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Famous Four-Pointers
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4 pointers
My Evangelical Dictionary of Theology states that "A H Strong, L.S. Chafer, R. Baxter were proponents of the doctrine that Moise Amyraut proposed in the 17th century. Amyraut insisted that the chief doctrine of Christian theology is not predestination but the faith that justifies.
Amyraut contended that although humans posess the natural faculties by which to respond to God's universal offer of grace, they in fact suffer from moral inability due to the corrupting influence of sin upon the mind. Thus, unless renewed by the Holy Spirit, the sinner is unable to come to faith. Since sinners are not capable of coming to Christ on their own, God in grace wills to create faith and to save some, while in justice he wills to reprobate others.
In practice the Christian preacher must not ask the question whether a given individual is elect or reprobate. Rather one must preach Christ as the Savior of the world and call for faith in his sufficient work. Only the universal, conditional will of God is the legitimate object of religious contemplation. Amyraldianism thus involves a purely ideal universalism together with a real particularism."
My Evangelical Dictionary of Theology states that "A H Strong, L.S. Chafer, R. Baxter were proponents of the doctrine that Moise Amyraut proposed in the 17th century. Amyraut insisted that the chief doctrine of Christian theology is not predestination but the faith that justifies.
Amyraut contended that although humans posess the natural faculties by which to respond to God's universal offer of grace, they in fact suffer from moral inability due to the corrupting influence of sin upon the mind. Thus, unless renewed by the Holy Spirit, the sinner is unable to come to faith. Since sinners are not capable of coming to Christ on their own, God in grace wills to create faith and to save some, while in justice he wills to reprobate others.
In practice the Christian preacher must not ask the question whether a given individual is elect or reprobate. Rather one must preach Christ as the Savior of the world and call for faith in his sufficient work. Only the universal, conditional will of God is the legitimate object of religious contemplation. Amyraldianism thus involves a purely ideal universalism together with a real particularism."
Lewis Sperry Chafer of DTS fame was a "four pointer". Hoyle Bowman at Piedmont Baptist College (www.pbc.edu) has a tremendous defense of unlimited atonement as well. It is probably available in the book store.
