Soteriology

DeYoung addresses the biblical basis for the doctrine and explores scriptural references that support or challenge the idea of eternal security in salvation. - Kevin DeYoung

“Rillera argues… that Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) is an unbiblical idea. This review considers seven key claims Rillera uses to support his arguments. It focuses on whether they successfully undercut the idea of PSA and provides positive support for seeing PSA as a biblical idea.” - Themelios

“One contention of those who deny imputed righteousness is that we can’t ride on the coattails of Christ’s righteousness. These scholars argue that our inheritance is the result of Spirit-empowered obedience of faith that lies within us.” - TGC

“His own approach to atonement is closest to the recapitulation understanding of Christ’s work that Irenaeus outlined, though many believe this view is compatible with PSA (see works by McNall and McKnight). Rillera doesn’t.” - TGC

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jon Pratt for a discussion on his new book, “My Sheep Follow Me: A Study of Perseverance and the Threat of Antinomianism.” - Central Seminary Channel

“When Paul describes believers in Christ, he uses an interesting phrase—those who are being saved, which is an extremely unusual description in the New Testament.” - Cripplegate

“[P]enal substitution is not to be understood as the only aspect of Christ’s work, just as guilt is not the only aspect of our human plight…..

“ ‘I’m not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me, so here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior and look forward to spending an eternity with Him….’ Is this a valid conversion?” - Veith

“Christ comes to magnify the law: how does he do it but by obedience? If I am to enter into life by the keeping of the commandments, as the Lord tells me in the nineteenth chapter of Matthew, and the seventeenth verse, how can I except by Christ having kept them?” - Pyromaniacs