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Calvinism is on the rise both in seminary classrooms and in church life. Yet the weaknesses that have plagued it historically remain relevant today; in particular, a view of salvation that can weaken gospel presentations. In Calvinism: A Biblical and Theological Critique, editors David Allen and Steven Lemke lead a team of top-notch scholars in carefully critiquing five-point Calvinism. Sections...

The Bible uses several words to communicate the concept of sin, such as the Hebrew words hata (“to do wrong”), awon (“iniquity”), pasha (“to rebel”), and the Greek words adikia (“unrighteous”), parabasis (“transgression”), and hamartia (“to miss the mark”). Sin is any deviation from God’s revealed will. People sin by either failing to conform to God’s standards or explicitly opposing them.1 People sin by their thoughts, attitudes, speech, or actions—either
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