The Five Points of Calvinism: A Study Guide
Using the classic TULIP acronym (Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints), this primer on the five points of Calvinism is perfect for students and laypeople alike. Using the Scriptures from which they are drawn, Edwin H. Palmer analyzes each point and explains them in accessible language. Helpful discussion questions follow each chapter, making this book ideal for classes or study groups. This important resource also includes a new foreword by Michael Horton and relevant historic catechisms and confessions.
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Using the classic TULIP acronym (Total depravity,
Unconditional election, Limited atonement,
Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints),
this primer on the five points of Calvinism is perfect for students
and laypeople alike. Using the Scriptures from which they are
drawn, Edwin H. Palmer analyzes each point and explains them in
accessible language. Helpful discussion questions follow each
chapter, making this book ideal for classes or study groups. This
important resource also includes a new foreword by Michael Horton
and relevant historic catechisms and confessions.
Edwin H. Palmer (1922-1980) was a theologian, scholar,
teacher, and pastor. He served as executive secretary on the team
that prepared the New International Version of the Bible.
Top Highlights
“But total depravity is not the same as absolute depravity. Absolute depravity means that a person expresses his depravity to the nth degree at all times. Not only are all of his thoughts, words, and deeds sinful, but they are as vicious as possible. To be totally depraved, however, does not mean that a person is as intensively evil as possible, but as extensively evil as possible. It is not that he cannot commit a worse crime; rather, it is that nothing that he does is good. Evil pervades every faculty of his soul and every sphere of his life. He is unable to do a single thing that is good.” (source)
“Another way of describing total depravity is to call it total inability” (source)
“Not only are the sins of man not as bad as they might be, but neither are they as comprehensive as they might be. One man does not commit all possible sins.” (source)
“According to the Catechism, then, three elements go to make up truly good works: true faith, conformity to the law of God, and a proper motive. A relatively good work, on the other hand, may have the correct outward form but not be done from a true faith or to the glory of God. Thus non-Christians can perform relatively good deeds, even though they themselves are totally depraved.” (source)
“TULIP; Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Five Points of Calvinism: A Study Guide
- Authors:
- Palmer, Edwin H.
- Horton, Michael
- Publisher: Baker
- Publication Date: 1996
- ISBN: 9781585584901
Edwin H. Palmer (1922-1980) was a theologian, scholar, teacher, and pastor. He served as executive secretary on the team that prepared the New International Version of the Bible.