Forgiveness in eternity and in time
Cammenga addresses a doctrinal tension regarding whether God's forgiveness of sins is eternal or temporal, challenging recent statements against the historic Protestant Reformed position articulated by Herman and Homer Hoeksema. The article defends the classical PRC teaching that God's forgiveness is eternally grounded in His sovereign grace and election while also operating in time through the believer's repentance and appropriation of Christ's atonement.
Forgiveness in eternity and in time In your recent article "Antinomians? Without a doubt (7)" (SB, volume 99, July 2023), you remark regarding the eternal nature of the forgiveness of sins: First, "If we present ourselves to God for pardon, it is evident that pardon takes place in time and not in eternity" (p. 424). Second, "If seeking God's forgiveness is to be a response to the experience of His heavy hand on us, clearly God's forgiveness takes place in our lifetime and not eternally" (p....
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