Sproul has put together a very even handed, well documented, heavily referenced book that deals with the church long debate over human free will. Though personally from the Reformed camp, Sproul does not use this book as a vehicle for the advocacy of Reformed thought, but dispassionately examines the free will musings of various prominent thinkers throughout church history who represent a good variety of opinion.Sproul takes...
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It is extremely important to carefully consider what those who have gone before us have thought and written on important subjects. Those who ignore historical theology leave themselves open to errors which may have already been ably refuted by others in the past. R.C.Sproul gives us an excellent summary of what some of the most influential men in Church History have thought on the controversial subject of the role that a person's...
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This book has revolutionized my theological understanding, and has been instrumental in dislodging my former Pelagianistic orientation. I picked it up as a project to be refuted, and in the process, I was devastated by cogent argumentation from Sproul and, as he demonstrates, some of the greatest minds in church history. At one particular point in the book, he lists the salient points of Pelagianism and I found myself...
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Because of the fall, we inherit original sin from Adam. The question is, how fallen are we? Sproul, arguing from Augustine, the Reformers, Jonathan Edwards, and the Scriptures says that we are so fallen that we will not choose God. There must be a work of grace from God before a person will turn to God. Rather than start from scratch, Sproul relies on almost 2000 years...
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The historic controversy over man's so-called "free will" is neatly organized in this enlightening book. Sproul takes you on a historical voyage of the controversy, emphasizing the influential persons behind the debate and their relative positions. He points out (as I personally realized during my hard analysis of and subsequent "conversion" to Calvinism) that Calvinism stands or falls on Total Depravity. If Man's will is...
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