The Condition Debate in our Churches (2)

My second observation is, that I am glad that Sy­nod has spoken on this question of the Promise, its scope, its objects and its appropriation. Synod of 1951 was not stranded on the question of "conditions" in the abstract, but rather approached the question from the viewpoint of the Promise. Synod spoke not only of unconditional election, but also speaks of un­conditional salvation which is ours by means of faith. That gave clarity to the question and cleared the at­mosphere from...