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By concomitant is meant something which exists alongside of something else, with or without any causal connection. Wind is a concomitant of an electric storm. Reproach is a concomitant of confessing Christ in the world. However, also this is not the meaning of the term "condition" as we are discussi
Of the large variety of conditional sentences found in Scripture, a good number relate to the matter of salvation and/or the relationship of man to God. They tell us when and how these can or cannot take place with all of the certainty of God's Word. God defines for us what various relationships in
by Martyn McGeown. Previous article in the series: Our Rejection of Conditions (1): What Conditional Theology Is. _________ Instinctively, we all think that we know what a condition is, but a precise definition is elusive. The word “condition” is from the Latin condicere which means to “say with”
“There simply is no room for anything that man must fulfill before he can attain to salvation” (Herman Hoeksema, “As to Conditions,” Standard Bearer, vol. 26, issue 6 [Dec 15, 1949], 126). “Faith can in no wise be presented as a condition which in some way must be fulfilled by man, and is, therefor
By Martyn McGeown. Previous article in the series: Our Rejection of Conditions (4): Herman Hoeksema, late 1940s and early 1950s (Part 2) ____________ In an earlier blog post I wrote that at its most basic a condition reflects a relationship of necessity between two or more things. In English we of
Conditions In Salvation
However, I fail to see why the term “condition” is so tenaciously held to express these things when our Canons of Dordt plainly state: “Faith, holiness, godliness and perseverance are not conditions but are the fruits of the unchangeable election unto glory.” (Canons I, B, Art. 5).
In the light of these observations it is as plain as can be, isn't it, that the definition I first used is thoroughly correct. For if God saves men on the condition of their faith; if He must be moved by men's faith in saving them; if faith is of man and not of God, it must needs follow that the sal
The term “condition” then, as used here, does not mean a prerequisite, but “an instrument by which he receives…Christ” (LC,73); and “the way which He had appointed them to salvation” (LC,32). Wouldn’t you agree, then, that faith is a requirement, a means, a way or instrument, and that is less confu
Answer: That all depends what you mean by condition. If you mean by condition, condition in distinction from state, the word condition is perfectly in order any time. I can speak of the condition of my heart, as I can speak of the condition of my body. But when I say, use the term condition as a pre