What It Means to Be Reformed (5) Calvinism’s Solas
Barry Gritters defends authentic Calvinism against recent popular books that dilute or distort Reformed theology, arguing that genuine Calvinism requires full embrace of the Five Points (TULIP) and understanding them within the framework of the five solas of the Reformation. The article critiques works that attempt to make Calvinism more palatable by denying core doctrines like total depravity and limited atonement, warning readers against counterfeit presentations of Reformed theology.
Previous article in this series: April 1, 2015, p. 292. More than the Five Points Calvinism is more than the "TULIP" of the Five Points. Identification with Calvin's thought is at least an embrace of the Five Points. Real Calvinism is not "Four Point Calvinism" in which one denies, for example, limited atonement. Real Calvinism is also a genuine embrace of the Five Points. That needs to be said with an exclamation point, because a flurry of books have been published recently to explain...
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