Herman Hoeksema Reappraised (1)
Kenneth Koole reviews John Bolt's article defending Herman Hoeksema's position on the three points of the 1924 Common Grace Controversy, noting the significance of this vindication coming from a Calvin Seminary professor. The review examines how Bolt exonerates Hoeksema and his colleagues against the decisions of both the 1924 Synod and Classis Grand Rapids East that led to their expulsion from the CRC.
A most interesting article. Herman Hoeksema Was Right (On the Three Points That Really Mattered). Surprising even. Noteworthy because of who wrote it. Not, as one might expect, a Protestant Reformed theologian reiterating that H. Hoeksema was right back in 1924, and that the Christian Reformed Synod got it wrong. Nothing newsworthy there. This is an article written by Dr. John Bolt, professor of Systematic Theology in Calvin Seminary no less -- not exactly an institution that has been known...
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