Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Confronting calvinism: a free grace refutation and biblical resolution of radical reformed soteriology, paperback/anthony b. badger

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This work is foundational for those who are just beginning their Christian experience as well as the well-informed Bible student who is interested in effective evangelism and the topic of salvation.

It's the ideal book for college and seminary level courses on Soteriology in that it gives a lesser known, but extensively biblical, view of the so-called Doctrines of Grace, as taught by Reformed Theology and identified by the acronym known as TULIP (i.

, Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints).

Badger exposes these teachings for what they are: the abhorrent doctrinal results of the Reformation.

In the attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church a line of thought known as Calvinism, Five Point Calvinism, or Dortian Calvinism developed throughout Europe and England.

And for nearly 500 years since Calvinism has run rampant over the teachings of the Bible.

John Calvin, one of the leading Reformers followed Augustine's ideas of God's having decisively and unconditionally selected some people, but not others, for eternal salvation.

Calvin popularized the notion and it became the skeleton over which the other dogmas were hung for a period of about three-quarters of a century until it was finally solidified at the Synod of Dort, Netherlands, in 1619.

The Five Points of Calvinism have become the heart and soul of classical Reformed Theology to this day.

Badger first explains the manner in which theology and truth claims may properly be approached, followed by a brief chapter on the history of the leaders of the Reformation.

A biblical view of sin and guilt is then presented, followed by a chapter on the Calvinist's unbiblical view of man's Total Inability to believe the gospel offer.

He explains why Total Depravity is not Total Inability to believe and why such teaching obscures the true nature of man as a bearer of the image of God Himself.

Two chapters are devoted to the doctrine of Election an.