Eternal Adoption

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. Ephesians 1:5 Many years ago, in 1597, a fascinating debate took place between James Arminius, the father of Arminianism, and Franciscus Junius, hero of the Dutch revolution and professor of theology at the University of Leiden. It began amidst the festivities of a wedding celebration. Arminius' aunt had married Johannes Cuchlinus, regent of the states college at...