationship, he describes the crowd with a beautiful statement about how it and Jesus relate:
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