Augustine, Arminius, and R.C. Sproul on Christian Perfection
Matthew Pinson Sometimes Arminius has been (inaccurately) interpreted as laying the groundwork for a doctrine of Christian perfection. With regard to perfectionism, Arminius said in his Declaration of Sentiments that he “never actually stated that a believer could perfectly keep the precepts of Christ in this life.” Nor…
Matthew Bracey’s “The Institutional Good of Marriage, Family, and Society”: Review and Response
W. Jackson Watts I was pleased to listen to Matthew Bracey’s excellent paper on marriage, family, and society at the 2018 Symposium in October. This is a subject of great interest to me, and I know one which Bracey has spent an extensive amount of time delving into.…
Millennials: They’re So Hard to Figure Out
by Matt Pinson “We do face a danger, of course, when attempting to group individuals in a certain generation using sweeping generalizations. We risk missing the beautiful diversity of each generation, and the beautiful uniqueness of each person.” —Jon Nielson Recently I read a short article on the…
Our Fears Betray Us
by W. Jackson Watts (this essay first appeared on the Helwys Society Forum on November 16; It has been republished here with permission) In the days following the election of Donald Trump, thousands of opinion pieces have appeared in newspapers, periodicals, and online news outlets. Such pieces range…