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Free Will and Liberty: Freedom and Bondage

James Meyers, III continues considering the Reformed doctrine of free will.
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Heroes of the Church: "Five Points of Calvinism"

James Meyers, III gives a synopsis of Calvin’s theology using the acrostic, TULIP, which was a later development meant to encapsulate what came to be controversial regarding his theology.
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Free Will and Liberty: Sovereign Causation

Today, James Meyers, III considers the compatibility of God’s preceptive and decretive wills and how they are manifest in mankind’s will.
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Heroes of the Church: John Calvin

James Meyers, III discusses the life of “the theologian,” John Calvin. Calvin is known as the greatest systematizer in Church history and while he lives a relatively short life, like St. Thomas, he contributed many treasures of insight the Reformed Church which are vital for studying theology or preaching the Word of God. Calvin always emphasized God’s sovereignty.
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Free Will and Liberty: Defining the Terms

Today, James Meyers, III discusses two opposing theological positions regarding free will: Libertarianism and Compatibilism.
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Heroes of the Church: Martin Luther, Part 2

Today, James Meyers, III concludes our consideration of Martin Luther.
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Free Will and Liberty: Semi-Pelagianism

Having discussed Augustin’s treatment of Pelagianism, James Meyers, III turns our attention to that school of thought arising out of the Pelagian Controversy, Semi-Pelagianism.
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Heroes of the Church: Martin Luther, part 1

Today, James Meyers, III introduces the life of the great Reformer, Martin Luther. He begins by panning some contemporary analyses and proceeds through Luther’s life until just prior to the Reformation. God willing, we will consider the latter part of his life next week.
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Free Will and Liberty: Ironies and Paradoxes

Continuing what Augustin contributed in the Pelagian Controversy, James Meyers, III discusses mankind’s lost liberty as it relates to our fallen desire.
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Heroes of the Church: Contributions from St. Thomas

As James Meyers, III indicated in our previous message regarding St. Thomas, today he moves from the life of St. Thomas to some of his contributions which have heavily influenced the Church Universal and Protestantism specifically.
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