Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism

by David L. Allen; Steve W. Lemke

Publisher:

B&H

, 2010

Overview

Arising from the John 3:16 Conference held in late 2008 at First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Georgia Whosoever Will presents a biblical-theological assessment of and response to five-point Calvinism. Baptist leaders offering an alternative to the doctrine’s TULIP tenets include Paige Patterson (Total Depravity), Richard Land (Unconditional Election), David Allen (Limited Atonement), Steve Lemke (Irresistible Grace), and Kenneth Keathley (Perseverance of the Saints).

Contents

Top Highlights

“Arminians know they are saved but are afraid they cannot keep it, while Calvinists know they cannot lose their salvation but are afraid they do not have it.” (source)

“General Baptists’ leaned toward the Remonstrant position, and ‘Particular Baptists’ basically endorsed the Synod’s position.” (source)

“According to limited atonement, Christ only bore the punishment due for the sins of the elect alone” (source)

“Three key sets of texts in the New Testament affirm unlimited atonement: the ‘all’ texts, the ‘world’ texts, and the ‘many’ texts. Other texts state Jesus died for His ‘church,’ His ‘sheep,’ and His ‘friends.’ How are we to reconcile these two sets of texts? The high-Calvinist interprets the universal texts in light of the limited texts. Non-Calvinists and moderate-Calvinists interpret the limited texts as a subset of the universal texts.” (source)

“This, then, is the congruent conceptual model of election. Abrahamic election (corporate) and salvation election (individual) differ from each other in definitive and important ways. Additionally, salvation election, though close to Calvin’s unconditional election indeed differs, since it is based on God’s eternal (present) experience with each human being.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: Whosoever Will
• Authors: David L. Allen, Steve W. Lemke
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 301
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Calvinism; Doctrinal Theology
• ISBNs: 9781087793610, 9781433671104, 9780805464160, 1433671107, 0805464166, 1087793610
• Resource ID: LLS:27DFA3A0028F8DCB503BD6EB0FA085F9
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:43:32Z