Jesus is the Rejected One who was Rejected for All: Karl Barth on the Double Predestination of Jesus (November 16, 2017)

The doctrine of election is a controversial doctrine that is rooted in Pauline theology (and the Mark-Matthew tradition), initially developed by Augustine's doctrine of predestination and later developed by John Calvin's doctrine of double predestination. Traditionally, the doctrine of election begins with God's pre-temporal absolute decree (decretum absolutum) that sorts […]

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Karl Barth on how Double Predestination is the Horrible Decree of a Dystopian Gospel (January 27, 2015)

Welcome sign to Hell, Michigan (source: wikipedia) The doctrine of predestination has undergone substantial renovation and development over time. Augustine and Thomas considered election and reprobation as two separate dogmas, where the active election of men from the mass of perdition was a distinctive act that is separate from the act […]

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