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English Reformed Baptist theologian John Gill (1697-1771) staunchly defended the five points in his work The Cause of God and Truth. [48] The work was a lengthy counter to contemporary Anglican Arminian priest Daniel Whitby, who had been attacking Calvinist doctrine.
Unconditional election (also called sovereign election [1] or unconditional grace) is a Calvinist doctrine relating to predestination that describes the actions and motives of God prior to his creation of the world, when he predestined some people to receive salvation, the elect, and the rest he left to continue in their sins and receive the just punishment, eternal damnation, for their ...
Slaves were to be treated as part of an extended family; [30] they were allowed to celebrate the Sukkot festival, [30] and expected to honor Shabbat. [31] Israelite slaves could not be compelled to work with rigor, [32] [33] and debtors who sold themselves as slaves to their creditors had to be treated the same as a hired servant. [34]
In Robert Jones Jr.’s “The Prophets,” Samuel and Isaiah are two enslaved men in love on a Deep South plantation. Samuel and Isaiah’s love is deep and tender. “The Prophets,” Jones ...
Total depravity (also called radical corruption [1] or pervasive depravity) is a Protestant theological doctrine derived from the concept of original sin.It teaches that, as a consequence of the Fall, every person born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin as a result of their fallen nature and, apart from the efficacious (irresistible) or prevenient (enabling) grace of God, is ...
In Christian theology, redemption (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολύτρωσις, apolutrosis) refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin and its consequences. [1] Christians believe that all people are born into a state of sin and separation from God, and that redemption is a necessary part of salvation in order to obtain eternal life. [2]
Slaves were to be treated as part of an extended family; [22] they were allowed to celebrate the Sukkot festival, [22] and expected to honour Shabbat. [23] Israelite slaves could not be compelled to work with rigour, [24] [25] and debtors who sold themselves as slaves to their creditors had to be treated the same as a hired servant. [26]
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